At Purina, it's no secret that pets are our passion. It drives everything we do. In fact, our commitment to dogs, cats and their owners has made us a world leader in pet care and we're proud of that. If you share our passion and are looking for a new opportunity and this role is what you’re looking for then we want to hear from you.

Maintenance Fitter - Engineering

Location: Blayney Factory | Permanent

The Opportunity

Nestlé Purina has an exciting opportunity for an experienced Maintenance Fitter to join the Engineering Team at the Blayney Factory. Reporting to the Maintenance Engineer, you will maintain key manufacturing equipment and provide technical assistance within the Maintenance and Production environments. This role will be responsible for the support of machinery breakdowns and planned maintenance activities, as well as working with operations and other key stakeholders to improve equipment reliability within the plant.

Job responsibilities:

• Execute planned maintenance schedules
• Required to work on shift rotation.
• Demonstrated ability to identify root cause of equipment issues using fault finding and problem-solving techniques
• Line set-up and maintenance activities
• Equipment shutdown maintenance
• Participate in maintenance and equipment improvement activities

The successful candidate should have:

• Trade certified
• Be confined space and working at heights trained or willing & able to work at heights and in confined spaces when required
• Knowledge of HACCP & GMP
• Demonstrated ability to show initiative, be well organised, self-motivated, and self-reliant
• Possess high work standards and the ability to work with minimal supervision
• Display a professional approach to the Continuous Improvement Process
• Genuine team player
• Experience in a high speed, continuous operating manufacturing environment is preferred
• Experience with Prometheus, or similar CMMS application,  and TPM would be an advantage

It is essential that applicants are eligible to work permanently in Australia. Applicants will be required to undergo pre-employment checks prior to appointment to this role.

Applications detailing skills and relevant experience should be lodged by 5.00pm Sunday 30th August 2026.

For further information about the role, please contact Riaan Du Preez, on 6391 7676 (Blayney Factory)

Our vision is to be the world’s most trusted company in enriching the lives of pets and the people who love them. We’re dedicated to improving the health and lifestyle of cats and dogs through quality nutrition and care. Put simply, we believe a healthy pet makes for a happier home and our commitment to dogs, cats and their owners has made us a world leader in pet care.