Maintenance Shift Fitter – Food

Blackbook Recruitment · Newcastle NSW 2300 · Full time
Posted 24d ago

Maintenance Shift Fitter – Food

Blackbook Recruitment
$100k - $115k
$100000 - $115000 per annum, Benefits: Leading Food Manufacturer!
KEY POINTS WE FOUND
  • Join a leading meat processing facility as a Maintenance Shift Fitter.
  • Responsible for preventative maintenance, fault finding, and breakdown repairs.
  • Enjoy a unique 6-day fortnight roster with excellent pay and job security.

A Leading Food Manufacturer!

Maintenance Shift Fitter – Singleton
Immediate Start | 6-Day Fortnight | $49 – $57/hr + Super
Join a Leading Meat Processing Facility We’re seeking experienced Maintenance Fitters to join a large and growing meat processing operation offering excellent rates, long-term job security, and a unique roster that provides plenty of time off.

Working within a fast-paced food manufacturing environment, you’ll be responsible for keeping critical production equipment running efficiently while contributing to the ongoing reliability of the site. If you’re looking for a role where no two days are the same and where your trade skills are genuinely valued, we’d love to hear from you.
What’s on Offer? $49 – $57 per hour + Super (based on experience)

Permanent Full-Time Position
Immediate Start Available
6-Day Fortnight Roster
12.6 Hour Shifts
Rotating starts between 11:00am and 12:00am

About the Role Reporting to the Maintenance Supervisor, you’ll play a critical role in ensuring plant reliability across a busy meat processing facility. You’ll be responsible for preventative maintenance, fault finding, breakdown repairs and continuous improvement initiatives across a range of production and processing equipment.

This role suits a trade-qualified Maintenance Fitter who enjoys working in a high-volume manufacturing environment and thrives on solving problems to keep production moving.
Key Responsibilities

  • Preventative and reactive maintenance on processing equipment
  • Fault finding and breakdown response
  • Mechanical repairs and troubleshooting
  • Working on pneumatic, hydraulic and conveying systems
  • Identifying opportunities to improve plant reliability and performance
  • Supporting production teams to minimise downtime
  • Maintaining high standards of safety, quality and housekeeping

About You

  • Certificate III in Engineering (Mechanical) or equivalent trade qualification
  • Previous experience as a Maintenance Fitter in manufacturing, food processing, meat processing, FMCG or a similar industrial environment
  • Strong fault-finding and troubleshooting capabilities
  • Experience with hydraulics, pneumatics and rotating equipment
  • Ability to work autonomously and within a team
  • Strong commitment to safety and continuous improvement
  • Full Australian working rights

Highly Regarded

  • Meat processing or food manufacturing experience
  • Experience with steam systems
  • TIG and Stick welding skills
  • Exposure to industrial refrigeration systems
  • Experience maintaining conveyors, pumps, gearboxes and processing equipment

Why Join? This is an opportunity to join a well-established employer within the Australian food industry, offering a secure long-term career, excellent hourly rates and a roster designed to give you more time away from work while still earning a strong income.
Apply Now or for a confidential discussion contact:

Matty Axtens
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Autonomous workContinuous improvementConveying systemsConveyor maintenanceFault findingHydraulicsIndustrial refrigeration systemsMechanical repairsPreventative maintenanceProblem solvingPumps and gearboxes maintenanceSafety and housekeepingSteam systemsTeamworkTroubleshootingWelding (tig and stick)

Licenses & certifications

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Certificate iii in engineering (mechanical)

Perks & benefits

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Competitive hourly ratesLong-term job securityUnique roster providing time off

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