Maintenance Engineer - GMP & Automation

Exide Technologies; Gold Coast City; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health & Wellbeing

Flexible arrangements

Extra Leave

Volunteer time

Learning & Development

Job summary

Thermo Fisher Scientific Australia in Brisbane seeks a hands-on Maintenance Engineer to join the on-site maintenance team at Woolloongabba. You’ll conduct first-line investigations and repairs across plant utilities, manufacturing equipment and facilities, while following GMP and QA standards.

You’ll perform preventive maintenance, respond to alarms, support RCAs/FMEA, and coordinate with production, labs and contractors to maximize reliability and safety.

Qualifications

• Diploma/degree or trade in mechanical, electrical or automation.
• Restricted electrical license strongly preferred.
• 3+ years in pharmaceutical, hospital, food processing or related industry.
• Exposure to PLCs, BMS, SCADA or other industrial automation desirable.
• GMP cleanroom experience advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Maintain highly technical manufacturing equipment, plant utilities, and facility systems within a GMP cleanroom environment.
• Perform planned preventive maintenance, routine plant monitoring, and corrective maintenance to maximize equipment reliability and uptime.
• Respond to BMS alarms, equipment breakdowns, and facility issues, undertaking fault finding and repairs across mechanical, electrical, and automation systems.
• Participate in engineering investigations, root cause analysis, reliability assessments, and FMEA activities to support continuous improvement.
• Coordinate maintenance activities with production, laboratory personnel, contractors, and service providers to ensure work is completed safely and efficiently.
• Troubleshoot electrical systems within the scope of licensing and competency.
• Perform other maintenance and engineering duties as directed by the Supervisor.

Skills

Mechanical fault-finding

Electrical fault-finding

Automation systems

CMMS

PLC/SCADA exposure

Team collaboration

Health & Safety

Education

Diploma/Degree in mechanical/electrical/automation

Restricted electrical license

Tools

CMMS software

Job description

Thermo Fisher Scientific Australia in Brisbane seeks a hands-on Maintenance Engineer to join the on-site maintenance team at Woolloongabba. You’ll conduct first-line investigations and repairs across plant utilities, manufacturing equipment and facilities, while following GMP and QA standards.

You’ll perform preventive maintenance, respond to alarms, support RCAs/FMEA, and coordinate with production, labs and contractors to maximize reliability and safety.