Maintenance Technician - Food Manufacturing

Meredith Dairy Pty Ltd.; Meredith; On-site; AUD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Meredith Dairy Pty Ltd in Victoria seeks a practical Maintenance Technician to support our food manufacturing operations. You will maintain and repair production equipment, perform preventative tasks, and help keep lines running smoothly.

The role requires a hands-on, reliable team player with good attendance, a current driver's license, and flexibility for a rotating weekday schedule including weekend work. Painting/rust removal experience is a plus.

Qualifications

• Ability to perform mechanical maintenance on food production equipment.
• Experience following safety and quality standards.
• Good attendance and reliability in a small team.

Responsibilities

• Daily start-up, shutdown and changeover of production lines to ensure stable production cycles.
• Mechanical maintenance and repair of food production equipment.
• Preventative maintenance tasks.
• Breakdown response and fault-finding.
• Support general site maintenance as required.
• Contribute to a culture of continuous improvement.
• Work safely and in a standard way.

Skills

Hands-on maintenance

Teamwork

Positive attitude

Job description

Maintenance Technician - Food Manufacturing

Meredith Dairy is known for producing high‑quality, award‑winning goat and sheep dairy products supplied to national and international markets. Located approximately 11 km west of Meredith, Victoria, we operate in a rural setting and are committed to sustainable practices across operations.

A highly innovative solid, family-owned cheese manufacturing business, we take pride in our hands‑on approach, supportive team culture, and the quality of what we produce.

We are seeking a practical and motivated person to join our maintenance team and become part of our ongoing success.

Ideally the successful candidate will

live locally, want to and enjoy living and working in a regional environment

Share our values

Resonate with our CREED

• Environmental Stewards- We will strive to protect, promote and restore our environment.
• Quality and integrity – we are committed to a continuous focus on producing quality products with honesty and integrity.
• Teamwork, Perseverance & Effort– we strive to enable exceptional performance from our people, by recognising potential, creating opportunities and challenging them.
• Thought leadership, innovation and agility – we play an infinite game; we are forever striving to improve.
• Relationships and Respect: Truth, transparency & integrity towards all stakeholders and our community always.

We really would like someone who wants to work with us long term who will enjoy being part of an inclusive supportive working team environment.

About the Role

Provides a variety of work, that will fully utilise all your skills with the potential do develop more!.

Key Responsibilities

To work in a safe and standard way, and provide support for safe and standard work

Daily start‑up, shutdown and changeover of production lines to ensure stable production cycles

Mechanical maintenance and repair of food production equipment

Preventative maintenance tasks

Breakdown response and fault-finding

Support general site maintenance as required

contribute to a culture of continuous improvement

About You

Meredith Dairy will place high value on candidates that meet with points 1,2 and3 above.

Happy to work a weekday rotation, that will include weekend work (shared roster)

Seeking a motivated, hands‑on person with a positive attitude and the confidence to take initiative when faced with new challenges.

Practical, reliable, and able to work independently and as part of a team

Applicants should demonstrate a strong attendance record and commitment to reliable, consistent attendance due to the small team structure.

Good communication across different roles and expectations supportive teamwork skills

Current driver's licence essential due to location

Desirable (but not essential)

• Experience in painting, surface preparation, and rust removal.
• Experience carrying out minor building and infrastructure maintenance and repairs.