Maintenance Fitter - Food Manufacturing (Permanent, Day/Afternoon)

Workforce Extensions; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 69,000 - 77,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Overtime opportunities

Long-term career opportunities

Competitive hourly rate

Job summary

Workforce Extensions Geelong is recruiting on behalf of a well-established Australian food manufacturer to join their Braybrook maintenance team as a Maintenance Fitter/Fitter & Turner. This is a permanent full-time role in a busy facility with a strong emphasis on safety and uptime.

You will carry out preventative maintenance, attend breakdowns, and support continuous improvement across conveyors, pumps and gearboxes. Overtime is available.

Qualifications

• Trade qualification as a Mechanical Fitter or Fitter Turner.
• Strong mechanical fault-finding ability.
• Experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Knowledge of hydraulic and pneumatic systems.
• Experience maintaining conveyors, pumps, gearboxes and production equipment.
• Ability to read engineering drawings.
• Experience using CMMS.
• Excellent communication and teamwork.

Responsibilities

• Carry out preventative maintenance across manufacturing equipment.
• Attend breakdowns and perform mechanical fault finding.
• Repair and overhaul pumps, conveyors, gearboxes, bearings and rotating equipment.
• Install and commission mechanical equipment when required.
• Complete planned maintenance and shutdown work.
• Assist with equipment upgrades and continuous improvement projects.
• Work closely with production teams to maximise equipment reliability.
• Maintain high standards of workplace safety and food safety compliance.

Skills

Mechanical fault-finding

Communication skills

Reading engineering drawings

Team player

Education

Mechanical Fitter / Fitter Turner trade

Tools

CMMS

Job description

Workforce Extensions Geelong is recruiting on behalf of a well-established Australian food manufacturer to join their Braybrook maintenance team as a Maintenance Fitter/Fitter & Turner. This is a permanent full-time role in a busy facility with a strong emphasis on safety and uptime.

You will carry out preventative maintenance, attend breakdowns, and support continuous improvement across conveyors, pumps and gearboxes. Overtime is available.