Electrical Engineer

JBS Australia Pty Limited; Ipswich City; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Relocation assistance

Discount on JBS products

Team-building events

Corporate discounts with insurers

Novated leasing options

Job summary

JBS Dinmore is seeking an experienced Electrical Engineer to join the Maintenance Engineering team at the Dinmore Processing Plant near Ipswich, Queensland. You will drive reliability and continuous improvement across electrical, control and automation systems, reporting to the Engineering Manager and supporting maintenance teams to enhance plant performance.

Key responsibilities include leading capital and optimization projects, optimizing systems and ensuring safety and compliance in a large

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering.
• Significant experience in industrial electrical engineering, automation and control systems.
• Experience leading maintenance and continuous improvement initiatives within manufacturing or heavy industrial environments.
• Strong knowledge of PLCs, SCADA systems, industrial networks and process control systems.
• Proven project management experience including capital projects and plant upgrades.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills.
• Current Australian Driver's Licence.
• Postgraduate qualifications in Engineering, Leadership or Management (desirable).
• Experience within food processing, manufacturing, FMCG or heavy industry environments (desirable).
• Experience managing automation, process control and digital transformation projects (desirable).

Responsibilities

• Manage maintenance and improvement activities of electrical, control and automation systems.
• Provide technical leadership across electrical engineering, automation and control systems.
• Oversee key projects and support maintenance teams to maximise plant availability.
• Drive reliability, innovation and continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills

Electrical engineering

Automation

Project management

Problem solving

Stakeholder comms

Driver's license

Food industry experience

Continuous improvement

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering

Job description

JBS Dinmore is currently seeking an experienced Electrical Engineer to join our Maintenance Engineering team and play a key role in driving reliability, innovation and continuous improvement across our operations. Reporting to the Engineering Manager, the Electrical Engineer is responsible for managing the short and long-term maintenance and improvement activities of the site's electrical, control and automation systems.

This role will ensure the ongoing reliability, availability and capability of critical plant infrastructure while supporting operational performance, safety and continuous improvement initiatives. You will provide technical leadership across electrical engineering, automation and control systems while managing key projects and supporting maintenance teams across the site.

About you

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering
• Significant experience in industrial electrical engineering, automation and control systems
• Experience leading maintenance and continuous improvement initiatives within a manufacturing or heavy industrial environment
• Strong knowledge of PLCs, SCADA systems, industrial networks and process control systems
• Proven project management experience including capital projects and plant upgrades
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills
• Current Australian Driver's Licence
• Postgraduate qualifications in Engineering, Leadership or Management (desirable but not required)
• Experience within food processing, manufacturing, FMCG or heavy industry environments (desirable but not required)
• Experience managing automation, process control and digital transformation projects (desirable but not required)

Why Join JBS?

• Competitive salary + attractive annual bonus
• Heavily discounted premium JBS meat products through our onsite butcher shop
• Long-term career development opportunities with a global organisation
• Regular team-building events, including BBQs and employee milestone celebrations
• Relocation assistance for eligible candidates, including support with transport, flights and/or short-term accommodation
• Access to heavily discounted corporate and casual apparel from major brands, including R.M. Williams, Ariat and R.B. Sellars
• Corporate discounts with AustralianSuper, Bupa and Medibank Private Health Insurance
• Exclusive discounts with AVIS Australia car hire
• Access to exclusive CommBank banking offers
• 15% off Dell Technologies products
• Significant discounts on adventure experiences through Adrenaline
• Novated leasing options (eligibility criteria apply)
• Retail discounts via The Ambassador Card – Australia's premier member benefits program
• $50 off when you shop at Specsavers through the JBS Corporate Club
• 10% off eligible Telstra mobile plans

JBS Australia is the largest and most respected meat and food producer in Australia. The JBS Dinmore Processing Plant is the largest beef facility in the southern hemisphere. Located near Ipswich, in southeast Queensland, the facility has a daily production ability of 3,400 cattle and employs approximately 2,500 people.