Apprentice - Mechanical

Nestlé USA; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mentorship

Modern equipment

Dynamic team

Food manufacturing experience

Full-time apprenticeship

Job summary

Nestle Campbellfield is offering a 1st year apprentice position in the mechanical field. The role provides hands-on experience within a leading food manufacturing environment and support from an experienced trades team.

You will attend one day of paid schooling each week to become a qualified Fitter and Turner, while executing planned maintenance and supporting maintenance across production lines. This is a full-time apprenticeship with mentorship and growth opportunities.

Qualifications

• A keen interest to learn about mechanical and technical work.
• Passion to pursue a career in a technical trade.
• Willingness to attend one day of paid schooling per week.

Responsibilities

• Learning techniques around fault analysis and participating in teams working on preventative maintenance and asset intensity improvements.
• Attending schooling one day per week to become a qualified Fitter and Turner.
• Executing planned maintenance schedules.
• Supporting the engineering team in providing planned and unplanned maintenance support on all production lines.
• Attending to breakdowns, performing breakdown analysis and minimising the impact of breakdowns on the production lines.

Skills

Interest in mechanical work

Education

Fitter & Turner apprenticeship pathway

Job description

1st Year | Apprentice - Mechanical | Full-Time

Nestle Campbellfield, the home of KitKat, Smarties, Aero, Milky Bar, Soothers, Anticol, Quick-Eze and more, has an exciting opportunity for a 1st year apprentice in the mechanical field. This is an excellent opportunity to gain hands‑on experience with a well-established company and gain valuable hands‑on experience in a supportive and inclusive environment.

With the support of our qualified trade’s team the main duties of the position will include:

• Learning techniques around fault analysis and participating in teams working on preventative maintenance and asset intensity improvements.
• Attending schooling one day per week to become a qualified Fitter and Turner.
• Executing planned maintenance schedules.
• Supporting the engineering team in providing planned and unplanned maintenance support on all production lines.
• Attending to breakdowns, performing breakdown analysis and minimising the impact of breakdowns on the production lines.

We can offer you

• Experienced tradespeople to teach, mentor and support you to excel in your trade and assignments.
• Working on exciting new projects with state-of-the-art equipment.
• A dynamic maintenance team environment.
• Learn a trade in a leading food manufacturing environment.
• Full-time employment for the duration of the apprenticeship.

We’d love if you have:

• A keen interest to learn about mechanical and technical work.
• Passion to pursue a career in a technical trade.
• An understanding or interest in safe work practices.
• Willingness to attend one day of paid schooling per week.

Applicants must be eligible to work in Australia and have Permanent Residency

Please note that this role may close earlier than the advertised deadline at our discretion so we encourage early applications.