Maintenance Fitter - Food Manufacturing
Location: Northern Suburbs | Afternoon Shift | $71/hour
A leading food manufacturing company located in Melbourne's Northern Suburbs is currently seeking a skilled and experienced Maintenance Fitter to join their team. This is an excellent afternoon shift opportunity offering $71 per hour, with the potential to transition from temp to permanent.
The Role
This hands-on position involves a variety of tasks including general and preventative maintenance, fault finding, and troubleshooting across a range of production equipment.
Key Responsibilities
* Support the efficient daily operation of plant machinery
* Perform both preventative and reactive maintenance
* Troubleshoot and diagnose mechanical faults
* Contribute to process and equipment improvements
* Work with pipework, valves, and process pumps
* Maintain screw and belt conveyors, boilers, and steam systems
* Service pneumatic and hydraulic equipment
* Operate and maintain production machinery
* Provide technical assistance to the production team
* Ensure compliance with Quality, OHS, GMP, and HACCP standards
About You
* Trade qualified, with at least 4 years' experience in a similar maintenance role within food or FMCG manufacturing
* Strong fault-finding and diagnostic skills
* Experience with CMMS systems
* Practical, reliable, and hands-on with a can-do attitude
* Strong communication skills and the ability to work independently or in a team
* Forklift licence (advantageous)
* Welding experience (desirable)