Electrical & Instrumentation Technician

CSL Limited; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Shift work

On-site facilities

Job summary

CSL Limited is seeking an Electrical & Instrumentation Technician for Broadmeadows, Melbourne. The role focuses on troubleshooting, calibration, preventive maintenance, and breakdown support for electrical, instrumentation and control equipment within a pharmaceutical manufacturing facility.

The position operates on a 12-hour rotating shift (2 days, 2 nights, 4 days off) with overtime and on-call allowances per the Enterprise Agreement.

Qualifications

• Qualified Dual Trade Electrical (A Grade) and Instrumentation Technician (Cert 3)
• Breakdown repair experience essential
• Ability to read P&ID, electrical, and control diagrams for troubleshooting and safety compliance
• Experience with Safe Work Method Statements and related safety protocols (JSA, Take5)
• Experience in pharmaceutical, FMCG, or chemical production environments is desirable

Responsibilities

• Troubleshoot, calibrate, and perform preventive maintenance on instrumentation, control and electrical equipment
• Provide breakdown support and contribute to equipment shutdowns and test runs
• Ensure safety standards and pharmaceutical quality requirements are met
• Report non-compliance and maintenance challenges to support product quality and patient safety
• Share knowledge and collaborate with maintenance team to sustain a high-performing work environment

Skills

Electrical & Instrumentation

Troubleshooting

Calibration

Preventive maintenance

Reading P&ID & diagrams

Safe Work Practices

PLC control systems

Education

Dual Trade Electrical (A Grade) & Instrumentation Technician (Cert 3)

Tools

JSA

Permit to Work

Job description

CSL is excited to offer an ongoing career opportunity for an Electrical & Instrumentation Technician who is passionate about maintenance excellence and driven to support healthcare innovation.

You will be responsible for troubleshooting, calibrating, performing preventive maintenance, and providing breakdown support for instrumentation, control and electrical equipment at our award-winning manufacturing facility in Broadmeadows.

We currently have a role available to join our team on shift. This is a 12-hour rotating shift: 2 days, 2 nights, 4 days off. 5:45~17:45 – 17:45~5:45

Overtime rates and on-call allowance are applicable as per our Enterprise Agreement, for any shutdowns and breakdowns required outside of your roster cycle.

Your Responsibilities

Collaborate closely with the Maintenance Engineer – Electrical & Instrumentation, playing a key role in troubleshooting, calibrating, and maintaining our critical equipment.

Perform preventative maintenance and problem-solving, ensuring the reliability and accuracy of our electrical, instrumentation and control equipment.

Contribute to equipment shutdowns, isolations, and test runs while ensuring compliance with safety standards and pharmaceutical quality requirements.

Make a difference by reporting and addressing non-compliance conditions, abnormalities, and maintenance challenges, thereby directly impacting our product quality and patient safety.

Support team members and culture by sharing technical knowledge and best practices, fostering a collaborative and high-performing work environment.

Your Experience

You are a qualified Dual Trade Electrical (A Grade) and Instrumentation Technician (Cert 3)

Breakdown repair experience is essential

You have a good understanding of calibration methods, and experience in conducting investigations into non-conformance will help maintain our commitment to quality.

You are able to read and interpret Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams and Electrical schematics and control diagrams to maintain, troubleshoot and ensure the safety of our systems.

You are experienced working within a Permit to Work system and using Safe Work Method Statements, JSA’s and Take5’s to ensure a secure and compliant working environment.

Experience in a pharmaceutical, FMCG or chemical production environment (or similar process plant) in the maintenance/servicing of industrial control panels, including PLC control systems, desirable.

“Working at CSL has been an incredibly rewarding experience. The team environment here is truly exceptional. We’re a collaborative and supportive group, always ready to help each other out. This positive atmosphere makes coming to work enjoyable and fosters a sense of closeness that I really value.” – CSL Maintenance E&I Team Member”

CSL Behring is a global biotherapeutics leader driven by our promise to save lives. Focused on serving patients' needs by using the latest technologies, we discover, develop and deliver innovative therapies for people living with conditions in the immunology, hematology, cardiovascular and metabolic, respiratory, and transplant therapeutic areas. We use three strategic scientific platforms of plasma fractionation, recombinant protein technology, and cell and gene therapy to support continued innovation and continually refine ways in which products can address unmet medical needs and help patients lead full lives.

CSL Behring operates one of the world's largest plasma collection networks, CSL Plasma. Our parent company, CSL, headquartered in Melbourne, Australia, employs 32,000 people, and delivers its lifesaving therapies to people in more than 100 countries.

To learn more about CSL, CSL Behring, CSL Seqirus and CSL Vifor visit https://www.csl.com/ and CSL Plasma at https://www.cslplasma.com/.

For more information on CSL benefits visit How CSL Supports Your Well-being | CSL.

You Belong at CSL

At CSL, Inclusion and Belonging is at the core of our mission and who we are. It fuels our innovation day in and day out. By celebrating our differences and creating a culture of curiosity and empathy, we are able to better understand and connect with our patients and donors, foster strong relationships with our stakeholders, and sustain a diverse workforce that will move our company and industry into the future.

To learn more about inclusion and belonging visit https://www.csl.com/careers/inclusion-and-belonging

Equal Opportunity Employer

CSL is an Equal Opportunity Employer. If you are an individual with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, please visit https://www.csl.com/accessibility-statement.