Line Setter / Maintenance Fitter

Aspect Personnel; Greater Dandenong; On-site; AUD 48,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Aspect Personnel is seeking an experienced Line Setter / Maintenance Fitter to support a busy pre-Christmas production period. You will manage line setting, changeovers, and maintenance across batching, filling and packaging equipment to minimise downtime and ensure consistent output.

This role requires hands-on mechanical trade qualifications, strong fault-finding skills and a history of proactive maintenance.

Qualifications

• Trade qualification as Mechanical Fitter or Mechanical Engineering background.
• Experience in liquid batch-blending and filling operations across personal care, cosmetics, pharma, chemical or FMCG is highly regarded.
• Strong line setting and changeover capability across varied products and pack formats.
• Sound fault-finding and breakdown response skills.
• Experience planning and scheduling preventative maintenance.
• Experience setting up or managing critical spares and inventory control systems.
• Engineering mindset with focus on root-cause analysis, reliability and continuous improvement.
• Ability to hit the ground running and work autonomously with minimal handover.
• Availability to start immediately and commit through to the Christmas break.
• A full driver’s licence and a strong safety-first approach.

Responsibilities

• Line setting and changeovers between product runs.
• Keep batching, liquid filling and packaging equipment running reliably.
• Address breakdowns and perform preventative maintenance.
• Contribute to maintenance planning and spare parts inventory control.
• Collaborate with production leadership to reduce downtime and keep lines performing.

Skills

Line setting

Changeovers

Preventive maintenance

Fault-finding

Spare parts planning

Autonomous work

Safety-first

Availability to start immediately

Education

Trade qualification as Mechanical Fitter

Mechanical Engineering background

Tools

Liquid batch-blending equipment

Filling and packaging equipment

Job description

The Company

This highly successful, locally owned contract manufacturer has produced personal care and household products for brands across Australia for decades. Its range covers liquids, gels, creams and lotions across skincare, haircare and homecare categories. Many of its contracts are stable and long-term, and it has a strong pipeline of work. The business partners with clients from product development through to filling and packaging.

They are now looking for an experienced Line Setter / Maintenance Fitter to support production during a busy pre-Christmas period.

The Role

As the Line Setter / Maintenance Fitter, you'll keep the batching, liquid filling and packaging equipment running reliably across the production lines. Your day-to-day work will span line setting, changeovers between product runs, breakdowns and preventative maintenance. Contract manufacturing means frequent changeovers across different products, viscosities and pack formats, so quick, accurate line setting is key.

There's also scope to make a lasting impact. That includes shaping the maintenance planning schedule and helping set up systems for critical spare parts and inventory control. You'll work closely with production leadership to reduce downtime and keep the lines performing. This is a day shift role.

The Person

As the successful candidate you will have:

• A trade qualification as a Mechanical Fitter, or a Mechanical Engineering background combined with a willingness to stay hands-on
• Experience in liquid batch-blending and filling operations; personal care, cosmetics, pharmaceutical, chemical or FMCG backgrounds are highly regarded
• Strong line setting and changeover capability across varied products and pack formats
• Sound fault-finding and breakdown response skills
• Experience planning and scheduling preventative maintenance
• Experience setting up or managing critical spares and inventory control systems
• An engineering mindset, with a focus on root-cause analysis, reliability and continuous improvement
• The ability to hit the ground running and work autonomously with minimal handover
• Availability to start immediately and commit through to the Christmas break
• A full driver's licence and a strong safety-first approach