Maintenance Electrician

Axis Communications; Toowoomba Regional; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free onsite parking

Employee Assistance Program

Parental leave

Job summary

Vinidex is seeking a qualified Maintenance Electrician to join our Toowoomba facility. The role covers breakdown, preventative and corrective maintenance across heavy industrial equipment, automation systems, and robotics, with a strong emphasis on safety and reliability.

You will troubleshoot faults, drive continuous improvement, and collaborate across Maintenance, Production, and Engineering teams to optimise plant performance and uptime.

Qualifications

• Current Australian Electrical Licence (essential).
• Minimum 5 years' experience in manufacturing or industrial maintenance.
• Strong knowledge of Electrical Safety Act, Australian Wiring Standards, and safe work practices.
• Experience troubleshooting and maintaining industrial electrical systems in fast-paced production.
• Advanced knowledge of Variable Speed Drives (AC/DC), PLCs, SCADA systems, and automation controls.
• Experience working with automation, robotics, and modern manufacturing equipment.
• Proficiency using CMMS systems (MEX or equivalent), SAP experience is highly regarded.
• Excellent fault-finding, diagnostic, and problem-solving skills.
• Strong communication and ability to work across teams.
• Excellent time management and prioritization in a dynamic environment.

Responsibilities

• Conduct breakdown and reactive maintenance across the site and facilities.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives and monitor production assets to maximise equipment reliability, plant performance, and uptime.
• Apply a solutions-focused approach to fault finding, preventative maintenance, and breakdown response, ensuring work is completed safely, efficiently, and to a high standard.
• Develop and maintain strong working relationships with Maintenance, Production, Tooling, and Manufacturing teams to support operational requirements and plant performance.
• Promote a strong safety culture by ensuring SWMS, JSEA, Permit to Work (PTW), and other risk management processes are followed and effectively implemented.
• Complete preventative and corrective maintenance tasks, equipment repairs, and maintenance work orders in a planned and timely manner.
• Maintain accurate maintenance records and work history within the MEX/CMMS system.
• Support maintenance shutdowns, reliability initiatives, and continuous improvement projects across the site.

Skills

Electrical licence

5+ years experience

SCADA/PLCs

Automation controls

Tools

CMMS (MEX)

SAP

Job description

About Us

For over six decades, Vinidex has been leading the way - setting the industry benchmark for pipeline systems and solutions.

Our legacy spans across building, infrastructure, agriculture, and civil sectors.

We make life flow with groundbreaking, high-quality products, connecting everything from water, gas, and energy throughout Australia.

With the Aliaxis group as our parent company, we are part of one of the world's largest global networks to bring solutions to the world's water challenges.

We are proud of our focus on operating on 100% renewable energy by 2025 and our recycling programs across our sites.

We are looking for passionate people that want to be part of our journey and embrace the behaviours that we stand for: We Dare to challenge the status quo, to innovate and to learn fast. We Care for the environment, our customers and each other. We Deliver by taking accountability for our decisions and actions.

About the role

We have an exciting opportunity for a qualified and experienced Maintenance Electrician to join our maintenance team at Vinidex's manufacturing facility in Toowoomba. This hands-on role is ideal for someone who enjoys troubleshooting electrical faults, carrying out preventative and corrective maintenance, and ensuring our production equipment operates safely, reliably, and efficiently. This position offers a varied workload across heavy industrial equipment, automation systems, robotics, and advanced manufacturing technology, providing excellent opportunities to further develop your technical skills.

Rotational on call coverage Monday to Thursday: 6:30am - 4:30pm Friday: 6:30am - 2:00pm.

What will you do?

• Conduct breakdown and reactive maintenance activities across the site and facilities.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives and monitor production assets to maximise equipment reliability, plant performance, and uptime.
• Apply a solutions-focused approach to fault finding, preventative maintenance, and breakdown response, ensuring work is completed safely, efficiently, and to a high standard.
• Develop and maintain strong working relationships with Maintenance, Production, Tooling, and Manufacturing teams to support operational requirements and plant performance.
• Promote a strong safety culture by ensuring SWMS, JSEA, Permit to Work (PTW), and other risk management processes are followed and effectively implemented.
• Complete preventative and corrective maintenance tasks, equipment repairs, and maintenance work orders in a planned and timely manner.
• Maintain accurate maintenance records and work history within the MEX/CMMS system.
• Support maintenance shutdowns, reliability initiatives, and continuous improvement projects across the site.

About you

• Current Australian Electrical Licence (essential).
• Minimum 5 years' experience in a manufacturing, industrial maintenance, or similar engineering environment.
• Strong understanding of the Electrical Safety Act, Australian Wiring Standards, and safe work practices.
• Experience troubleshooting and maintaining industrial electrical systems in a fast-paced production environment.
• Advanced knowledge of Variable Speed Drives (AC/DC), PLCs, SCADA systems, and automation controls.
• Experience working with automation, robotics, and modern manufacturing equipment.
• Proficiency using CMMS systems (MEX or equivalent), with SAP experience highly regarded.
• Excellent fault-finding, diagnostic, and problem-solving skills.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to build effective relationships across all levels of the business.
• Exceptional time management skills with the ability to prioritise competing maintenance activities in a dynamic environment.
• A proactive, solutions-focused approach and a genuine commitment to continuous improvement and operational excellence.
• A strong focus on safety and compliance, with a commitment to maintaining best-practice standards.

Why join us?

We care… You will enjoy working for a business that is conscious about what we do, how it operates and our impact on the environment.

• Industry leading paid parental leave - 26 weeks paid parental leave for primary carer and 4 weeks paid secondary carer.
• Free onsite parking.
• Employee Assistance Program access for you & your immediate family.
• We take it further with our Employee Recognition Programs and Service Awards, STI programme and Annual Pay reviews to reward you for a job well done.
• Opportunity to join our women mentoring programs.
• Diversity, equity, and inclusion is close to our heart as a global business, you will have the opportunity to join the DEI council.
• A tailored career development opportunities at home and abroad.
• A safe work environment with a strong focus on "Go for Zero".

At Aliaxis, we design sustainable, easy to install, and innovative solutions to address the world's water challenges and accelerate the transition to clean energy. Thanks to our 15,000+ employees in over 40 countries, our pipes and fitting systems meet our customers' most demanding needs for the building, infrastructure, industrial and agriculture sectors.

Aliaxis' Purpose

Aliaxis has embarked on a positive journey with its "Growth with Purpose" strategy, implementing ambitious, urgent actions for sustainability and innovation that will pay off in the short term. By 2025, we will be focusing on the areas where we can create the biggest impact: on carbon reduction in our plants and on increasing the share of recycled content in our products. In conjunction, we will continue to develop more and better water solutions for society as a whole.