Job Description

The Company

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We're partnering with an established food processing operation known for its investment in automation, strong safety culture and focus on employee retention. The site runs a modern, high-volume production facility with a reliability-driven maintenance team and a genuine long-term, supportive team culture.

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The Roles

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Working closely with the maintenance, production and quality teams, you'll help keep a 24/7 processing facility running safely and efficiently through preventative maintenance, fast breakdown response and continuous improvement.

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Key responsibilities include:

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- Preventative and breakdown maintenance across processing and packaging equipment
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- Fault finding, diagnostics and mechanical repairs
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- Maintaining conveyors, pumps, gearboxes, bearings, chains, belts, hydraulics and pneumatics
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- Rapid response to mechanical breakdowns in a live production setting
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- Supporting plant upgrades and equipment installations
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- Maintaining equipment in line with HACCP and food safety standards, and wash-down/biosecurity protocols
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- Accurately completing work orders via CMMS and maintaining detailed shift handovers
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- Contributing to safety, quality and continuous improvement initiatives in a fast-paced, temperature-controlled environment
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Both Afternoon and Night Shift opportunities are available, generally aligning to approximately 1:00pm-9:00pm and 9:00pm-5:00am (exact times may vary and will be confirmed during recruitment). Shift penalties apply, with overtime opportunities also available.

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About You

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To be successful, you will have:

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- Certificate III in Engineering - Mechanical Trade, Mechanical Fitter qualification or equivalent (essential)
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- Strong mechanical fault-finding and diagnostic experience
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- A proactive, reliable and safety-first approach, with a commitment to food quality standards
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- Full Australian working rights
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- Experience in food manufacturing, meat/poultry processing or FMCG, exposure to automated production systems, wash-down environments, welding/fabrication skills, or a Forklift/EWP licence (highly regarded, not essential)
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📌 Maintenance Fitters - FMCG Automation (Bendigo)
🏢 Aspect Personnel
📍 Bendigo