Mechanical Fitter

Workforce Success; Caboolture; On-site; AUD 80,000 - 113,000; Full time

Job summary

Workforce Success is seeking an experienced Maintenance Fitter to keep the plant running with preventative and breakdown maintenance on the factory floor in Queensland. You’ll service and repair gear while production runs, then move into planned maintenance after 12:30am.

The role operates on a night shift roster: 5 on, 4 off, 4 on, 5 off, 5:45pm–4:00am. You’ll need Cert III in Mechanical Engineering or an equivalent trade, strong fault‑finding skills and licences such as forklift and Working at

Qualifications

• Cert III in Engineering (Mechanical) or equivalent trade.
• Experience as a Maintenance Fitter or Fitter-Mechanic.
• Q Fever vaccination is mandatory for this site.
• Driver’s licence and reliable transport.

Responsibilities

• Preventative and breakdown maintenance.
• Help with capital and continuous improvement projects.
• Prioritise urgent repairs and juggle multiple jobs.

Skills

Mechanical aptitude

Fault-finding

Reliability

Safety minded

Education

Cert III in Engineering (Mechanical) or equivalent

Tools

Forklift license

Working at Heights

Job description

THE ROLE

You’ll keep the plant running through preventative and breakdown maintenance. While production is running you’ll be servicing and repairing gear on the floor. Once production wraps at 12:30am, you’ll move into planned maintenance and repairs until knock-off at 4:00am.

PAY & HOURS

• $70/hr flat rate (night shift)


• Overtime and extra shifts available


• Night shift: 5:45pm – 4:00am (sometimes starting 3:45pm)


• Roster: 5 on, 4 off, then 4 on, 5 off

DAY TO DAY

• Preventative and breakdown maintenance


• Help out on capital and continuous improvement projects


• Prioritise urgent repairs and juggle competing jobs


• Troubleshoot and fault-find on the fly


• Work with contractors and other departments on plant-wide maintenance


• Keep safety, health and environment front of mind

WHAT YOU’LL NEED

• Cert III in Engineering (Mechanical) or equivalent trade qualification


• Experience as a Maintenance Fitter or Fitter-Mechanic


• Strong mechanical aptitude and solid fault-finding skills


• Reliable self-starter with a can-do attitude


• Q Fever vaccination, or willing to get vaccinated before starting (mandatory for this site)


• HRWL Forklift and Working at Heights tickets


• Driver’s licence and reliable transport

HIGHLY REGARDED (not essential)

• FMCG or manufacturing experience


• Exposure to beef slaughter process equipment


• Offal/rendering plant experience


• Downstream processing experience (boning, chilling, packaging, labelling, transfer systems)