You’ve built experience, now use it where bold ideas meet real impact. At Opella, we’re challenging how self-care works for millions of people and need leaders and experts ready to shape what’s next. As an Electrical Technician you’ll bring your skill, your curiosity and your drive to make health simpler, smarter and more human.

About the job:

We are seeking an experienced Electrical Technician to join the Engineering & Maintenance team at our manufacturing and packaging site at Virginia.

The purpose of this role is to maximize the safety, reliability and availability of our production equipment. You will respond to breakdowns, carry out planned maintenance, fault-find and modify automation and control systems, and support projects and continuous improvement, all within a GMP-regulated environment.

This is a great opportunity to work on modern, varied equipment, including automated packing cells, robotics, vision systems, labellers, tablet presses, blenders and site utilities. You will work closely with Production, Quality Assurance, HSE and Engineering, alongside a team of electricians, mechanical fitters and apprentices.

We are seeking a candidate with a Queensland Electrical licence and trade experience in a manufacturing facility (ideally FMCG or Pharmaceutical), along with strong safety culture awareness, sound fault-finding and problem-solving ability, high attention to detail, the ability to follow procedures, good levels of autonomy and a team-focused approach.

This position requires a commitment of 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday, on day and afternoon shift.

Main Responsibilities:

- Respond to breakdowns and fault-find electrical, control and automation issues.



Downtime minimized; equipment restored quickly and safely.
- Carry out planned and preventive maintenance through the CMMS. PM schedule completed on time.
- Diagnose, maintain and modify PLC, HMI and drive systems (Siemens S7-1200/1500, TIA Portal, Red Lion) in line with change control. Changes documented and approved.
- Support robotic packing cells, vision inspection systems and label printers. Lines running at high efficiency.
- Complete all work orders, GMP documentation and change records accurately. Paperwork completed successfully.
- Work safely under isolation, permit-to-work and electrical safety procedures. Zero safety incidents.
- Support projects, shutdowns and equipment upgrades, including contractor coordination. Projects delivered to schedule.
- Actively identify and support root-cause analysis and continuous improvement. Repeat failures reduced.
- Share knowledge with and support apprentices on the team. Team capability built.

Key Performance Areas:

Time Management

- Meeting rotating shift needs
- Breakdown response and minimizing downtime
- Planned maintenance completion

Quality Compliance

- GMP compliance
- Safe work practices and electrical safety compliance
- Adherence to 5S and maintenance standards
Attention to detail for all aspects of the role

-

About you:

Essential Requirements

- Queensland Electrical license.




- Trade experience in a manufacturing or industrial maintenance workplace
- Strong fault-finding on PLCs, VSDs, sensors and control circuits
- Ability to read electrical schematics and work to procedures
- Willingness to work day and afternoon shift

Desirable

- Siemens TIA Portal experience; Red Lion or similar HMI platforms
- Pharmaceutical, food or other GMP-regulated manufacturing experience
- Instrumentation and Control qualification
- Hazardous areas competency (EEHA)
- Experience with robotics, vision systems or packaging lines
- CMMS experience

This is more than the next step in your career, it’s a chance to help reinvent self-care for the world. If you’re ready to challenge, contribute and deliver impact that matters, we’re ready for you. We are challengers. We are Opella.

About Us:

Opella is the self-care challenger with the purest and third-largest portfolio in the Over The Counter (OTC) & Vitamins, Minerals & Supplements (VMS) market globally.

Our mission is to bring health into people's hands by making self-care as simple as it should be. For half a billion consumers worldwide – and counting.

At the core of this mission is our 100 loved brands, our 11,000-strong global team, our 13 best-in-class manufacturing sites and 4 specialized science and innovation development centers. Headquartered in France, Opella is the proud maker of many of the world's most loved brands, including Allegra, Buscopan, Doliprane, Dulcolax, Enterogermina, Essentiale and Mucosolvan.

As a globally certified B Corp company, we are active players in the journey towards healthier people and planet. Find out more about our mission at www.opella.com.

📌 Electrical Technician (Brisbane)
🏢 Opella Healthcare Group
📍 Brisbane