Electrical Technician — Day Shift, Plant Reliability & Automation

Visy; Sydney; On-site; AUD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Visy in Western Sydney is seeking an Electrical Technician to maintain and improve the reliability, safety, and performance of electrical systems in a high-speed pulp and paper manufacturing plant. The role is a day shift from Monday to Friday, with rostered on-call duties.

You will perform preventive and corrective maintenance, diagnose faults on motors, drives, PLCs and automation, and support continuous improvement projects.

Qualifications

• A Grade Electrical Licence is required.
• Experience in manufacturing or heavy industrial environments is essential.
• Strong fault-finding and diagnostic skills.
• Experience with PLCs, VSDs, MCCs and industrial automation systems.

Responsibilities

• Perform preventative and corrective maintenance on electrical equipment and plant assets.
• Diagnose and rectify faults on motors, drives, conveyors, pumps, PLCs, instrumentation and control systems.
• Conduct routine inspections and monitor condition of plant equipment.
• Contribute to reliability, safety and efficiency improvement projects.
• Collaborate with production and engineering teams to optimise plant performance.
• Participate in breakdown response and after-hours call-out activities as required.
• Standby on-call duties on a 1-in-4-week roster.

Skills

Fault-finding

Diagnostic skills

Team collaboration

Education

A Grade Electrical Licence

Tools

PLCs

VSDs

MCCs

Industrial automation systems

Job description

Visy in Western Sydney is seeking an Electrical Technician to maintain and improve the reliability, safety, and performance of electrical systems in a high-speed pulp and paper manufacturing plant. The role is a day shift from Monday to Friday, with rostered on-call duties.

You will perform preventive and corrective maintenance, diagnose faults on motors, drives, PLCs and automation, and support continuous improvement projects.