Maintenance Fitter
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 15, 2026. First seen by Alion on Sep 21, 2026.
We've been proudly bringing joy to tables and smiles to faces with the delicious food we've been crafting for over 100 years.
A large part of our strong growth and success is because we're always looking for new ways to do things and thinking about how we can create a better, more sustainable future world together.
Our success as an industry leader in providing deliciously good food means we can continue to invest in our future as we work towards becoming Australia and New Zealand's first choice for poultry.
Your Opportunity to Join our Team
A dedicated weekend Maintenance fitter working at our Primary Processing Plant in Murarrie, you will play an integral part in our Maintenance team, by providing high-quality maintenance and repairs to equipment throughout the plant, with a strong emphasis on preventative maintenance, to achieve acceptable production levels and a high standard in engineering support.
We’re looking for an experienced Mechanical Fitter who enjoys autonomy, fast-paced problem solving, and maintaining critical production equipment in a leading poultry processing facility.
Weekend Roster: Friday to Monday - 5:00AM starts (Fri: 8hrs, Sat/Sun:12hrs, Mon: 8hrs)
Afternoon Shift: Monday to Friday - 1:00PM-9:00PM
Benefits
- Immediate start - experience required
- Onsite Parking
- Great employee benefits including product discounts, travel discounts + more!
- Great job security with an ASX-listed and stable company
- The health, safety, and well-being of our people is our highest priority
- Fast-paced and team-focused environment
- Consistent hours provided weekly
Daily Task:
- Attending to maintenance, repairs and breakdowns of production machinery in a timely manner
- Respond to breakdowns and ensure safe, efficient restoration of production
- Complete Preventative Maintenance tasks and identify defects to support long-term reliability
- Ensure the execution of safety standards and quality assurance practices in all repairs and maintenance activities
- Identifying and escalating Animal Welfare, Food Safety & Quality issues, hazards, and risks
- Maintain documentation and work order updates within Maximo
You will bring to this role:
- Australian recognised Mechanical Trades qualification
- Experience in servicing, repairing, and maintaining various equipment, including but not limited to automated machinery, conveyors, and more, in an industrial manufacturing environment, preferably primary food processing or food and beverage industry
- Demonstrated commitment to Occupational Health and Safety practices
- Experience in fault finding on hydraulic, pneumatic, pumps, conveyors, machinery rebuilds and general plant mechanical systems
- Basic fabrication
- Experience in breakdown as well as preventive maintenance
- Sound interpersonal skills with the ability to develop relationships, communicate, and collaborate effectively with key stakeholders
- Proven skills in the areas of attention to detail, information processing, and problem solving with the ability to multitask
- Experience with Meyn, Marel and Multivac equipment highly regarded
- Experience with Maximo as a CMMS would be an advantage
- Ability to work unsupervised and as part of a team
We’re looking for people who are curious, caring, courageous, and committed to join us. People who want to contribute their best work every single day and continue delivering delicious food that’s… Always Good.