Apprentice Maintenance Fitter

EC Throsby; Whittingham; On-site; AUD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Permanent employment

Above award wages

Great team of maintenance staff

Job summary

E.C. Throsby is seeking a Maintenance team member to join a close-knit crew responsible for keeping varied processing equipment running across shifts. Weekend overtime is required to meet production demands.

The role supports a permanent, long-term career path within a family-owned operation, with emphasis on learning and applying maintenance skills in a food production environment.

Qualifications

• Passion, determination and willingness to learn.
• Be a team player with a can do attitude.
• Seeking longevity in a permanent role with career prospects.
• Experience in a food production environment is advantageous.
• Flexible with weekend work.

Responsibilities

• Join a close-knit Maintenance team, reporting to the Maintenance Supervisor.
• Work with varied systems and processing equipment and cover production requirements.
• Weekend overtime maintenance is required.

Skills

Team player

Willingness to learn

Weekend flexibility

Production line fault finding

Education

Engineering-Mechanical pre-apprenticeship

Pre-apprenticeship or TA/Labourer experience

Tools

Industrial refrigeration systems

Tig welding

Stick welding

Pneumatic maintenance

Hydraulic maintenance

Steam components maintenance

Job description

Your new company

E.C. Throsby is a family owned and operated industry leader in Export beef. Our company provides quality fresh and valued beef products to all parts of the globe. Our commitment to our farmers, customers and workforce is paramount in producing a quality product.

Your new role

Your new role will see you join a close-knit Maintenance team, reporting to the Maintenance Supervisor. You will be working with varied systems and processing equipment, while required to work a number of different shifts to cover all production requirements and weekend Overtime maintenance is required.

What you'll need to succeed

• Passion, Determination and willingness to learn


• Be a team player with a can do attitude


• Looking for longevity in a permanent role, with great career prospects.


• Experience within a food production environment is highly advantageous.


• Flexible with weekend work

Preferred skill set

• 2nd or 3rd year apprentice apprentices welcome to apply.


• Mature age apprentices encouraged to apply.


• Engineering-Mechanical trade pre-apprenticeship or similar


• Prior experience in the trade (Mechanical fitter TA/labourer)


• Experience with fault finding and maintenance on a production line


• Fault find and service pneumatic components


• Fault find and service hydraulic components


• Fault find and service steam components


• Experience with industrial refrigeration systems


• Tig and stick welding

What you'll get in return

• A permanent opportunity/long term employment


• Employment with a continually growing family owned and operated company


• Work with a great team of maintenance staff


• Opportunity to advance yourself and continually learn new skills
  
• Above award wages