**If you would like to work with an iconic Ballarat brand and family that's grown to be a national leader - and is still expanding, this is an opportunity not to be missed!**
- Do you enjoy working in a manufacturing environment?
- Do you gain a sense of satisfaction from keeping facilities and equipment in good operating condition?
- Are you prepared to grow as our production of paint and demand for quality products grows exponentially?
Based at our Mitchell Park site and reporting to the Manufacturing Supervisor,** **you will assist maintaining our production facilities working a 40-hour work week,** Monday - Friday 6.00am - 2.30pm.**
**About Us**:
From our humble beginnings in 1935, Haymes Paint_ _has grown to become Australia's largest Australian made and owned manufacturer of premium brand paints, finishes, and protective coatings. Now in our third generation of family ownership, we haven't slowed down on bringing new and better products to the market, always looking for new advances or opportunities for innovation. Our values of Truth, Passion, Integrity, Respect plus Listening and Learning are reflected in everything we do.
**How Haymes has got you covered**:
- We are a family-owned and operated Australian business with deeply rooted values.
- We believe in an easy work recipe - We enjoy coming to work and contribute our part to continue the Haymes story, we do it safely, so we go home fulfilled and well.
- We all chip in - we are hands on, invite ideas and help each other. We are firm believers of the power of human connectedness for us and the community.
- We have a bias for action - We have processes to support our work, but we can also navigate ambiguity and work through things on the fly.
- We encourage you, family members and your friends to be authentic Haymes Paint ambassadors by offering up to 50% off the retail price of Haymes Paint manufactured products.
- We care for our team's wellbeing - we provide access to coaching and counselling through our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) & 6% discounted private health cover and events focused on living better in partnership with Medibank.
- We value the currency trust and pay a fair annual salary.
- We are growing - we provide training, encourage self-driven learning and support our teams to be stimulated and develop within their roles or to whip up their next development move/step.
- Not everything we offer is prescribed but we consider people's unique needs so they can come to work and perform at their best.
- We run quarterly peakon engagement surveys to stay on the pulse of your employee experience.
- We are sustainable because we embrace change and continually ask ourselves if there are more polished ways to deliver our purpose and seek to be better corporate citizens
**A day in the life...**:
- Perform scheduled repair and maintenance activities
- Respond to general housekeeping requirements
- Maintain a compliant and safe work environment
- Check the performance of machinery and perform basic diagnostics
- Assist in keeping inventory and the ordering and stocktaking of spare parts
- Participate in Root Cause Analysis & Continuous Improvement activities and opportunities
- Complete administrative duties, such as filling out forms and reporting
- Respond to machinery breakdowns and escalate where necessary
- Work with and maintain relationships with contracted vendors
**You can fill these boots with....**:
- Experience in a manufacturing environment
- Mechanical aptitude and desire to progress along a maintenance pathway
- Effective communication and technology skills
- Well-developed time management and follow-through skills
- Ability to read and comprehend OH&S requirements, operating and maintenance instructions, and other manuals and documents
- Capability to analyse problems to identify patterns and support solution-finding
- Commitment to the vision and values of Haymes Paint
**Your extra primer could be**:
- Previous mechanical maintenance experience or trade certificate is a plus
- A licence to operate a forklift truck
- Basic welding skills
For further information about the role, please refer to the position description, or for a confidential discussion contact Manufacturing Manager, Darrren Pickles on 0477 245 278 or alternatively reach out to Recruitment Manager, Janina Isted on 0499 423 855.