Fleet Mechanic -Forklift Technician

NH Foods Limited; Toowoomba Regional; On-site; AUD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Early starts and early finishes

Staff discounts

Staff BBQs

Free EAP service

Job summary

Oakey Beef Exports, part of the NH Foods Group, is seeking an experienced maintenance technician to autonomously service and repair a fleet of forklifts, pallet jacks and shunt trucks. You will join a skilled maintenance team and ensure the fleet stays in action.

Ideal candidates have Cert III and experience in both electrical and mechanical works, with a focus on light and heavy vehicle servicing, diagnostics and repairs.

Qualifications

• Minimum Cert III qualification is mandatory.
• Experience with low voltage electrical and mechanical works is valued.
• Autonomy to apply skills with support from a maintenance team.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and service a fleet of forklifts, pallet jacks and shunt trucks.
• Manage workload for servicing and repairs to keep fleet in action.
• Perform light and heavy vehicle servicing, diagnostics and repairs.

Skills

Forklift operation

Electrical work

Mechanical aptitude

Diagnostics

Vehicle servicing

Workload management

Education

Cert III

Tools

Cyndy forklifts

Komatsu forklifts

Toyota forklifts

Forkforce forklifts

Yale forklifts

Job description

Oakey Beef Exports, part of the NH Foods Group, is one of Australia's largest and longest operating beef processing plants!

This position offers a diverse opportunity to autonomously apply your skills across a fleet of forklifts, palette jacks and shunt trucks. Your role will be to manage the workload pf servicing and repairs, keeping our fleet in action.

• Full-time, permanent employment in Oakey
• Monday to Friday (no nights or weekends)
• Negotiable work hours to suit your schedule
• Optional voluntary overtime available
• Autonomy to apply skills with the backing of a skilled Maintenance team

This position requires an experienced technician with aptitudes for both low voltage electrical and mechanical works. You will be reliable, solution focused and skilled in managing your workload.

Some areas of experience that would be beneficial include:

• Light vehicle servicing, diagnostics and repairs;
• Heavy vehicle servicing, diagnostics and repairs;
• Cyndy, Komatsu, Toyota, Forkforce, Yale forklift experience; and/or
• Manual and automatic palette jack experience.

A minimum relevant Cert III qualification is mandatory for this position.

Since 1987, when Oakey Beef was acquired by NH Foods, we have become a leader in the meat processing industry. This means we offer consistency, stability and security for locals in our region with:

• Early starts and early finishes, no nights
• Secure, full-time employment with a local leader
• Full training provided by our internal training department
• Staff discounts, staff BBQ's and free EAP service

NH Foods and Oakey Beef Exports is an equal opportunity employer, and we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. We do not have capacity to sponsor overseas workers with this position.