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Trade Qualified Mechanical Fitter

PorkFolio
7 days ago
Full-time
On-site
Queensland, Australia
Fitters, Turners & Machinists
Introduction

What we offer

By joining us, you will become part of an ever-growing family – passionate about providing the best quality. At SunPork we provide:

  • Staff discounts on a range of products
  • Employee Wellbeing Benefits including discounts to 400+ retailers 
  • Learning and development opportunities


Description

The opportunity 

As a member of the Maintenance team your role will work very closely with the production departments on the facility.  Our business aims to reliably and efficiently process pigs and pork products to the highest levels of welfare, quality and customer satisfaction, with a strong focus on Safety, Quality and People.

Main duties will include, but are not limited to:

  • Ability to act with urgency when machinery fault or breakdown occurs
  • Work in a methodical manner to ensure production runs smoothly using good observation and problem-solving methodologies
  • Ability to identify and solve root causes to prevent further re-occurrences
  • Complete any preventative maintenance tasks given in a timely manner and to a high standard.
  • Ensure clear handover of work performed between the maintenance team and production teams so that all safety and food quality standards are well managed.
  • Demonstrated ability to work as part of a growing and interdependent team, working collaboratively with other departments
  • Knowledge of WH&S practices and legislation


Skills And Experiences

What we’re looking for

Swickers has established an efficient, highly skilled yet diversified team. As a key member you will have: 

  • Trade or degree qualifications
  • Class C (unrestricted) drivers licence
  • Must be able work shift work and 12-hour rosters. In addition, there may also be occasions where after-hours work is required to repair breakdowns

 

Who we are

Swickers Kingaroy Bacon Factory is an export meat processing facility, based in the South Burnett Region and is ideally located just 2 - 3 hours’ drive to Brisbane, Toowoomba, Sunshine Coast and Fraser Coast. Swickers has been in operation in Kingaroy for over 50 years and today employs approximately 800 employees.

As part of the Sunpork Group, Swickers is a state-of-the-art processing facility specialising solely in the production of fresh pork and distributing it widely across Australia and internationally. Swickers processes 95% of all Queensland’s pork production, including the production of various pork value-add products for consumers worldwide. Swickers is the largest Australian owned pork processor and continues to be a market leader in pork production.