About Laminex Australia

We’ve been a part of the iconic Australian design landscape for over 90 years. Only a few short years after Australian’s fell in love with Vegemite, families were spreading their toast in kitchens and on tables made by us. We’ve come a long way.

Today, you’ll see Laminex on surfaces everywhere you look - be it hospitals, shopping centres, restaurants or your home. We manufacture and procure a broad range of products for commercial and residential use such as laminate, engineered stone and veneers so that all Australians can live in beautiful, practical spaces.

About the Role

Being one of Australia’s leading manufacturers in the building & interiors industry requires ongoing support and maintenance of electrical equipment. As a result, we are seeking an experienced and safety orientated Electrician at our Gympie (Toolara) site in QLD.

The primary focus of this role is to provide assistance in the electrical maintenance of all the equipment supporting the manufacturing process. We are seeking to appoint a person who has expertise in maintaining a high standard of work in accordance with Australian regulations and standards and work as a proactive member of the Maintenance team, under the site organisational structure.

This role is both standard dayshift hours (6am - 3pm) and/or rotating12 hour shifts – you must be able and willing to work both structures. Rotating shifts would be 14 x 12-hour shifts per 28 days.

Key focuses & responsibilities will include:





- Pro-actively demonstrate a personal commitment to safety and our PROTECT safety culture
- Demonstrate an understanding of and comply with the responsibilities, accountabilities and authorities contained within the safety system relevant to your position and team
- Pro-actively undertake Safety Behaviour Conversations (SBC) and identify hazards and implement appropriate control measures
- Achieve and maintain a high standard of housekeeping
- Report all injuries, incidents, hazards and near misses, regardless of severity
- Complete quality assurance testing and recording
- Efficient and effective fault finding to diagnose and repair plant outages in a timely manner.

About You

We are after the following experience, skills & traits:

- Appropriate trade certification Queensland Electrical Licence
- Shift work experience
- Senior First Aid certificate (preferred not mandatory)
- Previous experience in a manufacturing and/or industrial environment
- High level of fault finding, repair and carry out maintenance on complex electrical systems comprising of Citect SCADA systems, Allen Bradley PLCs and Variable Speed drives
- High voltage Maintenance 11KV ring main (helpful but not essential)
- Positive knowledge of AC/DC drives
- Confined space certification
- Working at heights (EWP) certification
- Commitment to working within the Mex CMMS environment
- Autocad experience desirable

What’s on offer:

- Career development opportunities in a supportive and forward-thinking environment.
- A strong focus on safety, well-being, and continuous improvement.
- Access to Fletcher Building discounts

📌 Maintenance Electrician (Hervey Bay)
🏢 Fletcher Building
📍 Hervey Bay