Maintenance Fitter

Baiada Poultry; Newcastle-Maitland; On-site; AUD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Baiada Poultry is seeking a Maintenance Fitter to support plant operations at the Cardiff Feed Mill in New South Wales. The role involves diagnosing faults, repairing equipment and maintaining parts stocks to minimise downtime.

You will be part of a small team, responsible for maintenance planning, record keeping and implementing preventative maintenance. Experience in feed milling is highly desirable and you must be able to work with limited supervision.

Qualifications

• Maintenance Fitter experience.
• Previous experience in feedmilling processes and equipment (highly desirable).
• Ability to give instruction when required.
• Ability to work within a team.
• High level planning and organisational skills.
• Ability to drive continuous improvement and preventative maintenance.
• Ability to complete own work with limited supervision.

Responsibilities

• Help redirect production ideas to get around breakdowns or mechanical stoppages.
• Stocktake of spare parts and advise Supervisor if required.
• Maintain maintenance records.
• Diagnose, fault find and repair equipment.
• Perform maintenance work including replacement of parts.
• Any other tasks relevant to the role.

Skills

Maintenance Fitter

Feedmill experience

Ability to give instruction

Team player

Planning & organisation

Continuous improvement

Self-supervision

Education

Confined spaces & heights

Working at Heights Ticket

Job description

Baiada is a privately owned Australian Company providing premium quality poultry products throughout Australia. We operate throughout Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia and Western Australia with our Head Office based in Pendle Hill. Our brands include Lilydale Free Range and Steggles and we have a proud reputation for upholding traditional family-oriented values. At Baiada Poultry our primary objective is to provide our customers with the highest quality products and excellent service.

We currently have an exciting opportunity available for Maintenance Fitter at our Cardiff Feed Mill, offering a great chance to join our team and contribute to plant operations and maintenance.

Key Responsibilities

• Help redirect production ideas to get around breakdowns or mechanical stoppages
• Stocktake of spare parts and advise Supervisor if required
• Maintain maintenance records
• Diagnose, fault find and repair equipment
• Perform maintenance work including replacement of parts
• Any other tasks relevant to the role

Skills Required

• Maintenance Fitter Experience
• Previous experience in feedmilling processes and equipment (highly desirable)
• Ability to give instruction when required
• Ability to work within a team
• High level planning and organisational skills
• Ability to drive continuous improvement and preventative maintenance
• Ability to complete own work with limited supervision

Desirable Qualifications

• Comfortable working in confined spaces and heights
• Working at Heights Ticket

Please note:Due to our strict biosecurity requirements, you must not have anybirds, pigs or poultryat home and be willing to maintain our quarantine policy and procedures.

To be eligible for this role, you must have legal right to work full-time (without restrictions) in Australia at the time of application. As part of the recruitment process and on-going employment, you may be required to undergo background checks to assess your suitability for the position. These checks may include verification of work rights, police check, medical assessments and/or drug and alcohol testing.