Description

Great People Work Here.

Twinings & Co has a proud history spanning over 300 years and operates on a global scale. With strong brand positioning we are viewed as a market leader in our field. The Australian operations continue to enjoy a positive growth trajectory. We are a high performing business that is focused on employing the best talent in the market to deliver on the business’ clear vision for success.

Job Purpose
Responsible for supporting the safe and reliable operation of plant, equipment and site infrastructure at the Rowville site, or any future Twinings & Co Australia sites. The Maintenance Fitter carries out preventative and corrective maintenance, supports continuous improvement activities, and assists with the installation and commissioning of new plant and equipment. The role works closely with Production, Quality, Safety and Continuous Improvement to improve equipment reliability, minimise downtime and maintain a safe and efficient manufacturing environment.

Afternoon shift in line with business requirements, with flexibility to work day shift, is an essential requirement of the role.

Key Responsibilities

- Ensure plant and equipment are properly maintained to maximise reliability, safety and performance.
- Respond to equipment breakdowns promptly to minimise downtime and production impact.
- Execute preventative and planned maintenance activities in line with agreed maintenance schedules and company standards.
- Accurately record maintenance activities, work orders, parts usage and asset history within MEX or a similar Computerised Maintenance Management System (CMMS).
- Proactively identify equipment, process and maintenance improvements that improve reliability, efficiency and cost performance.
- Support the education of operators and key stakeholders to promote a reliable manufacturing environment.
- Support Continuous Improvement activities across the factory, working with internal and external stakeholders as required.
- Assist with the installation, commissioning and improvement of plant and equipment, including capital works.
- Coordinate and oversee contractors on site, ensuring work is completed safely, compliantly and to the required standard.




- Support contractor inductions, permit-to-work requirements and maintenance-related safety activities.
- Maintain the maintenance spare parts store and associated inventory controls.
- Support maintenance of the factory, warehouse, offices and surrounding site infrastructure as required.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

Essential

- Relevant mechanical trade qualification.
- Current forklift licence or willingness to obtain one.

Desirable

- Elevated Work Platform, Working at Heights and Confined Space training or experience.

Professional Competencies

Essential

- Strong maintenance and reliability experience gained in an FMCG, food, beverage or pharmaceutical environment.
- Strong fault-finding, troubleshooting and problem-solving capability.
- Experience with blending, mixing, seaming, packing and palletising machinery.
- Understanding of manufacturing filling and packing processes.
- Strong knowledge of Food Safety and Quality requirements.
- High degree of safety awareness and commitment to safe work practices.
- Experience using MEX or a similar CMMS.
- Experience coordinating and managing external contractors within a manufacturing environment.
- Mechanical expertise with a practical understanding of electrical systems and fault finding.
- Good organisational and numeracy skills.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Computer literacy, including Microsoft Office applications.

Desirable

- Experience maintaining and troubleshooting Vertical Form Fill Seal (VFFS) packaging equipment.
- Exposure to Lean Manufacturing and Continuous Improvement methodologies.
- Experience supporting plant upgrades, equipment installations and capital projects.

Advantages

- Additional 1% Superannuation
- Flexible / Hybrid working options
- Birthday Day Leave
- Discounted Twinings Co products




- Access to LinkedIn Learning
- Access to ABF Networking, connect, collaborate, and grow across the ABF Group.

About Twinings Ovaltine

Twinings has become one of the world’s most renowned tea companies over its 300-year history because we never stop learning, never stop experimenting and never stop inventing. We take pride in our tea from bud to cup and have been working with some of our tea estates around the world since the early 18th Century.

More than 300 years later, the love of tea is still here - and so are we! We still sell tea from Thomas’s shop, and we still work hard to bring the most innovative new blends to tea lovers around the world. Now, we have over 500 varieties and our teas are cherished all over the world. Our expert master blenders taste more than 3,000 cups of tea every week. So you can be sure the next cup you taste will be every bit as good as the one yesterday or the day before.

Our approach to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

At TwiningsOvo, we believe in the power of diversity to drive innovation and meaningful work. We are committed to building a workplace where people from all backgrounds, identities, and experiences feel safe, valued, have a sense of belonging and are empowered to thrive. Inclusion is more than a goal, it’s how we work together every day. As an equal opportunity employer, we prohibit any unlawful discrimination against an applicant on the basis of their ethnicity, colour, religion, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, national origin, family or parental status, disability, neurodiversity, age, socioeconomic background or any other status protected by law and are committed to promoting diversity across our workplace.

Applicants may be entitled to reasonable adjustments under the terms of the Equality Act. A reasonable adjustment is a change in the way things are typically done which will ensure an equal employment opportunity.

Please inform our Talent Acquisition or HR Shared Services team if you need any assistance completing your application or to otherwise participate in the application process.

📌 Maintenance Fitter (Rowville)
🏢 Twinings Ovaltine
📍 Rowville