Maintenance Technician – Flexible Hours & Weekends

Andrews Meat; Australia; Remote; AUD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

JBS Pork Australia – Farming Team is recruiting a Maintenance Worker to support contract farming sites in the Riverina Division. The role focuses on preventative and breakdown maintenance of equipment and facilities, with additional animal husbandry duties as part of the contract farming team.

The successful candidate will work across remote contract sites, plan daily tasks, operate a JCB loader, and uphold WH&S and QA standards while occasionally working weekends and flexible hours.

Qualifications

• Sound mechanical knowledge and ability to perform general equipment maintenance.
• Experience with WH&S and Quality Assurance in agricultural settings.
• Willingness to work remote, flexible hours and weekends as required.

Responsibilities

• Perform regular preventative maintenance on equipment and site facilities.
• Perform emergency and unscheduled repairs to equipment and site facilities.
• Undertake general plumbing and welding tasks.
• Plan daily work routines, jobs, and project work.
• Organise tools and equipment to perform tasks.
• Conduct and review JSEAs prior to commencing works.
• Safely operate a JCB front end loader to move, load and unload in tight spaces.
• Provide animal husbandry duties that require considerable judgement.
• Perform other duties as directed.

Skills

Mechanical knowledge

Maintenance experience

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Problem solving

Confidentiality

Tools

JCB loader

Job description

JBS Pork Australia – Farming Team is recruiting a Maintenance Worker to support contract farming sites in the Riverina Division. The role focuses on preventative and breakdown maintenance of equipment and facilities, with additional animal husbandry duties as part of the contract farming team.

The successful candidate will work across remote contract sites, plan daily tasks, operate a JCB loader, and uphold WH&S and QA standards while occasionally working weekends and flexible hours.