- Clear succession path to Maintenance Manager with full training
- Join a close-knit team within a major ASX-listed food group
- Day shift, Mon-Fri, plus relocation support for the right person

The Company

Our client is Australia’s leading producer of premium equine feed and supplements. For more than 30 years, it has been fuelling winning performances and healthy horses from its site just outside Gunnedah. The business is part of a proudly Australian-owned, ASX-listed global food group with around 2,300 employees, 45 brands and a presence in nearly 50 countries. You get the feel of a small, close-knit regional team, backed by the stability, investment and career pathways of a major food manufacturer. The people are known for being genuinely approachable and supportive.

The Opportunity

This isn’t just another fitter role. The Maintenance Manager plans to step back from the tools over the next few years, and the business is looking for someone to invest in now. That person will build their skills, learn the planning side of maintenance and grow into a leadership role down the track.

You’ll join a small team of a Maintenance Manager, a fitter, a tradesperson and an apprentice. You’ll spend most of your time hands-on, diagnosing and fixing production machinery. You’ll also get exposure to scheduling, preventative maintenance planning and running the maintenance function, with training and support along the way.

The role is Monday to Friday day shift, with staggered starts between 6am and 8am across the team. Overtime and standby allowances are available for breakdowns and planned shutdowns. Pay is set under an Enterprise Agreement, with annual increases locked in each May. There are also career opportunities across the wider group’s sites, both in Gunnedah and elsewhere.

What You’ll Be Doing

- Responding to breakdowns and fault-finding on production machinery to keep downtime to a minimum




- Carrying out preventative and scheduled maintenance across the plant
- Diagnosing mechanical faults and getting to the root cause, not just the symptom
- Fitting, machining and light fabrication as needed
- Learning maintenance scheduling and planning alongside the Maintenance Manager
- Handing equipment back in a safe, clean and food-grade ready condition
- Keeping accurate maintenance records and contributing ideas to improve reliability and safety
- Working closely with production to keep operations running smoothly

About You

- A Cert III trade qualification (NSW recognised), ideally as a Mechanical Fitter or in a related trade
- Post-trade maintenance experience in manufacturing, ideally FMCG, food or a similar production environment
- Robust fault-finding skills on production machinery. Hands-on machinery diagnostics matters more here than hydraulics-only or fabrication-only experience.
- Experience with preventative maintenance programs
- A safety-first mindset and pride in quality workmanship
- The right attitude: keen to learn, to take ownership and, in time, to lead a team
- Gunnedah-based or open to relocating, with full Australian working rights

Years of experience aren’t the deciding factor. Attitude and the right kind of experience are. If you’re thinking about trading the city for a regional lifestyle, Gunnedah offers an affordable cost of living and a strong community. Relocation assistance is available for the right candidate.

What’s On Offer

- Guaranteed annual pay increases each May under the Enterprise Agreement
- A genuine succession path toward Maintenance Manager, with training and development
- Monday to Friday day shift
- Relocation assistance for the right candidate
- Stability and career mobility with a major Australian food group

How to Apply?
To explore this opportunity and learn more about the role, please apply.

Consultant

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Reference number: 1267939
Profession:Manufacturing/Operations

Company: Resourceful Recruitment
Date posted: 12th Nov, 2026

📌 Maintenance Fitter (New South Wales)
🏢 Resourceful Recruitment
📍 New South Wales