Shift Fitter

Orora; Sydney; On-site; AUD 115,000 - 141,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

24/7 roster

Overtime rates

Full training

Incentive program

Job summary

Orora is seeking a Mechanical Fitter to join our Sydney-area team. You will perform routine maintenance and preventative servicing on high-speed can-making equipment, ensuring safety, quality and uptime across a 24/7 roster.

The ideal candidate holds a Mechanical Fitter Trade Qualification with 3+ years in high-speed manufacturing, excellent problem solving and communication skills, and willingness to undergo a pre-employment medical with drug & alcohol testing.

Qualifications

• Trade qualification as Mechanical Fitter.
• Experience with aluminium beverage can manufacturing.
• 3 years mechanical maintenance in high-speed manufacturing.
• Excellent communication, problem solving, and interpersonal skills.
• Willing to undertake pre-employment medical including drug and alcohol testing; availability for 24h shifts.

Responsibilities

• Perform routine maintenance and preventative servicing of industrial machinery.
• Maintaining safety, quality, and manufacturing standards.
• Attending to mechanical breakdowns on shift.
• Read & follow SOPs.
• Operating high speed machinery including: changing over, troubleshooting, and adjustments.
• Contributing to continuous improvement and world-class performance.

Skills

Mechanical aptitude

Communication

Problem solving

Interpersonal skills

Safety awareness

Education

Mechanical Fitter Trade Qualification

Tools

Aluminium Can Making Machinery

Job description

At Orora, we believe packaging touches lives. Together, we deliver on the promise of what's inside. Orora Beverage provides market-leading sustainable packaging solutions for the beverage industry. We specialise in glass bottles and aluminium cans with manufacturing sites across Australia and New Zealand.

Like our cans, our customer’s brand and innovation needs come in all shapes and sizes. We support the entire beverage industry from craft brewers who are just starting out on their journey through to major companies with operations across the globe. Our customer markets include beer and cider, alcoholic ready-to-drink, carbonated soft drinks, juices, wine, seltzers, energy drinks and more.

The Role

Reporting into the Shift Supervisor. Site typically operates a 24/7 roster which offers competitive hourly rates and allowances with 24/6 or 24/5-days possible dependent on demand.

The key responsibilities of the role will include but are not limited to:

• Perform routine maintenance and preventative servicing of industrial machinery and equipment
• Maintaining safety, quality, and manufacturing standards
• Attending to mechanical breakdowns on shift
• Read & follow SOPs
• Operating high speed machinery including:

• performing changeovers
• troubleshooting
• machine adjustments

• Contributing to our approach of continuous improvement and helping to achieve world class operational performance

What we are looking for

• Mechanical Fitter Trade Qualification
• Mandatory experience in Aluminium Beverages Can Making
• 3 years mechanical maintenance experience in a high-speed manufacturing environment
• Excellent communication, problem solving and interpersonal skills
• Willing to undertake a pre-employment medical which includes drug & alcohol testing Availability to work across 24hr rotating shift patterns

What we offer

• Site typicallly operates a 24/7 roster which offers competitive hourly rates/allowances/weekend penalties. You will be paid in line with our Enterprise Agreement at an hourly rate, earning approx. AUD $128,000
• 7-day roster allows for condensed working weeks - this gives you 2 to 5 days off each week, and every second weekend off.
• Additional hours worked outside of the rosters will be paid at overtime rates
• The site has an incentive program which is paid 4 times per year
• Full training in machine safety, product quality and equipment operation
• Professional and friendly work environment driven by our clear values and behaviours
• Access to our reward and recognition program which recognize outstanding achievements of all employees