Permanent Maintenance Electrician – Food Manufacturing

Workforce Extensions; Blacktown; On-site; AUD 76,000 - 83,000; Full time

Job summary

Workforce Extensions Parramatta is seeking a Maintenance Electrician to join a well-established food manufacturer in NSW. This permanent, full-time role offers an attractive hourly rate of $55–$60 and a strong focus on safety and reliability.

The successful candidate will perform preventative and breakdown maintenance on packaging and production equipment, troubleshoot PLCs, motors and drives, and work closely with production teams to minimize downtime.

Qualifications

• Current Australian Electrical Licence – Essential.
• Experience in food manufacturing or FMCG.
• Strong fault-finding and troubleshooting skills.
• Experience with PLCs, motors and automated machinery.
• Commitment to safety and site procedures.

Responsibilities

• Preventative and breakdown maintenance on food manufacturing and packaging machinery.
• Diagnose and repair electrical faults to minimise production downtime.
• Troubleshoot PLC-controlled equipment, motors, sensors, drives and control systems.
• Maintain and repair conveyors, production lines and automated machinery.
• Conduct scheduled preventative maintenance and equipment inspections.
• Assist with continuous improvement initiatives to increase plant reliability.
• Ensure all work complies with electrical safety standards and site procedures.
• Work closely with production teams to maintain efficient operations.

Skills

Electrical fault finding

PLC troubleshooting

Motor & drive knowledge

Preventative maintenance

Safety compliance

Education

Australian Electrical Licence

Tools

PLCs

VSDs

Job description

Workforce Extensions Parramatta is seeking a Maintenance Electrician to join a well-established food manufacturer in NSW. This permanent, full-time role offers an attractive hourly rate of $55–$60 and a strong focus on safety and reliability.

The successful candidate will perform preventative and breakdown maintenance on packaging and production equipment, troubleshoot PLCs, motors and drives, and work closely with production teams to minimize downtime.