Packaging Improvement Technician — Growth & Training

Programmed

Geelong

On-site

AUD 65,000 - 90,000

Full time

5 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay and benefits.

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Safe, supportive workplace.

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Job summary

Programmed is seeking a Packaging Improvement Technician to join our brewery operations in Geelong. The role focuses on driving process improvements, supporting production teams, and ensuring packaging systems run safely and efficiently.

You will deliver improvements, support targets, implement change management, and help with reliability issues while maintaining safe engineering practices. This hands-on role suits trades with mechanical or electrical qualifications and knowledge of CMMS and

Qualifications

Trade qualification (Mech or Elec) required.
Experience with CMMS and maintenance processes preferred.
Strong interpersonal and stakeholder management abilities.
Proficient in change management and communicating change.
Lean manufacturing experience is desirable.
Knowledge of packaging machinery in FMCG is advantageous.

Responsibilities

Deliver Process improvements in Packaging as defined by the departmental strategy.
Support site and the production teams in achieving brewery scorecard targets via implementation of best practice improvement initiatives.
Implement best practice change management and technical optimization of systems.
Supporting structured problem solving on plant or reliability issues.
Provide hands on support to shift reliability teams if required.
Ensure standards are carried out in line with safe engineering work practices.