At Tassal Group, we are dedicated to “Sustainably Feeding Tomorrow.”
With over 35 years of aquaculture experience, we focus on providing healthy, sustainable, and nutritious food, including salmon, prawn, and barramundi. We are committed to producing accessible food, supporting communities, and delivering strong economic results, all while prioritising sustainability to ensure a prosperous, healthy planet for future generations.
About The Role
Join our Margate-based salmon processing facility as a Maintenance Fitter. You’ll play a crucial role in ensuring the efficiency and quality of our processing site plant and machinery, contributing to our mission of excellence in aquaculture and seafood.
Responsibilities
Support production by maintaining processing site, plant and machinery. Ensure optimum efficiency and product quality. Minimise equipment failure in accordance with regulations and company procedures. Work on dedicated projects as part of a dynamic team. Work across a variety of areas including the wastewater plant, production factory, and site machinery.
Role Requirements
Qualified Mechanical Fitter, Fitter & Turner, preferably with experience in food production or manufacturing environments. A solid safety focus and unwavering commitment to a zero-harm culture. Proven hands-on skills including welding (TIG, MIG, Stick), machining (lathe, milling), and the ability to interpret technical drawings. Excellent mechanical aptitude for fault-finding on mechanical and pneumatic systems, with a continuous desire to learn and improve. Strong team player with excellent problem-solving, and communication skills. Demonstrates initiative, a positive attitude, and flexibility to work weekends as required.
Role Offerings
Permanent, full time role working a 40-hour week (8-hour days) Monday to Friday. Ongoing career development opportunities. A paid day off for your birthday. Heavily discounted seafood Access to Maxxia Salary Packaging, Novated Leasing & Rewards programme. Workplace health and wellbeing support for you and your family.
Company Culture
Our people each contribute in different ways, embracing our business values and harnessing our can do – safety culture with purpose and intent. Our shared values are an essential part of our business culture, they define us. They underpin and guide our commitment, attitude, how we work and the quality of our products. We are passionate, we achieve together, we own it and we can do it safely.
We encourage early applications as we review on a daily basis.
If you have any questions, please email Emily Direen at Talent@tassal.com.au
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