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Maintenance Fitter

Pact Group
Full-time
On-site
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Company Description

Our Recycling Division reduces waste through recycling solutions. To deliver this at scale, we partner with Government bodies, industry groups and our customers to continually expand our post-consumer waste recycling capabilities.

This ensures locally sourced recycled material helps feed both our packaging and reuse businesses.

Job Description

A motivated self-starter, who has the desire to make a difference will thrive in this Maintenance Fitter role. Situated in Seven Hills, this heavy industrial plant processes large format packaging from return of used goods, to end product, that is then sold back out to the market.

A critical role, the Maintenance Fitter will work closely with the engineering/maintenance function to ensure the highest standards of asset care, while supporting Safety, Quality, and Production.

With a strong commitment to accelerate safety and productivity performance, you will have a continuous improvement lens and best practice maintenance methodologies as you support the site.

Your key responsibilities will be to:

  • Work closely with Production and Quality teams to troubleshoot issues and maintain plant production capability 
  • Perform Root Cause Analysis on all critical failures of plant and ensure action items derived are implemented and sustained
  • Actively support the implementation of capital projects
  • Demonstrate genuine safety-first leadership, leading by example to all
  • Foster continuous improvement to ensure compliance with policy, guidelines and better practice frameworks

Qualifications

To be successful in this role, you’ll have:

  • Visible belief and demonstrated leadership in driving a Zero Harm culture
  • Formal qualifications (Mechanical Engineering) or can demonstrate equivalent experience/training (Trade qualified – Cert IV or higher)
  • Experience with hydraulics, pneumatics is preferred
  • Strong mechanical aptitude with an inquisitive mind-set
  • Result driven focus with strong mechanical aptitude
  • Some training in Lean manufacturing techniques and root cause analysis (desirable)
  • Great communication skills and strong rapport-building techniques
  • Current and Valid “S” Permit (Restricted Electrical License) would be advantageous
  • Working knowledge of MS Office suite/computer skills

Eligiblility to work in Australia

Additional Information

About us

Our vision is to lead the circular economy through packaging, reuse and recycling solutions. It’s a future-driven group commitment, designed to create lasting value.

We’re the largest plastics recycler in Australia and New Zealand and one of the region’s biggest user of recycled materials. We have 6,000+ team members, operate 110 manufacturing facilities across 15 countries, and our customers include some of the world’s largest brands that consumers know and trust.

As a global leader in circular and sustainable packaging solutions, we’ve committed to lead the circular economy through a $500 million investment plan. 

For us, it’s about finding new and better ways of doing things. Ways to grow business, to give back to the environment and to enrich people’s lives every day.

Our promise is to create a better and more prosperous world all round.

That’s our future Pact. Let’s lead the way together.