Electrical Maintenance Engineer - Automated Food Plant

Work Initiatives; North Sydney; On-site; AUD 83,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PM shift loading 15%

Permanent role

Job summary

Work Initiatives in NSW is seeking an experienced Electrical Maintenance Engineer to join a busy, automated food manufacturing site. You will maintain, troubleshoot and improve electrical and automation systems, owning breakdowns and planned maintenance across production equipment.

The role is Monday to Friday, 6:00am–9:00am starts with 15% PM shift loading and occasional PM shifts as needed, offering a permanent opportunity in a well-established operation.

Qualifications

• Extensive hands-on electrical maintenance experience in automated production environments.
• Experience with PLCs, VSDs, sensors and motors across food manufacturing facilities.
• Ability to diagnose faults and implement root cause analysis for reliability.

Responsibilities

• Carry out planned preventative and condition-based electrical maintenance on production equipment.
• Respond to electrical breakdowns, fault-find and repair safely and efficiently.
• Diagnose faults across PLCs, VSDs, sensors, motors, conveyors and automated equipment.
• Maintain and improve electrical control systems and automation machinery.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives to reduce downtime and improve efficiency.

Skills

Electrical maintenance

Troubleshooting

PLC fault-finding

Automation systems

Food manufacturing experience

Tools

PLCs

VSDs

Sensors

Motors

Conveyors

Job description

Work Initiatives in NSW is seeking an experienced Electrical Maintenance Engineer to join a busy, automated food manufacturing site. You will maintain, troubleshoot and improve electrical and automation systems, owning breakdowns and planned maintenance across production equipment.

The role is Monday to Friday, 6:00am–9:00am starts with 15% PM shift loading and occasional PM shifts as needed, offering a permanent opportunity in a well-established operation.