Maintenance Technician / Fitter
Visa sponsorship
Trade · Bundaberg, QLD, Australia · Full-Time · $85,000 - $95,000/yr · Visa: Employer sponsored
For a mechanical fitter looking to build a career in Australian food and agriculture, this Maintenance Technician / Fitter position offers broad, practical experience. The employer is an established, expanding horticultural business with national, vertically integrated operations, and the vacancy is at its packing facility in the Bundaberg region of Queensland, recruited through an agricultural specialist.
You would report to the Maintenance Supervisor within a compact maintenance team, taking responsibility for servicing and repairing packing line machinery and related mechanical assets. The focus is on lowering breakdown frequency, raising equipment reliability and sustaining efficient production. Peak production calls for additional hours and occasional Saturdays, and harvest includes travel to support maintenance at another packing facility in the Northern Territory.
Visa sponsorship is available for suitably qualified candidates.
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Key Responsibilities
- Undertake mechanical fault diagnosis followed by servicing and repair
- Maintain and repair packing line machinery and supporting equipment
- Identify efficiency and reliability improvements for plant and machinery
- Provide guidance to team members and contractors on correct operation of machinery
- Adhere to safety procedures
- Maintain accurate quality documentation
- Perform additional maintenance duties as directed by the Maintenance Supervisor
Requirements & Eligibility
- Relevant mechanical trade qualifications, ideally as a Fitter (General) or Maintenance Fitter
- Experience with packing lines or food processing machinery
- Experience in industrial machinery maintenance and repair
- Strong mechanical fault-finding capability
- Strong diagnostic skills
- Knowledge of motors, pumps, pneumatic systems and hydraulic systems
- Welding and steel fabrication skills
- Capable of interpreting engineering drawings and specifications
- A proactive approach with a strong commitment to safety
- Effective communicator, able to work independently or within a team
- A current driver's licence
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