Heavy Industrial Maintenance Fitter – Day Shift (Permanent)

seek.com.au; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 55,000 - 69,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PPE provided

Job summary

Seek placeholder is seeking a skilled Maintenance Fitter to join a small, hands-on maintenance team at a busy industrial processing facility in Brisbane's western suburbs. You will carry out planned, preventive, breakdown, and shutdown maintenance across heavy industrial plant and equipment.

The role requires trade qualifications and proven experience in industrial maintenance, with strong fault-finding abilities and a hands-on approach to fixed plant machinery.

Qualifications

• Trade-qualified Maintenance Fitter / Mechanical Fitter (Fitter & Turner) or equivalent recognised mechanical trade qualification.
• Proven experience in industrial maintenance, ideally within heavy industry, manufacturing, quarrying, mining or processing facilities.
• Strong mechanical fault-finding, troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
• Hands‑on experience maintaining and repairing fixed plant machinery.

Responsibilities

• Carry out planned, preventative, breakdown and shutdown maintenance across heavy industrial plant and equipment.
• Diagnose, troubleshoot and repair mechanical faults to minimise downtime and keep operations running efficiently.
• Maintain and repair conveyors, rollers, bearings, gearboxes, hydraulic systems and other mechanical components.
• Inspect, maintain and repair fixed plant machinery and assist with maintenance of mobile equipment where required.
• Perform equipment installations, modifications and mechanical repairs.
• Assist with plant upgrades, new equipment installations and continuous improvement projects.
• Identify recurring equipment issues and implement practical, long-term solutions.
• Work closely with the maintenance and operations teams to prioritise repairs and minimise production disruptions.
• Maintain accurate maintenance records and report equipment issues.
• Follow safe work procedures, conduct risk assessments and maintain a strong commitment to workplace safety.

Skills

Mechanical fault-finding

Troubleshooting

Safety awareness

Independent work

Team collaboration

Education

Trade-qualified Maintenance Fitter / Mechanical Fitter (Fitter & Turner)

Tools

Conveyors

Hydraulics

Bearings

Gearboxes

Job description

Seek placeholder is seeking a skilled Maintenance Fitter to join a small, hands-on maintenance team at a busy industrial processing facility in Brisbane's western suburbs. You will carry out planned, preventive, breakdown, and shutdown maintenance across heavy industrial plant and equipment.

The role requires trade qualifications and proven experience in industrial maintenance, with strong fault-finding abilities and a hands-on approach to fixed plant machinery.