Job Description
Maintenance Fitter | $*****/hr + Penalties | Permanent n
Looking for a permanent Maintenance Fitter role with excellent earning potential, a structured roster and plenty of days off?
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Our client is a well-established food manufacturing business in
Broadmeadows
seeking an experienced, trade-qualified
Maintenance Fitter with a minimum of 5 years' hands-on maintenance experience
in a manufacturing, production or industrial environment.
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This is a hands-on maintenance position working across production machinery, with a strong focus on
breakdowns, fault finding, preventative maintenance and equipment reliability
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Permanent Full-Time | Broadmeadows VIC | 12-Hour Rotating Roster What's on offer? n
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Upto $55 per hour base rate
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15% shift loading
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Saturday - 1.5x
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Sunday - 2x
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Strong annual earning potential under the current roster
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Permanent full-time employment
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12-hour shifts
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Rotating day and night roster
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Day/night rotation every 14 days
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Regular blocks of days off
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Established maintenance team
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Long-term job security
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Ongoing training and development
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The role n
You'll be responsible for keeping production machinery operating safely and reliably, including:
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Preventative and breakdown maintenance
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Mechanical fault finding and repairs
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Diagnosing production machinery faults
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Maintaining conveyors, gearboxes, bearings, pumps, motors, chains and belts
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Pneumatic systems and mechanical components
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Planned maintenance and equipment inspections
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Machinery strip-downs and component replacement
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Welding and fabrication work
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Equipment repairs, installations, modifications and upgrades
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Identifying recurring faults and assisting with reliability improvements
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Working closely with Production to minimise downtime
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Completing maintenance records and documentation
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What we're looking for n
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Certificate III in Engineering – Mechanical Trade (Fitting), or equivalent recognised trade qualification
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Minimum 5 years' experience working as a Maintenance Fitter
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Strong experience in a
manufacturing, production or industrial environment
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Demonstrated breakdown maintenance and mechanical fault‐finding experience
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Strong preventative and planned maintenance experience
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Hands‐on experience maintaining production machinery
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Welding and fabrication experience
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Ability to diagnose and repair mechanical faults with minimal supervision
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Strong troubleshooting and problem‐solving skills
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Ability to work a rotating 12-hour day/night roster
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Strong commitment to workplace safety
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Food manufacturing experience is highly regarded but not essential.
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We're particularly interested in candidates from
food and beverage, FMCG, packaging, pharmaceutical, plastics, recycling or other high-volume manufacturing environments.
The person n
We're looking for someone who is genuinely hands‐on and comfortable responding to breakdowns in a busy production workplace.
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You'll be someone who can identify the problem, work through the fault logically and get equipment running again safely - while also understanding the importance of preventative maintenance and long‐term equipment reliability.
The bottom line n
If you're an experienced, trade‐qualified Maintenance Fitter with
5+ years of industrial or manufacturing maintenance experience
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Upto $55 per hr base + shift loading + weekend penalties + permanent employment + a structured roster with regular time off.
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📌 Maintenance Fitter | $54.50/Hr + Penalties | Permanent (Melbourne)
🏢 Chandler Recruitment
📍 Melbourne