Day Shift Maintenance Fitter – Food

Blackbook Recruitment; Singleton Council; On-site; AUD 56,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Blackbook Recruitment is looking for an experienced Maintenance Fitter for a full-time role in the Hunter Valley, NSW. You’ll maintain production equipment in a food manufacturing setting, performing preventative and breakdown maintenance on modern machinery to keep lines running safely.

The role is day shift with overtime and clear career progression. Requirements: trade qualification (Fitter, Fitter & Turner, or Fitter/Machinist); FMCG/meat processing experience; fault finding skills; current

Qualifications

• Trade qualification as a Fitter, Fitter & Turner, or Fitter/Machinist
• Previous experience within manufacturing, FMCG, food, packaging, meat processing, or industrial environments
• Strong fault-finding and problem-solving skills
• Commitment to safety and quality standards
• Current driver’s licence
• Full Australian Work Rights
• Forklift licence (advantageous)

Responsibilities

• Preventative maintenance and servicing of production equipment
• Fault finding and troubleshooting on machinery and robotic systems
• Repairing and replacing mechanical components
• Equipment installations and project work
• Reactive breakdown maintenance
• Continuous improvement activities
• Supporting apprentices and sharing technical knowledge
• Maintaining workshop and site safety standards

Skills

Fault finding

Problem solving

Hands-on

Teamwork

Job description

Lifestyle Roster + Overtime

Maintenance Fitter | Food Manufacturing
$49.26/hr + Overtime + Career Progression
Hunter Valley Region, NSW

Full-Time Permanent Role | Day Shift (Approx. 8:30am-5:00pm TBC)
Monday to Friday
Join a well-established Australian beef manufacturing operation with a strong reputation, modern facilities, and a genuine focus on safety, quality, and people. This is an opportunity to secure a long‑term career with a business that invests heavily in its maintenance team, equipment, and future growth.

– What’s in it for you? $49.26/hr starting rate
– Permanent full-time position
– Overtime opportunities available
– Strong job security with a growing operation
– Work with modern machinery and automation systems
– Supportive and down-to-earth maintenance team
– Career growth and development opportunities
– The Opportunity As a Maintenance Fitter, you’ll play a key role in keeping production running safely and efficiently. Working closely with operations and fellow tradespeople, you’ll be involved in both preventative and breakdown maintenance across a large-scale manufacturing facility.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Preventative maintenance and servicing of production equipment
• Fault finding and troubleshooting on machinery and robotic systems
• Repairing and replacing mechanical components
• Equipment installations and project work
• Reactive breakdown maintenance
• Continuous improvement activities
• Supporting apprentices and sharing technical knowledge
• Maintaining workshop and site safety standards

What We’re Looking For To be successful, you’ll ideally have:

• Trade qualification as a Fitter, Fitter & Turner, or Fitter/Machinist
• Previous experience within manufacturing, FMCG, food, packaging, meat processing, or industrial environments
• Strong fault-finding and problem-solving skills
• Commitment to safety and quality standards
• Current driver’s licence
• Full Australian Work Rights
• Forklift licence (advantageous)

The Right Person We’re looking for someone who:

• Takes pride in their work
• Enjoys being hands‑on and solving problems
• Works well within a close‑knit team
• Has a strong safety mindset
• Wants a stable long‑term opportunity with genuine career progression

If you’re an experienced Maintenance Fitter looking for your next challenge within a fast‑paced manufacturing environment, we’d love to hear from you.