Maintenance Technician

Soilco; Yass Valley Council; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

SOILCO is seeking a multi-skilled Maintenance Technician to join our team based in Yass. If you hear a machine making the wrong noise, grab your tools and work out what’s going on—we want to hear from you.

This is a genuinely varied maintenance role where your mechanical, electrical and technical skills will be put to work every day. You’ll perform preventative and breakdown maintenance, troubleshoot faults, diagnose problems and implement practical solutions while supporting improvements to

Qualifications

• You’ll ideally come from a trade background with hands-on maintenance experience.
• Experience across mechanical and electrical tasks is preferred.
• Demonstrated fault-finding and problem-solving skills are valued.

Responsibilities

• Performing preventative and breakdown maintenance
• Troubleshooting mechanical and electrical faults
• Diagnosing problems and finding practical solutions
• Repairing, servicing and maintaining plant and equipment
• Supporting improvements that reduce downtime and improve reliability
• Working closely with the operations team to keep things moving

Skills

Electrical

Boilermaking / Fabrication

Light or Heavy Vehicle Mechanics

Other relevant trade

Job description

Join the SOILCO Group and proudly part of The Life-Giving Soil Company!

As part of SOILCO, you will benefit from the supportive, close-knit environment, along with the expanded resources and opportunities of a larger organisation. With a strong reputation for quality and service, specialising in the extraction, landscape supply, processing, sourcing, and delivery of a broad range of soils, making us a key supplier to the landscaping industry.

SOILCO is an industry leader in organics recycling, producing quality assured soil, compost and mulch products. SOILCO specialises in the design, construction and operation of innovative organics recycling facilities that convert organic waste into quality assured products. Our proven technologies transform organics into products that regenerate and give life to soil, providing customers with sustainable, reliable and cost-effective solutions. We proudly enable the circular economy by harnessing the power of people and technology.

The SOILCO Group is committed to enabling a circular economy by transforming organics into high-quality products that give life to soil.

We are looking for amulti skilled Maintenance Technicianto join our team based inYass.

If you are the type of person who can hear a machine making the wrong noise, grab your tools and work out what’s going on, we want to hear from you.

This is a genuinely varied maintenance role where your mechanical, electrical and technical skills will be put to work every day.

What you’ll be doing

You’ll help keep our operation running safely and reliably by:

• Performing preventative and breakdown maintenance
• Troubleshooting mechanical and electrical faults
• Diagnosing problems and finding practical solutions
• Repairing, servicing and maintaining plant and equipment
• Supporting improvements that reduce downtime and improve reliability
• Working closely with the operations team to keep things moving

What we’re looking for

You’ll ideally come from a trade background, such as:

• Electrical
• Boilermaking / Fabrication
• Light or Heavy Vehicle Mechanics
• Or another relevant trade

You don’t need to fit neatly into one box.

We’re particularly interested in people with broad maintenance experience who are confident tackling different types of equipment and faults.

Experience in quarrying, manufacturing, FMCG, production, industrial or similar environments will be highly regarded.

Most importantly, you’ll be:

• Hands-on and mechanically minded
• A confident fault finder and problem solver
• Comfortable working across mechanical and electrical tasks
• Safety focused
• Reliable, practical and willing to get stuck in
• Someone who takes pride in keeping equipment running

Why this role?

You won’t be stuck doing the same maintenance task every day. This is a role for someone who enjoys solving problems, working with different equipment and seeing the immediate results of their work.

If you're a tradesperson or experienced maintenance technician looking for a role where your full skillset will be valued, we’d like to hear from you.

Applications are encouraged from candidates with a broad range of trade and maintenance backgrounds.

SOILCO is committed to providing a safe working environment for all, (everyone, every day and everywhere) and make available wellbeing programs to support mental, physical and social wellbeing of our staff to be at their best.

Applicants are required to undergo an employment screening process which involves a pre-employment medical including drug and alcohol testing and reference checking. Employment is subject to clearance of all these checks.

SOILCO is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and we promote a workplace that values and foster the diversity of our staff. We strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disabilities, people from culturally diverse backgrounds, the LGBQTIA+ community, and young people.

***Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted***

Please note that SOILCO does not accept unsolicited resumes/candidate profiles from external agencies or suppliers via any method. Full Australian working rights (valid visa with no restrictions).

To get in touch with us or for more information about this position, please contact the People and Culture Team on email at *************@soilco.com.au.