Maintenance Fitter - Afternoon Shift

Recruiting Partners Australia; Sydney; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Afternoon shift (2.00pm–10.00pm)

Full-time role

Job summary

Recruiting Partners Australia are sourcing an experienced Maintenance Fitter for a well-established Australian manufacturer in Kilsyth. You will maintain automated production equipment, respond to breakdowns and drive continuous improvement on plant reliability.

Key duties include fault finding on PLC/HMI controlled systems, maintaining conveyors, motors and gearboxes, and performing preventative maintenance with CMMS records. Afternoon shift or rotational schedule available.

Qualifications

• Trade qualification as Mechanical Fitter and registered where required.
• Minimum five years' experience in manufacturing or automated production.
• Strong fault-finding ability on automated production machinery.
• Experience with PLC/HMI-controlled equipment.
• Ability to read mechanical drawings and technical manuals.

Responsibilities

• Respond quickly to equipment breakdowns and return machinery safely to production.
• Diagnose faults across automated manufacturing equipment using PLC/HMI diagnostics.
• Maintain conveyors, motors, gearboxes, pumps, mixers, bearings and mechanical drive systems.
• Fault find across pneumatic and hydraulic systems.
• Complete preventative maintenance and planned shutdown work.
• Identify root causes of recurring equipment failures and implement long-term solutions.
• Assist with equipment upgrades, installations and commissioning.
• Maintain accurate maintenance records using the CMMS system.
• Work safely following Lock Out/Tag Out (LOTO) and site safety procedures.

Skills

Maintenance Fitter

Fault finding

PLC/HMI diagnostics

Reading mechanical drawings

Education

Certificate III Engineering – Mechanical (Mechanical Fitter)

Tools

PLC/HMI systems

Job description

1d ago , from Recruiting Partners Australia

Recruiting Partners Australia are specialists in white collar recruitment across Australia, delivering tailored recruitment solutions to our clients. With strong partnerships and experience our clients are provided with the best candidates to fit the job.

Keep Australia's leading manufacturing equipment running at its best. Afternoon shift: 2.00pm to 10.00pm or Rotational shift 2 weeks day 2 weeks afternoon.

Are you an experienced Maintenance Fitter who enjoys fault finding, solving complex mechanical problems and working with modern automated manufacturing equipment? RLA Polymers is seeking a hands-on Maintenance Fitter to join our manufacturing team in Kilsyth. This is an excellent opportunity to work within a well-established Australian manufacturer where safety, teamwork and continuous improvement are at the heart of everything we do. Working across a modern production facility, you'll be responsible for maintaining automated production equipment, responding to breakdowns, improving plant reliability and helping keep production operating safely and efficiently.

• Join a stable and growing Australian manufacturing business
• Work on modern automated production equipment
• Variety of breakdown, preventative maintenance and improvement projects
• Supportive team environment that values your ideas and technical expertise
• Long-term career opportunity with a company investing in its people

Reporting to the Maintenance Manager, you will be responsible for:

• Responding quickly to equipment breakdowns and returning machinery safely to production
• Diagnosing faults across automated manufacturing equipment using PLC/HMI diagnostics
• Maintaining conveyors, motors, gearboxes, pumps, mixers, bearings and mechanical drive systems
• Fault finding across pneumatic and hydraulic systems
• Completing preventative maintenance and planned shutdown work
• Identifying root causes of recurring equipment failures and implementing long-term solutions
• Assisting with equipment upgrades, installations and commissioning
• Maintaining accurate maintenance records using the CMMS system
• Working safely while following Lock Out/Tag Out (LOTO) and site safety procedures.

To be successful you will ideally have:

• Trade qualification as a Mechanical Fitter (Certificate III Engineering – Mechanical or equivalent)
• Minimum five years' experience within manufacturing or automated production environments
• Strong fault-finding ability on automated production machinery
• Experience with PLC/HMI-controlled equipment
• Excellent knowledge of:
  • Conveyors
  • Motors
  • Gearboxes
  • Bearings
  • Pneumatics
  • Hydraulics
  • Sensors
• Ability to read mechanical drawings and technical manuals
• A proactive approach to preventative maintenance and continuous improvement
• Strong commitment to workplace safety.

Experience with any of the following will be highly advantageous:

• VSDs or servo drives
• Robotics or automated packaging equipment
• Welding or fabrication
• Predictive maintenance
• Powder, chemical or building products manufacturing
• Forklift, EWP, Confined Space or Working at Heights licences.

Recruiting Partners Australia are driven and passionate to embrace diversity and equal employment opportunities and encourage any suitable candidates to apply.

Additional information

• Work on modern automated equipment with varied and interesting fault finds
• Stable full-time position with a respected Australian manufacturer
• Afternoon Shift 2.00pm - 10.00pm; Monday to Friday