We’re working with an established food manufacturing business in Braeside that is looking to add an experienced maintenance tradesperson to its team.
This is a great opportunity for a Maintenance Fitter, Fitter & Turner, Dual Trade Technician or Industrial Electrician who enjoys being hands‑on and wants a stable, permanent day‑shift position within a well‑established manufacturing environment.
You’ll be responsible for keeping production equipment, machinery and site services operating safely and reliably, with a strong focus on preventative maintenance, fault finding and reducing downtime.
The Role
Working closely with the maintenance and production teams, you’ll be involved across both planned and reactive maintenance, including:
- Preventative and scheduled maintenance of production machinery and plant
- Diagnosing and repairing mechanical and electrical faults
- Responding to breakdowns and getting production back up and running
- Fault finding across conveyors, pumps, gearboxes, hydraulics and pneumatics
- Installation,
modification and commissioning of machinery and equipment
- Welding, fabrication, machining and general mechanical maintenance where required
- Troubleshooting motors, drives, sensors, control panels and other electrical components
- Assisting with PLC and automated equipment fault finding
- Identifying recurring faults and helping implement longer‑term reliability improvements
- Supporting machinery upgrades, modifications and continuous improvement projects
- Completing maintenance records and ensuring work is documented correctly
- Working in line with site safety, quality and food manufacturing requirements