Maintenance Fitter

Job Description

Maintenance Fitter
Food Manufacturing | Permanent Role | Dandenong
$50 – $55 per hour

What’s On Offer

• Competitive hourly rate of $50–$55
  
  

• Permanent, stable employment with a large and growing organisation
  
  

• Significant investment in plant upgrades and modernisation
  
  

• Genuine career progression and development opportunities
  
  

• Opportunity to gain additional skills and qualifications
  
  

• Supportive team environment within a well-established food manufacturing business
  
  

• Work across a major Victorian operation with multiple sites
  
  

An established and rapidly expanding food manufacturing business is seeking a trade-qualified Maintenance Fitter to join their team in Dandenong. With major plant upgrades underway and continued growth across multiple Victorian locations, this is an excellent opportunity to build long-term career stability while working on modernising equipment and systems.

This role offers hands-on involvement in maintenance, installation, and continuous improvement projects within a fast-paced production environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Preventative and reactive maintenance on conveyors, packaging lines, motors, and production equipment
  
  

• Fault finding and repair across mechanical systems, hydraulics, and pneumatics
  
  

• Installation, commissioning, and upgrading of plant equipment
  
  

• Welding and fabrication work as required
  
  

• Interpreting technical drawings and maintenance documentation
  
  

• Working safely at heights when required
  
  

• Supporting continuous improvement and reliability initiatives
  
  

• Using maintenance management systems and basic computer applications
  
  

Skills & Experience

• Trade qualification in Mechanical Fitting (or equivalent)
  
  

• Maintenance experience within food manufacturing or similar production environments
  
  

• Strong welding capability
  
  

• Experience with conveyors, motors, and packaging machinery
  
  

• Electrical experience highly regarded
  
  

• Comfortable working at heights
  
  

• Computer literacy for maintenance systems and reporting
  
  

• Strong problem-solving ability and commitment to safety
  
  

If you’re looking to grow your career in a forward-thinking manufacturing environment with ongoing investment in equipment and people, we’d love to hear from you. Cameron@engineeringpeople.com.au