Mechanical Maintenance Fitter & Team Leader – Wacol – $50/hr and over!

Are you sick of being overworked because you have no backup on breakdowns 24/7?

Are you stretched thin on an old, sprawling factory complex with old equipment?

Are you looking be rewarded in a plant that's newer, resourced and more manageable in scope?

 

Job Connect are seeking a permanent full time Maintenance Mechanical Fitter to be a Maintenance Lead for a small maintenance team in an incredibly successful, international manufacturing business centered on manufacturing specific building product lines. This Wacol located Manufacturing Plant is quite new with good facilities – which will be a relief to many overworked Maintenance Fitters who’ve serviced older factories!

 

• Salary package upwards of $50/hr + Shift Loading + Overtime and Super – *we are negotiable!*
• Profit Sharing Bonus structure offering roughly $3000 per quarter – have not missed a bonus payment in 10 years!
• Breakdown on call structure with back up and reasonable OT opportunities – you have back-up!
• Stable roster featuring Day or Afternoon Shifts!

 

Benefits include:

• A negotiable rate and package with generous regular bonus structure, any fair offers for rate and package will be considered!
• Stable shifts – not bouncing or rotating frequently from one to the other!
• Actual back up for breakdown response, no more burnout for lack of resources
• The benefits of leading a small team in a highly successful business across a smaller, easier to manage medium sized factory – the best of all worlds! Perfect to transition from a Senior Fitter to Leadership role or make your career in Leadership more manageable in scope!

 

The role will include:

• Preventative maintenance of PLC driven manufacturing machines – blenders, mixers, agitators and fast packaging machines
• Maintenance of conveyor systems including flat and screw conveyors
• Routine inspection of plant and production machinery
• Responding to breakdowns and fault finding when required

 

The most ideal candidates will possess as desirable but not essential:

• Career history in Maintenance Fitting of Factory Machines
• Experience in preventative maintenance, breakdowns/fault finding in any Fast Moving Consumer Goods factory (food/beverage, dry goods or consumables)
• Working knowledge of PLC controlled machines with particular focus on gearboxes, pneumatics, agitators, hoppers, flat conveyors and screw conveyors
• Experience with a maintenance management system
• Can have prior team leadership experience or simply be a senior tradesperson looking to step up. This is an excellent means to make the transition to Leadership or take a currently busy/chaotic Leadership role and make it more manageable!

 

If you are looking for a highly competitive opportunity with a generous rate and package to establish a long career with a high performing, international company, this is the job for you! APPLY NOW for an ASAP discussion on this exciting opportunity in manufacturing!