Maintenance Electrician (Industrial)

Inghams Chickens; Australia; Hybrid; AUD 52,000 - 73,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Rotating roster

Shift allowances

Annual leave

Fitness program

Employee discounts

Career development

Wellbeing priority

ASX-listed company

Job summary

Inghams Chickens in Burton, Australia, seeks an Industrial Electrician to keep production lines moving with fault-finding and electrical expertise. This hands-on role requires resilience, teamwork, and a commitment to safety in a fast-paced plant environment.

The role offers a 4:4 rotating roster (12-hour shifts), with up to $45.33/hr plus 26.786% shift allowances, five weeks annual leave, and access to fitness and employee discounts. Career growth opportunities are supported by the company.

Qualifications

• A Class Electrical Licence (SA) is required.
• Proven maintenance experience on production equipment.
• Strong safety focus and teamwork.
• Ability to read technical drawings and specs.

Responsibilities

• Respond to and repair production machinery promptly.
• Implement planned maintenance to reduce downtime.
• Support maintenance programs and uphold standards.
• Work safely and collaborate across teams.

Skills

Electrical maintenance

Fault finding

Production equipment

Safety conscious

Education

Electrical Licence SA

Tools

Maximo CMMS

Job description

We've been proudly bringing joy to tables and smiles to faces with the delicious food we've been crafting for over 100 years.

A large part of our strong growth and success is because we're always looking for new ways to do things and thinking about how we can create a better, more sustainable future world together.

Our success as an industry leader in providing deliciously good food means we can continue to invest in our future as we work towards becoming Australia and New Zealand's first choice for poultry.

Job Description

Your opportunity to join our team:

Ingham’s Primary Processing Plant in Burton is looking for a skilled, motivated, and safety-focused Industrial Electrician to join an established, diverse team that’s passionate, empowered, and ready to perform at pace.

This is a hands-on role where your fault-finding skills and electrical expertise directly keep our production lines moving — minimising downtime, solving real problems, and making a visible impact every shift. If you thrive in a fast-paced environment and enjoy working collaboratively, this is your opportunity to join a supportive, growing team with genuine career stability.

What you’ll do:

• Responding to and resolving production machinery repairs and breakdowns in a timely manner
• Proactively reducing reactive maintenance through effective planned maintenance activities
• Contributing to and helping implement planned maintenance programs
• Working within and upholding Ingham’s policies, procedures, and maintenance standards
• Delivering high-quality service to internal and external stakeholders
• Promoting and maintaining a safe, healthy, and inclusive workplace
• Ensuring safety standards and quality assurance practices are upheld in every repair and maintenance task
• Identifying and escalating food safety, quality, and risk issues

What you’ll bring:

• A Class Electrical Licence (SA)
• Demonstrated electrical maintenance experience in a commercial or industrial setting, including installations, fault-finding, repairs, and maintenance on production equipment
• A strong commitment to working safely
• Sound interpersonal skills, with the ability to build relationships and collaborate effectively across teams
• A proactive problem-solver’s mindset, with quick thinking under pressure
• Strong attention to detail and the ability to multitask effectively
• Confidence interpreting technical drawings and specifications
• Experience with CMMS software such as Maximo (advantageous, not essential)
• A drive to identify and introduce improvements to maintenance practices and plant performance

What we’ll offer you:

• 4:4 rotating roster (12-hour shifts, 24-hour coverage) — consistency, recovery time, and a lifestyle that actually works
• Earn up to $45.33/hr + 26.786% shift allowances on the rotating roster
• 5 weeks annual leave for shift positions
• Access to Fitness Passport that gives you affordable access to gyms, pools and fitness facilities nationwide
• Employee benefits including product discounts and travel discounts
• Genuine opportunities to develop your career, supported by our performance and succession programs.
• The health, safety, and wellbeing of our people is our highest priority
• ASX-listed company with operations across Australia and New Zealand

We’re looking for people who arecurious, caring, courageous and committed to join us; people who want to contribute their best work every single dayand continue delivering deliciously good food that’s…Always Good