Electrical Technician – PLC, Automation & Packaging

0584 Opella Healthcare Australia Pt; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Opella Healthcare Australia Pty is seeking an Electrical Technician in Brisbane to contribute to a high-efficiency manufacturing environment. You will fault-find on PLCs, VSDs, sensors and control circuits, while performing scheduled maintenance and supporting GMP-compliant processes.

The role requires a Queensland Electrical licence, experience in an industrial setting, and the ability to work day and afternoon shifts.

Qualifications

• Queensland Electrical licence is essential.
• Trade experience in a manufacturing or industrial maintenance environment.
• Strong fault-finding on PLCs, VSDs, sensors and control circuits.
• Ability to read electrical schematics and follow procedures.
• Willingness to work day and afternoon shift.
• Desirable Siemens TIA Portal experience; Red Lion or similar HMI platforms.
• Pharmaceutical, GMP-regulated manufacturing experience desirable.
• Instrumentation and Control qualification.
• Hazardous areas competency (EEHA).
• Experience with robotics, vision systems or packaging lines.
• CMMS experience.

Responsibilities

• Respond to breakdowns and fault-find electrical, control and automation issues.
• Downtime minimised; equipment restored quickly and safely.
• Carry out planned and preventive maintenance through the CMMS.
• PM schedule completed on time.
• Diagnose, maintain and modify PLC, HMI and drive systems (Siemens S7-1200/1500, TIA Portal, Red Lion).
• Changes documented and approved.
• Support robotic packing cells, vision inspection systems and label printers.
• Lines running at high efficiency.
• Complete all work orders and GMP documentation accurately.
• Work safely under isolation and permit-to-work procedures.
• Zero safety incidents.
• Support projects, shutdowns and equipment upgrades, including contractor coordination.
• Projects delivered to schedule.
• Root-cause analysis and continuous improvement.
• Share knowledge with apprentices; build team capability.

Skills

Electrical licence

Manufacturing maintenance

PLC fault-finding

Schematic reading

Shift work

Siemens TIA Portal

Red Lion HMI

GMP/pharma experience

Instrumentation & Control

EEHA

Robotics/vision/packaging

CMMS experience

Tools

Siemens S7-1200/1500

TIA Portal

Red Lion

Job description

Opella Healthcare Australia Pty is seeking an Electrical Technician in Brisbane to contribute to a high-efficiency manufacturing environment. You will fault-find on PLCs, VSDs, sensors and control circuits, while performing scheduled maintenance and supporting GMP-compliant processes.

The role requires a Queensland Electrical licence, experience in an industrial setting, and the ability to work day and afternoon shifts.