Keep Yumi’s Moving

For more than 30 years, Yumi’s has been transforming real, natural ingredients into delicious dips and flavoursome vegetarian foods enjoyed by Australians every day. From humble beginnings in Melbourne, we’ve grown into one of Australia’s leading fresh food brands, with products stocked in major retailers nationwide. Today, Yumi’s forms part of George Weston Foods, one of Australia and New Zealand’s largest food manufacturers. While we benefit from the strength and support of a much larger organisation, we proudly maintain the entrepreneurial spirit, agility and close-knit culture that has defined Yumi’s from the beginning.

We’re now looking for an experienced Maintenance Fitter, dual-tradesperson or industrial electrician to join our Hallam team on permanent afternoon shift.

About the Role

This is a hands-on role with a real impact on the day-to-day performance of our manufacturing site. You’ll help keep our plant and production equipment safe, reliable and running at its best by completing planned maintenance, responding to breakdowns, diagnosing faults and identifying opportunities to improve equipment performance.

Working closely with our Maintenance and Operations teams, you’ll play an important role in reducing downtime while supporting a safe, efficient and high-quality food manufacturing environment.

What You’ll Be Doing

Maintenance and Breakdowns

- Complete planned, preventative and routine maintenance across production machinery, plant and ancillary equipment
- Respond quickly to equipment breakdowns and production interruptions
- Carry out emergency repairs to minimise production downtime
- Diagnose faults and complete root-cause investigations
- Install and commission new machinery, equipment and mechanical services
- Undertake fabrication, welding, grinding, drilling and machining where qualified and required

Electrical and Automation

For dual-trade candidates or qualified electricians:




- Diagnose and repair electrical faults using drawings, test equipment and technical manuals
- Maintain motors, drives, sensors, control panels, switchboards and field devices
- Troubleshoot automated production machinery, PLC-related faults and variable-speed drives
- Assist with control-panel, machine-wiring and process modifications

Reliability and Continuous Improvement

- Identify recurring equipment issues and recommend practical, long-term solutions
- Support continuous improvement initiatives across equipment reliability, performance and safety
- Assist with planning and scoping maintenance work
- Work with Engineering, Production and Technical teams to improve equipment operation

Safety and Systems

- Follow Yumi’s safety and quality procedures and relevant Australian standards
- Participate in risk assessments, permit-to-work and lock-out/tag-out processes
- Accurately record maintenance work, inspections and parts usage in the MEX maintenance system
- Maintain a clean, organised and safe working environment [Yumi's Mai...r Aug 2026 | Word]

About You

You’re a capable, hands-on tradesperson who takes pride in keeping equipment running safely and reliably. You’re calm under pressure, practical in your approach and comfortable working as part of a close-knit team in a fast-moving production environment. To be successful, you’ll bring:
- A Mechanical Fitter or Fitter and Turner trade qualification
- At least five years’ mechanical maintenance experience, ideally within food, FMCG or manufacturing
- Strong fault-finding and problem-solving skills




- Experience with production machinery in a continuous or batch-processing environment
- Knowledge of pumps, pneumatics, hydraulics, gearboxes, conveyors and rotating equipment
- The ability to interpret mechanical drawings, schematics and technical documentation
- A strong commitment to workplace safety and quality
- Clear communication skills and a collaborative, team-focused approach

Highly Regarded

- A current A Grade Electrical Licence with industrial experience
- Dual mechanical and electrical trade qualifications
- Welding and fabrication skills
- Experience using a computerised maintenance management system, particularly MEX [Yumi's Mai...r Aug 2026 | Word]

Why Join Yumi’s?

At Yumi’s, we’re professional without being corporate. We’re collaborative, practical and not afraid to roll up our sleeves to get things done. We value people who bring ideas, take ownership and look for better ways of doing things. You’ll join a supportive team where your technical expertise will be valued and where the work you do will make a visible difference across the site.

We offer

- A permanent, full-time afternoon-shift opportunity
- Competitive remuneration aligned with your skills and experience
- A hands-on role with variety, autonomy and the opportunity to make an impact
- Career development opportunities across the wider GWF network
- Access to Employee Assistance Program and wellbeing initiatives
- A supportive, down-to-earth and cooperative culture

Apply Now If you’re an experienced Maintenance Fitter, dual-tradesperson or industrial electrician who enjoys solving problems, improving equipment reliability and being part of a practical, supportive team, we’d love to hear from you.

Apply today with your résumé and a brief cover letter outlining your experience and suitability for the role.

Yumi’s is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from people of diverse backgrounds and experiences.

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