Maintenance

Work Initiatives; Ballarat; On-site; AUD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Recruitment Vision is seeking a hands-on Maintenance Technician for Ballarat''s fast-paced food manufacturing site. Afternoon shift, onsite role focused on preventative and breakdown maintenance to keep production running smoothly.

You may come from a Maintenance Fitter, Mechanical Fitter, Automotive Mechanic or similar background, with strong troubleshooting and fault-finding skills. Training provided; career opportunity in a leading local manufacturer.

Qualifications

• Open to candidates with maintenance or technical backgrounds.
• Hands-on problem solving and fault finding valued.
• Shift flexibility and a positive team mindset preferred.

Responsibilities

• Diagnosing and troubleshooting machinery faults.
• Carrying out breakdown repairs.
• Performing preventative maintenance.
• Repairing and replacing machine components.
• Minimising equipment downtime.
• Maintaining maintenance records and schedules.
• Using maintenance management software.
• Supporting continuous improvement initiatives.
• Following all workplace health and safety procedures.

Skills

Maintenance Fitter

Mechanical Fitter

Automotive Mechanic

Engineer

Maintenance Technician

Industrial Maintenance

Manufacturing Maintenance

Trade Assistant

Troubleshooting

Job description

Recruitment Vision is currently seeking a motivated and mechanically minded Maintenance Technician to join one of Ballarat's leading food manufacturers on the afternoon shift.

We're looking beyond specific qualifications and welcome applications from candidates with a range of maintenance, mechanical, engineering, manufacturing, or technical backgrounds. Whether you're a qualified tradesperson or someone with strong troubleshooting and fault-finding skills, we'd love to hear from you. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys solving problems, working with machinery, and keeping production running efficiently.

About the Role

Working within a fast-paced food manufacturing environment, you will support production through both preventative and breakdown maintenance activities.

Key responsibilities include:

• Diagnosing and troubleshooting machinery faults
• Carrying out breakdown repairs
• Performing preventative maintenance
• Repairing and replacing machine components
• Minimising equipment downtime
• Maintaining maintenance records and schedules
• Using maintenance management software
• Supporting continuous improvement initiatives
• Following all workplace health and safety procedures

Skills & Experience

We are open to applicants from a variety of backgrounds, including:

• Maintenance Fitter
• Mechanical Fitter
• Automotive Mechanic
• Engineer
• Maintenance Technician
• Industrial Maintenance
• Manufacturing Maintenance
• Trade Assistant with strong mechanical aptitude
• Any technically minded individual with proven troubleshooting experience

Highly Regarded

• Experience troubleshooting machinery within a manufacturing environment
• Breakdown maintenance experience
• Preventative maintenance experience
• Strong mechanical aptitude and fault-finding ability
• Confidence repairing and replacing machine components
• Experience using maintenance software systems
• MEX experience (highly regarded)
• Food manufacturing experience (advantageous but not essential)

If you're a hands-on problem solver with a mechanical mindset and are looking for a long-term opportunity with one of Ballarat's leading manufacturers, we'd love to hear from you.