Maintenance Fitter – Food Manufacturing (Growth & Shift Pay)

KB Seafood Co; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive hourly rate

Shift penalties

Safety-first culture

Job summary

KB Seafood Co in Australia is seeking a trade-qualified Maintenance Fitter to join our production team. You will service, troubleshoot, and repair high-speed processing and packaging lines to keep peak efficiency while upholding strict food safety and GMP standards.

Experience with Multivac, Bizerba and Cabinplant machinery is highly regarded, and you will play a key role in maintaining a safe, clean, and compliant production environment.

Qualifications

• Trade qualification as Mechanical Fitter or equivalent.
• Experience in food manufacturing, FMCG, or pharmaceutical environments.
• Hands-on troubleshooting and servicing Multivac, Bizerba and Cabinplant machinery.
• Knowledge of HACCP, GMP and food-grade lubrication.
• Strong problem-solving and fault-finding under operational pressure.
• Good communication with operators and QA teams.

Responsibilities

• Perform preventive maintenance (PM) and emergency repairs on food processing and packaging equipment.
• Maintain and optimize Multivac packaging machines and Bizerba weighing/labeling systems, plus other equipment.
• Fault-find and repair mechanical, pneumatic, and basic hydraulic systems.
• Ensure maintenance activities comply with food safety standards (HACCP, BRC, or SQF).
• Maintain a clean, hygienic work environment and GMP compliance.
• Accurately log maintenance work orders and requests.

Skills

Troubleshooting

Preventive maintenance

Communication

Fault finding under pressure

Education

Mechanical Fitter trade qualification

Tools

Multivac

Bizerba

Cabinplant

Job description

KB Seafood Co in Australia is seeking a trade-qualified Maintenance Fitter to join our production team. You will service, troubleshoot, and repair high-speed processing and packaging lines to keep peak efficiency while upholding strict food safety and GMP standards.

Experience with Multivac, Bizerba and Cabinplant machinery is highly regarded, and you will play a key role in maintaining a safe, clean, and compliant production environment.