About us
Meredith Dairy is known for producing high‐quality, award‐winning goat and sheep dairy products supplied to national and international markets.
Located approximately 11 km west of Meredith, Victoria, we operate in a rural setting and are committed to sustainable practices across operations.
A highly innovative solid, family-owned cheese manufacturing business, we take pride in our hands‐on approach, supportive team culture, and the quality of what we produce.
Meredith Dairy implement lean values, behaviours and standards that support a culture of continuous improvement.
We are seeking a practical and motivated Maintenance Technician to join our maintenance team and become part of our ongoing success.
Ideally the successful candidate will
live locally, want to and enjoy living and working in a regional environment
Share our values
Resonate with our CREED
·Environmental Stewards- We will strive to protect, promote and restore our environment.
·Quality and integrity– we are committed to a continuous focus on producing quality products with honesty and integrity.
·Teamwork, Perseverance & Effort– we strive to enable exceptional performance from our people, by recognising potential, creating opportunities and challenging them.
·Thought leadership, innovation and agility– we play an infinite game; we are forever striving to improve.
·Relationships and Respect:Truth, transparency & integrity towards all stakeholders and our community always.
We really would like someone who wants to work with us long term who will enjoy being part of an inclusive supportive working team environment.
About the Role
Provides a variety of work, that will fully utilise all your skills with the potential do develop more!
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Key Responsibilities
To work in a safe and standard way,



and provide support for safe and standard work
Daily start‐up, shutdown and changeover of production lines to ensure secure production cycles
Mechanical maintenance and repair of food production equipment
Preventative maintenance tasks
Breakdown response and fault-finding
Support general site maintenance as required
contribute to a culture of continuous improvement
About You
Meredith Dairy will place high value on candidates that meet with points 1,2 and3 above.
Happy to work a weekday rotation, that will include weekend work (shared roster)
Trade qualified fitter, mechanical technician, electricianorequivalent hands‐on experience
(training will be provided, across all equipment so please feel confident to apply if you meet the values criteria but require any additional training in other areas)
Experience or exposure to manufacturing environments (food manufacturing desirable)
Strong or developing mechanical fault‐finding skills
Practical, reliable, and able to work independently and as part of a team
Good communication across different roles and expectations supportive teamwork skills
Current driver's licence essential due to location
Desirable (but not essential)
• Welding or fabrication skills
• Familiarity with preventative maintenance systems
• Forklift Licence
This is a hands‐on role that will fully utlise all skills providing a variety of work to support the safe and standard operation of production equipment and site facilities.
As a member of a small high performing maintenance team,
If you would like some more information or wish to apply, please feel free to contact
Lyn for general information ••••@meredithdairy.comM:04•• ••• 074
Richard for technical job specific questions ••••@meredithdairy.comM04•• ••• 184

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