Maintenance Fitter: Drive Continuous Improvement Trials

Chobani; Greater Dandenong; On-site; AUD 85,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free onsite parking

Free Chobani products onsite

Health & wellbeing programs

Career development opportunities

Site upgrades exposure

Strong safety culture

Job summary

Chobani Australia is seeking a Maintenance Fitter to maintain, troubleshoot and improve production equipment at our Dandenong South site. You will apply mechanical expertise to reduce downtime and boost reliability while collaborating with Production, Engineering and Quality teams on continuous improvement initiatives.

The role requires a recognised trade qualification and 5–8 years of maintenance/commissioning experience in high-speed manufacturing, with GMP/HACCP awareness and basic IT skills.

Qualifications

• Recognised trade qualification required.
• 5–8 years' maintenance/commissioning in high-speed manufacturing.
• Experience with GMP, HACCP, food safety and quality systems.
• Ability to work collaboratively across multiple teams.
• Basic computer literacy and MS Office experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support continuous improvement projects on equipment reliability, safety and efficiency.
• Support production and equipment trials, including implementation/validation of new processes.
• Fabricate, modify, install and adjust equipment to meet project needs.
• Collect and verify machine settings and data.
• Use maintenance systems to support data integrity and predictive maintenance.
• Monitor equipment performance and identify root causes of losses with corrective actions.
• Perform fault-finding, planned maintenance and repairs on plant equipment.
• Contribute to capital projects for new products and process improvements.
• Maintain strong safety focus including lockout/tagout and hot work requirements.
• Provide maintenance coverage to ensure operational continuity.
• Collaborate with Production, Engineering, Quality, Reliability and Automation teams.

Skills

Fault-finding

Troubleshooting

Plant maintenance

Collaboration

MS Office

Education

Fitter and Turner trade qualification

Tools

Disconnect/Reconnect Licence

Stainless-steel welding

Job description

Chobani Australia is seeking a Maintenance Fitter to maintain, troubleshoot and improve production equipment at our Dandenong South site. You will apply mechanical expertise to reduce downtime and boost reliability while collaborating with Production, Engineering and Quality teams on continuous improvement initiatives.

The role requires a recognised trade qualification and 5–8 years of maintenance/commissioning experience in high-speed manufacturing, with GMP/HACCP awareness and basic IT skills.