Maintenance Electrician – $57P/H – Dayshift

Blackbook Recruitment; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 79,000 - 83,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Overtime weekends

Stable day shift

Food manufacturing environment

Job summary

Blackbook Recruitment is seeking a Maintenance Electrician for a leading food manufacturer in Wacol. This day-shift role offers strong earning potential through regular overtime and a stable, fast-paced production environment.

You will perform preventative and reactive maintenance, electrical fault finding, and support site improvements while working with motors, sensors, drives, and automated machinery. Safety and meticulous documentation are essential.

Qualifications

• QLD Electrical Licence – Essential.
• Experience in food manufacturing, FMCG or industrial manufacturing.
• Strong electrical fault-finding and troubleshooting skills.
• Experience working with automated production machinery.
• PLC experience is highly regarded.
• Strong understanding of preventative maintenance.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a maintenance team.
• Strong safety focus and practical problem-solving ability.

Responsibilities

• Electrical fault finding and breakdown maintenance across production equipment.
• Preventative and scheduled maintenance.
• Diagnosing electrical faults and minimising production downtime.
• Working with motors, sensors, drives, control systems and automated machinery.
• Collaborating with the mechanical maintenance and production teams.
• Responding quickly and effectively to production breakdowns.
• Maintaining accurate maintenance records and documentation.

Skills

Electrical fault-finding

Troubleshooting

Preventative maintenance

Independent worker

Team collaboration

Education

QLD Electrical Licence – Essential

Tools

PLC systems

Job description

Leading Manufacturer!

Maintenance Electrician – Food Manufacturing
Wacol | Day Shift
$57/hr + Super
Company: Food Manufacturing
Monday–Friday | 6:00am–2:30pm
PLENTY OVERTIME AVAILABLE WEEKDAYS AND WEEKENDS!!

Are you a Maintenance Electrician looking for a stable day-shift role with a leading food manufacturer?

We are currently seeking an experienced Maintenance Electrician to join a well-established food manufacturing facility based in Wacol. This is a fantastic opportunity for an electrician who enjoys working in a fast-paced production environment and wants strong earning potential through regular overtime.

The Opportunity
You will join an experienced maintenance team responsible for keeping a modern food manufacturing facility operating safely and efficiently.

Your role will involve a combination of preventative and reactive maintenance, electrical fault finding, breakdown response and supporting ongoing improvements across the site.

Key Responsibilities

• Electrical fault finding and breakdown maintenance across production equipment


• Preventative and scheduled maintenance


• Diagnosing electrical faults and minimising production downtime


• Working with motors, sensors, drives, control systems and automated machinery


• Working closely with the mechanical maintenance and production teams


• Responding quickly and effectively to production breakdowns


• Maintaining accurate maintenance records and documentation

What We’re Looking For

• QLD Electrical Licence – Essential


• Previous experience in food manufacturing, FMCG or industrial manufacturing


• Strong electrical fault-finding and troubleshooting skills


• Experience working with automated production machinery


• PLC experience highly regarded


• Strong understanding of preventative maintenance


• Ability to work independently and as part of a maintenance team


• Strong safety focus and practical problem-solving ability