Chocolate Production Maintenance Technician

Loco Love PTY; Byron Bay; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Loco Love in Byron Bay is seeking a skilled Maintenance Team Member to keep our chocolate production running smoothly. You'll join the Maintenance team, report to the Maintenance Engineering Manager, and bring hands-on mechanical, electrical or mechatronics experience to planned maintenance, breakdowns, and fault diagnosis across systems.

You'll support production when idle, work on a weekend roster, and help keep the factory clean, safe and organised while contributing to SOPs and training.

Qualifications

• Trade qualification (mechanical, electrical, plumbing or mechatronics) or equivalent hands‑on maintenance experience.
• Strong troubleshooting skills.
• Confident using hand tools and diagnostic equipment such as multimeters.
• Able to read wiring diagrams, technical manuals and SOPs.
• Strong mechanical aptitude, attention to detail and pride in your work.
• Food manufacturing or FMCG experience is desirable, and chocolate production is a bonus.
• Knowledge of food safety, HACCP and WHS compliance is desirable.
• Comfortable with basic admin, such as logging jobs and using spreadsheets.
• Proactive and calm under pressure, and happy to turn your hand to different tasks.

Responsibilities

• Carry out scheduled preventive maintenance on production equipment and machinery.
• Respond quickly to breakdowns, diagnose root causes and get machines back up and running.
• Troubleshoot, fault‑find and repair mechanical, electrical and basic plumbing systems.
• Calibrate and set up machinery, adjust conveyor belts and assemble electrical components.
• Follow food safety and hygiene protocols (GMP, HACCP), including cleaning and inspecting equipment before it goes back into production.
• Log and close out maintenance jobs, and help keep equipment records and spare parts stock up to date.
• Work with contractors on site, making sure they're briefed and can work safely.
• Help write SOPs and train production team members on safe machine use.
• Bring a positive attitude and team spirit to every shift!!

Skills

Troubleshooting

Hands-on maintenance

Reading wiring diagrams & SOPs

Mechanical aptitude

Calm under pressure

Team player

Education

Trade qualification in mechanical/electrical/plumbing/mechatronics

Tools

Hand tools

Multimeter

Diagnostic equipment

Job description

Loco Love in Byron Bay is seeking a skilled Maintenance Team Member to keep our chocolate production running smoothly. You'll join the Maintenance team, report to the Maintenance Engineering Manager, and bring hands-on mechanical, electrical or mechatronics experience to planned maintenance, breakdowns, and fault diagnosis across systems.

You'll support production when idle, work on a weekend roster, and help keep the factory clean, safe and organised while contributing to SOPs and training.