Maintenece Fitter

The Maintenance Fitter is responsible for maintaining the reliability, safety and performance of Filla Group’s bakery production, packaging and associated plant equipment. The position supports the continuous operation of the facility through preventative maintenance, breakdown response, fault finding and equipment improvement, with particular focus on minimising production downtime and maintaining the high standards of food safety, product quality and workplace safety required within a food manufacturing environment.

Specific Duties & Responsibilities:

• Inspect, diagnose and repair faults on bakery production, processing and packaging machinery.

• Perform planned preventative maintenance in accordance with the site maintenance schedule.

• Respond promptly to equipment breakdowns and minimise production downtime.

• Carry out mechanical repairs, fabrication, fitting and equipment adjustments as required.

• Maintain and repair conveyors, mixers, dough processing equipment, dividers, proofing equipment, ovens, cooling systems, packaging machinery and other associated plant equipment.

• Diagnose mechanical, pneumatic and hydraulic faults and coordinate electrical repairs where required.

• Conduct root-cause analysis on recurring breakdowns and implement corrective actions.

• Identify opportunities to improve equipment reliability, efficiency and maintainability.

  Assist with equipment installations, modifications, upgrades and commissioning.

  Maintain appropriate spare parts and communicate critical spare-part requirements to the Maintenance Manager.

• Complete maintenance records, work orders and equipment history accurately.

  Work closely with Production and Operations to coordinate maintenance activities and minimise disruption to production.

• Ensure tools, maintenance areas and workshops are maintained in a clean, organised and safe condition.

• Ensure maintenance work undertaken within production areas complies with food safety, hygiene and contamination-control requirements.

• Ensure machinery is left clean, safe and suitable for food production following maintenance activities.

• Follow site isolation, Lock Out / Tag Out (LOTO) and permit requirements.

• Comply with Filla Group WHS policies, procedures and safe work practices.

  Support continuous improvement initiatives across the bakery and manufacturing operation.

Competencies

Knowledge

• Strong knowledge of mechanical fitting and industrial maintenance.

• Experience with preventative and reactive maintenance systems.

• Strong mechanical fault-finding and diagnostic capability.

• Knowledge of hydraulics, pneumatics, bearings, gearboxes, conveyors and drive systems.

• Welding and fabrication knowledge.

• Ability to read and interpret mechanical drawings, schematics and equipment manuals.

• Knowledge of CMMS or maintenance management systems is desirable.

  Previous experience within bakery, food manufacturing, FMCG or high-volume manufacturing is highly desirable.

• Understanding of food safety, hygiene and contamination risks associated with maintenance activities in food production environments.

• Knowledge of automated production and packaging equipment is desirable.

Skills

• Strong mechanical aptitude and practical problem-solving skills.
• Ability to troubleshoot breakdowns efficiently under production pressure.
• Strong prioritisation skills, particularly when responding to production-critical breakdowns.
• Ability to manage planned maintenance while supporting day-to-day production requirements.
• Excellent teamwork and communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively with production operators, supervisors, management and external contractors.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to completing maintenance documentation.
• Proactive approach to equipment reliability and continuous improvement.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.

Qualifications

• Mechanical Fitting Trade Qualification or equivalent recognised Australian trade qualification.
• Relevant welding/fabrication competencies are desirable.
• Forklift, EWP, Working at Heights and other relevant licenses/tickets are desirable.

Food Manufacturing Requirements

• Follow all site food safety, GMP and hygiene requirements.
• Prevent contamination of food, ingredients, packaging and food-contact surfaces during maintenance activities.
• Ensure tools, components, lubricants, swarf and maintenance materials are controlled appropriately.
• Use food-grade lubricants and approved maintenance chemicals where required
• Ensure guards, covers and food-contact equipment are correctly reinstated following maintenance.
• Clean and inspect work areas following maintenance before equipment is returned to production.
• Immediately report any potential food safety, foreign-material or contamination risk.
• Follow site allergen, glass/brittle plastic and foreign-object control requirements where applicable.

Safety Responsibilities

• Report hazards, unsafe work practices, incidents and near misses.
• Conduct appropriate risk assessments before commencing maintenance work.
• Follow machinery isolation and Lock Out / Tag Out (LOTO) requirements.
• Ensure machine guarding and safety devices are reinstated and operational before returning equipment to production.
• Use and maintain PPE as required.
• Work safely around hot equipment, ovens, moving machinery, compressed air and other bakery-specific hazards.
• Support a proactive safety culture and identify opportunities to reduce risk.

Key Performance Expectations

• Equipment uptime and reliability.
• Completion of planned preventative maintenance within agreed timeframes.
• Reduction in repeat breakdowns through effective root-cause analysis and corrective action.
• Timely response to production-critical maintenance issues.
• Accurate completion of maintenance records and work orders.
• Compliance with WHS, food safety, GMP and hygiene requirements

Other Requirements

The employee may be required to perform additional reasonable duties consistent with their skills and qualifications to support the operational requirements of Filla Group.