Feedlot Maintenance Fitter

Harmony Agriculture & Food Co.; Dimboola; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Harmony Agriculture and Food Company in Dimboola, VIC, is seeking a Feedlot Maintenance Fitter Supervisor to maintain plant and equipment, coordinate repairs and oversee safety on site. You will perform preventive maintenance, welding, and mechanical tasks, operate machinery, and implement upgrades while training staff and ensuring minimal downtime for livestock and feed operations.

Rostered weekends availability and basic computer skills are desirable; the role suits someone with hands-on

Qualifications

• Maintenance, welding and mechanical experience.
• Machinery servicing experience.
• Basic computer skills.
• Available to work rostered weekends.

Responsibilities

• Attend to preventive maintenance and servicing of plant and equipment (augers, gearboxes, milling, structural and mobile equipment) and property infrastructure (yards, fences, pumps and water systems).
• Identify, repair and replace worn or faulty components and equipment.
• Conduct modifications and assemble/fit parts to plant, equipment and machinery.
• Operate machinery (front-end loader, skid steer, tractors, trucks).
• Ensure repairs and programmed maintenance are carried out promptly to limit downtime.
• Maintain site and equipment in a safe, clean state and troubleshoot hydraulic/pneumatic systems.

Skills

Maintenance

Welding

Mechanical experience

Machinery servicing

Basic computer skills

Weekend availability

Job description

Harmony Agriculture and Food Company – Dimboola VIC

Harmony Agriculture and Food Company (HAAFCO) is a producer of premium Wagyu beef to domestic and international markets, operating one of Australia’s largest Wagyu F1 supply chains. Our award-winning wagyu brands are exported globally. At Harmony we take great pride in animal production and welfare, ensuring consistent highest-quality product for our customers around the world.

The Feedlot Maintenance Fitter Supervisor will be required to support the Dimboola Feedlot, ensuring that the site & machinery are kept well maintained and development projects carried out in a safe and timely manner.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

Attending to preventive maintenance and servicing of plant and equipment (augers, gearboxes, milling, structural and mobile equipment) and property infrastructure (yards, fences, pumps and water systems) on the feedlot to ensure they are fully functional, including:

Identifying, repairing and replacing worn/faulty mechanical components and equipment

Conducting modifications

Crafting, assembling and fitting parts to plant, equipment and machinery

Machinery operation (including front-end loader, skid steer, tractors, trucks)

Attending to and ensuring repairs and programmed maintenance are carried out in a prompt, efficient and safe manner limiting down time and delays in livestock and feed operations

General site maintenance (including performing welding operations and concreting)

Ensure the environment and worksite and all Harmony property and equipment is kept in a well-maintained, safe and clean state.

Maintain and troubleshooting hydraulic and pneumatic systems and their components

Implement any upgrade and improvement programs for infrastructure and property use

Where applicable, introduce innovation and technology into feedlot management and day-to-day operations activities.

Liaise with suppliers of goods and services to carry out required tasks

Train feedlot staff as required in basic feedlot operations and maintenance activities such as safe machinery and plant operation, repairs and maintenance, yard repairs and maintenance, water and feed management.

Skills and Experience;

Maintenance, welding and mechanical experience

Machinery servicing experience

Basic computer skills

Available to work rostered weekends