Plant Operations Lead & Mechanical Fitter

Elecsome Pty Ltd; Kilmany; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Leadership role

Solar PV recovery

Career growth

Scale-up plant

Competitive pay

Collaborative team

Circular economy impact

Job summary

ElecSome is transforming end-of-life solar PV panels at the Kilmany facility in Victoria. We seek a hands-on Mechanical Fitter & Plant Operations Lead to keep the plant running safely and reliably while growing into broader production, quality, and operational leadership roles.

The role involves proactive maintenance, equipment upgrades, SOP development and cross-functional collaboration to scale our circular economy process.

Qualifications

• Mechanical trade qualification or equivalent practical experience.
• Experience maintaining industrial processing, manufacturing, recycling, mining or similar equipment.
• Strong fault-finding and preventative maintenance capability.
• Ability to read mechanical drawings and equipment manuals.
• Experience supervising operators, contractors or small teams.

Responsibilities

• Carry out preventative, corrective and breakdown maintenance across the processing plant.
• Maintain conveyors, crushers, screens, feeders, separation equipment, motors, bearings, gearboxes and other mechanical systems.
• Identify mechanical issues early and minimize unplanned plant downtime.
• Support equipment installation, commissioning, modification and continuous improvement.
• Maintain maintenance schedules, records and spare-parts requirements.
• Work with external contractors and equipment suppliers when required.

Skills

Mechanical trade

Fault-finding

Maintenance planning

People supervision

Education

Mechanical trade qualification

Tools

Conveyors

Crushers

Screens

Bearings

Gearboxes

Hydraulics

Pneumatic systems

Job description

ElecSome is transforming end-of-life solar PV panels at the Kilmany facility in Victoria. We seek a hands-on Mechanical Fitter & Plant Operations Lead to keep the plant running safely and reliably while growing into broader production, quality, and operational leadership roles.

The role involves proactive maintenance, equipment upgrades, SOP development and cross-functional collaboration to scale our circular economy process.