Maintenance Fitters – Food

Blackbook Recruitment; Somerset Regional; On-site; AUD 67,000 - 77,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discounted products

Health benefits

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Blackbook Recruitment is seeking experienced Maintenance Fitters for a large 24/7 food manufacturing site in the Kilcoy region. The role covers preventative and breakdown maintenance across conveyors, pumps, hydraulics and meat processing equipment.

You’ll join a team of 70+ trades professionals, work a 4:00am–4:00pm or 4:00pm–4:00am cycle, with a 5 on, 4 off or 4 on, 5 off roster and genuine overtime opportunities. Q Fever vaccination is preferred or obtainable.

Qualifications

• Mechanical Fitter trade qualification.
• Experience within manufacturing, FMCG, food processing or industrial environments.
• Strong fault-finding and troubleshooting skills.
• Safety-focused attitude.
• Ability to work autonomously and within a team.
• Q Fever vaccinated or willing to obtain.

Responsibilities

• Perform preventative and breakdown maintenance across a large-scale 24/7 processing facility.
• Assist in maintaining conveyors, pumps, hydraulics and pneumatics to support production.
• Troubleshoot faults quickly to minimise downtime and ensure compliance with safety standards.

Skills

Fault-finding

Troubleshooting

Safety-focused

Autonomous work

Teamwork

Education

Mechanical Fitter trade qualification

Tools

Conveyors

Pumps

Hydraulics

Pneumatics

Meat processing equipment

Job description

5 On 4 Off | Maintenance Fitter

Maintenance Fitter | Day & Night Shift
Blackbook Executive is recruiting multiple Maintenance Fitters for a large food manufacturing and processing operation in the Kilcoy region. With continued growth and investment across the site, we are seeking experienced tradespeople for both day and night shift teams.

What’s On Offer?

• Day Shift: $48.28/hr


• Night Shift: $56.08/hr


• 4:00am – 4:00pm or 4:00pm – 4:00am


• 5 on, 4 off / 4 on, 5 off roster


• Genuine overtime available


• True time-and-a-half for the first 2 hours overtime


• True double time thereafter


• Discounted products, health benefits and EAP


• Strong onboarding and buddy program

The Role

Working within a maintenance team of more than 70 trades professionals, you’ll be responsible for preventative and breakdown maintenance across a large-scale 24/7 processing facility.

Typical equipment includes:

• Conveyors


• Pumps


• Hydraulics


• Pneumatics


• Meat processing equipment

About You

• Mechanical Fitter trade qualification


• Experience within manufacturing, FMCG, food processing, meat processing or industrial environments


• Strong fault-finding and troubleshooting skills


• Safety-focused attitude


• Ability to work autonomously and within a team


• Q Fever vaccinated or willing to obtain

This site employs over 1,600 people and processes approximately 1,600 animals per day, providing excellent long-term career opportunities.