Maintenance Fitter – Food Manufacturing
- Seeking an experienced Maintenance Fitter for a leading food manufacturing business.
- Role involves preventative maintenance, breakdown response, and continuous improvement.
- Must have food/FMCG experience and be willing to work afternoon shifts.
Leading Manufacturer!
Maintenance Fitter – Food Manufacturing
Location: Laverton, Melbourne VIC
Pay Rate: $63.25 per hour (inclusive of 15% afternoon shift loading)
The Role: 3pm-11pm Monday to Friday Afternoon Shift
Candidate: Must be happy to work afternoon shift and have Food/FMCG experience as a Fitter
Overtime: PLENTY OF OVERTIME AVAILABLE FOR THE PEOPLE THAT WANT IT
The Opportunity
We are seeking an experienced Maintenance Fitter to join a leading food manufacturing business based in Laverton. This is an excellent opportunity to work with an established manufacturer in a fast-paced production environment, supporting the reliability and performance of essential manufacturing equipment.
You will play a key role in preventative maintenance, breakdown response and continuous improvement, helping ensure production operates safely and efficiently.
Key Responsibilities
- Carry out preventative and reactive maintenance on production machinery and equipment.
- Diagnose and troubleshoot mechanical faults to minimise downtime.
- Respond to breakdowns and implement effective repairs.
- Complete mechanical repairs, overhauls and equipment adjustments.
- Identify opportunities to improve equipment reliability and plant performance.
- Work closely with production and engineering teams to maintain smooth operations.
- Follow all workplace health, safety and food manufacturing hygiene standards.
About You
- Trade-qualified Mechanical Fitter.
- Experience in industrial or food manufacturing environments.
- Strong mechanical fault-finding and troubleshooting skills.
- Experience with preventative maintenance and breakdown repairs.
- Ability to work autonomously and as part of a maintenance team.
- A proactive approach to safety, reliability and continuous improvement.
What’s on Offer?
- $63.25 per hour, inclusive of 15% afternoon shift loading.
- Opportunity to join a leading food manufacturing business.
- Work in an established industrial production environment.
- Varied maintenance work across production equipment.
- Opportunity to develop your skills within a supportive engineering team.
If you are interested in this role please contact Joe Keogh at Blackbook Executive on ************ for for a confidential chat
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