Mechanical Fitter: Path to Leading Hand (FMCG)

Work Initiatives; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 72,000 - 83,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Temp to Perm opportunity

Promotion to Leading Hand

Overtime available

Rotating Day/Afternoon shifts

Job summary

Work Initiatives is seeking an experienced maintenance technician to service, overhaul, and repair mill equipment on a rotating Day/Afternoon shift roster at our Tingalpa site in Brisbane. The role offers a temp-to-perm path and potential promotion to Leading Hand, with overtime opportunities.

You will perform diagnostics on mechanical faults, oversee belt and gear maintenance, and ensure dust safety standards are met in a fast-paced FMCG manufacturing environment.

Qualifications

• Mechanical Trade Qualification required.
• Experience working with industrial manufacturing machinery is highly regarded.
• Background in industrial manufacturing (FMCG preferred).
• Proven ability to multitask and solve problems under pressure.
• Ability to work across a rotating Day and Afternoon shift roster.

Responsibilities

• Servicing, overhaul, and repairing mill equipment (hammer mills, pellet presses, mixers, conveyors, and bucket elevators).
• Routine checks on bearings, gearboxes, belts, chains, and pneumatic lines to minimize plant downtime.
• Rapidly diagnosing mechanical faults, vibration issues, and drive alignment problems across the production line.
• Fitting and commissioning replacement parts.
• Adhering to strict dust safety standards.

Skills

Multitask

Problem solving

Shift flexibility

Industrial machinery experience

Education

Mechanical Trade Qualification

Job description

Work Initiatives is seeking an experienced maintenance technician to service, overhaul, and repair mill equipment on a rotating Day/Afternoon shift roster at our Tingalpa site in Brisbane. The role offers a temp-to-perm path and potential promotion to Leading Hand, with overtime opportunities.

You will perform diagnostics on mechanical faults, oversee belt and gear maintenance, and ensure dust safety standards are met in a fast-paced FMCG manufacturing environment.