Maintenance Electrician – Food Manufacturing

Preston, Melbourne | Day Shift| Overtime Available

$55–$60/hr+ depending on experience

A rapidly growing food manufacturing business in Preston is looking to add a skilled Maintenance Electrician to its engineering team.

This is a great chance for an experienced industrial electrician to join a growing business with significant investment and expansion plans, working across modern production and packaging equipment.

We’re looking for a hands‑on, systems‑oriented electrician with strong fault‑finding and preventative maintenance experience. Food manufacturing experience, particularly within meat, poultry or further processing, would be highly advantageous.

The Role

- Electrical breakdown and preventative maintenance across production and packaging equipment
- Electrical fault finding, repairs and troubleshooting
- Supporting planned maintenance and plant reliability
- Working with PLCs, sensors, VSDs, motors and automated production equipment
- Recording maintenance activities through CMMS platforms such as MEX, FIIX or similar
- Supporting continuous improvement and reliability initiatives
- Working to high food safety, GMP and WHS standards




- Overtime available at penalty rates

About You

- Trade‑qualified Electrician with strong industrial maintenance experience
- Strong electrical fault‑finding and troubleshooting skills
- Experience within food, FMCG or manufacturing environments
- Meat, poultry or further processing experience highly advantageous
- Comfortable using CMMS systems such as MEX, FIIX or similar
- Experience with PLCs, VSDs, sensors, motors and automated machinery
- Strong preventative and breakdown maintenance experience
- Systems‑oriented with a proactive approach to problem solving
- Strong commitment to safety and food manufacturing standards

What's on Offer?

- $50–$60/hr base rate, depending on experience and skill level
- Rate is flexible and can exceed $55/hr for exceptional or highly experienced candidates
- Day shift: 6:00am–2:00pm
- Overtime available at penalty rates
- Permanent full-time position
- Immediate start available
- Growing food manufacturing business with significant expansion plans
- Long‑term career opportunities within a growing engineering team

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