precision process maintenance – Smithfield NSW
Location: Smithfield NSW (new workshop and client sites across Sydney)Work type: Casual, full-time hours, with a pathway to permanent for the right peoplePay: $***** per hour + full Manufacturing Award penalties and overtime
About PPM Engineering
PPM Engineering is an industrial maintenance and fabrication business.
We have a strong record across FMCG, food and beverage, and can-making plants, and we've installed complete production lines for some of Australia's largest packaging manufacturers.
We've just moved into a new workshop in Smithfield that's double the size of our old one, and we're increasing our capacity to take on more work.
To do that, we need good people who want to grow with us.
We're a small, close crew.
We pay properly, we don't cut corners, and we treat our people as people, not numbers.
If you take pride in your work and want somewhere to settle long term, we'd like to hear from you.
What the Work Looks Like
Our work is a mix of site maintenance, breakdowns, installations, workshop fabrication and shutdowns.
Some weeks are standard hours.
During shutdowns and large projects the hours are big, and all overtime and weekend work is paid at full award penalty rates.
Starting With a Major Shutdown
Shutdown commencing 27/12 - 9/2/27: 6 x 12-hour days (72 hours per week), with overtime and weekends paid at 1.5x and 2.0x.
It's a great way to start earning, and it's followed by steady, ongoing project, maintenance and workshop work.
Available Positions
1. Mechanical Fitters (2 positions)
The work:
Strip down, inspect, overhaul and recommission production lines and packaging machinery
On going preventative maintenance, Replace bearings, seals, gearboxes, drives, chains and couplings
Do precision alignment, levelling and setup of critical machinery
Fault-find breakdowns quickly and accurately, including hydraulic and pneumatic systems




Install and commission new production lines
Requirements:
Certificate III in Engineering – Mechanical Trade (MEM***** / MEM***** or equivalent)
Maintenance or shutdown experience in FMCG, food and beverage, packaging or can-making
Strong fault-finding skills and ability to read mechanical drawings
High standard of safety and workmanship
The work:
Fabricate high-spec components in the workshop and install them on site
TIG weld stainless steel and aluminium to a food-grade standard
Cut, fold, roll and form sheet metal and plate
Measure up on site, work from sketches and drawings, and help design custom solutions
Install work in clean, GMP-regulated environments
Jump in with fitters between fabrication work
Requirements:
Certificate III in Engineering – Fabrication Trade (MEM***** / MEM***** or equivalent)
Excellent TIG welding on stainless and aluminium, with a first-class finish
Confident on press brakes, guillotines and rollers
Ability to work from engineering drawings to tight tolerances
All Applicants
Current Australian driver's licence and White Card
Reliable and committed, and looking for a long-term role
Able to work on your own and as part of a small team
Fit to work safely through 12-hour shifts during shutdowns
Pride in workmanship: we do it right the first time and always exceeding the customers expectations
Highly Regarded
Working at Heights, Confined Space, EWP, Forklift, Rigging/Dogging
Experience with production and packaging lines.
Cross-trade skills (fitters who can weld, fabricators with mechanical install experience)
What We Offer
Ongoing work and a clear pathway to permanent employment
$54/hr plus full award penalties, overtime and allowances
Strong earnings on shutdowns and major projects
A brand recent, well-equipped workshop
Varied work across some of Sydney's biggest manufacturers
A small team where your work is noticed and your opinion counts
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📌 Mechanical Fitters & Fabricator (Sydney)
🏢 precision process maintenance
📍 Sydney