About the role:

Reporting to our Maintenance and Reliability Manager you - you will be part of our 3 person Maintenance team, providing end-to-end maintenance at our facility, with an emphasis on preventative maintenance.This role supports our weekly afternoon shift operations.

Who are Mexex

At Mexex, part of the Key Food Solutions (KFS) Group, we manufacture premium liquid ingredients for leading brands. You have likely eaten a lot of our products already and here is your opportunity to contribute to our ongoing success!

Daily Tasks include:

- Follow the preventive maintenance schedule to ensure machinery, equipment and facility are maintained.

- Inspect, reassemble, troubleshoot, repair, and replace malfunctioning parts or equipment.

- Fabrication, welding and machining work where required.

- Attend to machine/equipment breakdowns and undertake repairs.

- Record maintenance and corrective work in the Computerised Maintenance Management System (MEX)

- Keeping work areas and workshop clean and in a safe state.

Essential Skills and Knowledge:

- Certificate IV in Engineering - Mechanical Trade. (Australian recognised Mechanical Trades qualification only)

- Proven experience in a Mechanical Fitter role

- Experience in a manufacturing environment

- Experience in breakdowns as well and preventive maintenance tasks

- Strong understanding of mechanical systems and equipment.

- Proven experience in assessing equipment conditions and making sound decisions on corrective actions





- A safety-oriented mindset with the ability to demonstrate safe behaviours in the workplace

- A strong understanding of pneumatics

- Ability to work independently and as part of a team

- Strong written and verbal communication skills

Ideally you will also bring:

- Experience in a primary food processing or food and beverage industry manufacturing environment

- Welding experience - preferably TIG

- B Class Electrical Licence

- Forklift Licence

- Working at Heights and Enter and Work in Confined Spaces

- Understanding of 5S principles

- Familiar with HACCP & SQF compliance

Mexex Offers you

- Competitive Salary

- Fixed working hours (starting at 1pm Monday – Friday)

- Small team workplace

- Structure training and development including training provided on specialised equipment (including Ultra High Temperature [UHT])

- New workshop facilities (with new lathe and drill mill)

- Cooperative working environment with other teams including Production, Quality, Innovation, and Engineering

- Opportunity to build a long-term career in the food manufacturing industry

- Staff product take-home opportunities

- Team events and team-building activities

- Health and Wellbeing Program, including annual flu vaccinations

- Company-supplied uniforms and PPE

Our Values

Key Food Solutions' values are represented by STICC - Safety, one Team, Integrity, putting Customers First and Care. We seek to employ people who are like minded and continuously operate in line with these guiding principles.

📌 Maintenance Fitter - Monday - Friday Afternoon Shift (Dudley Park)
🏢 Mexex
📍 Dudley Park