Night Shift Maintenance Fitter – High-Speed Packaging

Don KRC; Castlemaine; On-site; AUD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

DON is seeking a qualified Fitter for night shift in Victoria. This permanent full-time role runs Sunday night to Friday morning, 10:00pm–6:30am, within the DON maintenance team.

You will diagnose and repair equipment on high-speed packaging lines while maintaining a safe, efficient working environment. The role requires a Certificate III in Engineering - Mechanical Trade, strong teamwork, and proven fault-finding skills.

Qualifications

• Certificate III in Engineering - Mechanical Trade.
• Safety mindset and commitment to a safe work environment.
• Ability to work in a team and communicate effectively.
• Understanding of reactive, preventative and predictive maintenance.
• Experience with high-speed packaging equipment, bearings, seals, shaft repair, conveying systems.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Good organisational and time management skills.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.

Responsibilities

• Diagnose and resolve equipment breakdowns quickly to minimise downtime.
• Collaborate with maintenance and production teams to communicate equipment status, especially during shift changes.
• Maintain safety and compliance standards in the work environment.
• Identify opportunities for continuous improvement to enhance equipment reliability and production efficiency.
• Work with Maintenance Manager and Supervisors on root cause analysis and follow-up actions.
• Maintain registers, logs and systems to track repairs, notifications and work activities.
• Develop and maintain close and collaborative relationships across Maintenance, Production, Planning and Engineering teams.

Skills

Safety mindset

Teamwork

Fault finding

Problem solving

Organisational skills

Time management

Independent worker

Education

Certificate III in Engineering - Mechanical Trade

Tools

High-speed packaging equipment

Bearings

Seals

Shaft repair

Conveying systems

Job description

DON is seeking a qualified Fitter for night shift in Victoria. This permanent full-time role runs Sunday night to Friday morning, 10:00pm–6:30am, within the DON maintenance team.

You will diagnose and repair equipment on high-speed packaging lines while maintaining a safe, efficient working environment. The role requires a Certificate III in Engineering - Mechanical Trade, strong teamwork, and proven fault-finding skills.