Shift Maintenance Fitter

AKD is a successful forestry products company, growing and manufacturing sustainable quality timber products. With operations across Queensland, NSW and Victoria we have 1,000 plus strong team members who are passionate about our business!

AKD is proud of our diverse culture that supports empowered individuals, embraces teamwork, and encourages a simple action orientated ‘can do - make it happen’ attitude.

About the Role

Reporting to the Shift Team Leader, you will play a critical role in ensuring the efficiency and reliability of our plant and equipment. This hands-on position focuses on maintaining, troubleshooting, and improving preventive maintenance programs to minimise downtime and support production goals.

Key Details:

• Roster: Lifestyle-friendly 12-hour shifts with a 7-day rest period every 4 weeks.
• Remuneration: Attractive over 100K annualised package with opportunities for overtime.

Key Responsibilities

• Work collaboratively in a team environment, including with apprentices, to resolve day-to-day maintenance challenges.
• Perform preventive maintenance to enhance equipment reliability and support continuous improvement initiatives.
• Respond promptly and efficiently to breakdowns to minimise production disruptions.
• Analyse faults, provide solutions, and implement rectifications.
• Ensure compliance with all relevant safety and quality standards.
• Plan, organise direct and control the daily tasks you are undertaking to align with operational requirements.

About You

Essential:

• Mechanical trade certificate (e.g., Fitter and Turner).
• A demonstrated commitment to workplace health and safety.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Effective communication skills and the ability to work well in a team.
• Basic computer literacy to support maintenance documentation and planning.

Desirable:

• Experience in a similar role, ideally within a fast-paced industrial or manufacturing environment.

Why Join AKD?

• Opportunity to work with one of the largest and most innovative forestry companies in Australia.
• Be part of a diverse and inclusive culture that values teamwork, initiative, and achievement.
• Lifestyle-friendly roster with a focus on work-life balance.

If you are committed, energetic, and ready to make a difference, we want to hear from you!

Note: Pre-employment drug and alcohol testing, along with functional capacity assessments, are mandatory for this role.