Permanent full-time role with great stability

Supportive team with high career progression opportunities

Highly attractive pay rates & great earning potential

Afternoon Shift & Night Shift Vacancies

Work on high volume automated processing and packaging equipment

Our Company

Incorporated in 1938, Hazeldene’s Chicken Farm is a leading FMCG company headquartered in Lockwood (Bendigo), Victoria. At Hazeldenes, we have more than 80 years of history underpinning how we proudly go about our business. It is not just about our delicious chickens, innovation, and commitment to quality. It is about our people doing extraordinary things to deliver great products.

At Hazeldenes, we are proud of our people, our reputation, and our place in the community. From humble beginnings in Kangaroo Flat in Bendigo, our facilities have spread across rural Victoria. Our people come from many different cultures and backgrounds and have skills ranging from farming and quality control to engineering and poultry processing.

About the Role

This is a key hands-on trade position within a high-performing maintenance team supporting a 24/7 poultry processing facility.

You will be part of a reliability driven operation where preventative maintenance, root cause analysis and continuous improvement are just as important as breakdown response. The plant includes automated conveyors, grading systems, chilling equipment and packaging lines operating in a temperature controlled and wash down environment.

Someone who can think critically under pressure, diagnose faults efficiently and implement long term fixes would be ideal for this role.

You will work closely with production, quality and engineering teams to maintain equipment integrity, improve uptime and support plant upgrades as the business continues to invest in technology and automation.

We currently have permanent opportunities available across afternoon and night shift, generally aligning to approximately 1:00pm–9:00pm and 9:00pm–5:00am.



Exact start and finish times may vary slightly depending on operational requirements and will be discussed during the recruitment process.

Key Responsibilities

Execute preventative maintenance programs across processing and packaging lines

Maintain conveyors, pumps, gearboxes, bearings, chains, belts and pneumatic systems

Conduct inspections to identify wear and potential failure points

Implement corrective actions to prevent repeat breakdowns

Provide rapid response to mechanical breakdowns in a live production workplace

Diagnose faults across hydraulic and pneumatic systems

Restore plant safely and efficiently to minimise downtime

Participate in plant upgrades and equipment installations

Support downtime reduction and reliability initiatives

Contribute ideas to improve plant performance and safety

Maintain equipment in accordance with HACCP and food safety standards

Follow strict hygiene, wash down and biosecurity protocols

Ensure maintenance practices meet audit requirements

Accurately complete work orders within CMMS

Maintain detailed shift handovers

Support maintenance reporting and compliance documentation

About You

Certificate III in Engineering – Mechanical Trade, Mechanical Fitter qualification or equivalent

Strong mechanical fault finding and diagnostic skills

Commitment to safety and food quality standards

Ability to work afternoon or night shift, depending on the position applied for

Full Australian working rights

Highly Regarded

Experience in food manufacturing, meat processing or FMCG

Experience in poultry processing

Exposure to automated production systems

Experience working in wash down or hygienic production environments

Welding and light fabrication skills

Forklift or EWP licence

$48–$51 per hour + superannuation, plus applicable shift penalties and overtime opportunities

Stable permanent employment in an essential industry

Employee Assistance Program

Discounted company products

Free onsite parking

Supportive and safety focused team culture

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📌 Maintenance Fitter (Bendigo)
🏢 Hazeldenes Chicken Farm
📍 Bendigo