Manufacturing Machine Technician – Apprenticeship

About Us

Porta is one of Australia’s leading manufacturers of building products, trusted by builders, joiners, suppliers and stockists nationwide.

Backed by the Borg Group, one of Australia’s most established family-owned industrial groups, Porta is supported by significant investment, national scale and strong manufacturing capability.

Recently, Porta brought together several well-known businesses, including Porta Mouldings, Australian Panels, Dongwha Australia, Carter Holt Harvey Plywood and easycraft - creating a broader, more capable organisation delivering complete building solutions to its customers. This newly integrated portfolio under Porta, also includes Borg’s flagship brand, polytec.

Our portfolio now spans outdoor timber; plywood; MDF; particleboard; decorative doors, panels and benchtops; wall linings; mouldings and engineered structural products including STRUCTAflor with its iconic YELLOWtongue.

With extensive manufacturing facilities across Australia, we are proud to support regional communities and local jobs. Sustainability, responsible sourcing and continuous improvement are central to how we operate.

We are building the next chapter of Porta - bringing together trusted brands, expanded capability and a clear focus on the future. If you’re looking to be part of a growing Australian manufacturer with strong foundations and long-term ambition, we’d love to hear from you.

Porta. Shaped by History. Built for the Future.

The Role

We have an exciting opportunity for a motivated person looking to commence their career within the Manufacturing industry. This is a hands-on apprenticeship where you will begin learning from day one.

A Manufacturing Machine Technician operates a variety of state-of-the-art machinery. Immerse yourself in a world of innovation as you learn to operate an array of machines, from traditional favourites like beam saws and panel saws to cutting-edge technologies like CNC routers, laser cutters, and 3D printers.

A Manufacturing Machine Technician is responsible for adjusting settings on machinery and maintaining machine components to ensure that our machinery operates at optimal levels. Successful candidates will not only be exposed to woodworking machines but also explore the realms of glass, aluminium, Perspex, and mild steel fabrication.

Being a Manufacturing Machine Technician with Porta can open a diverse career path where you can specialise in a variety of machinery and processes in our business.

Becoming an Apprentice with Porta enables you to gain invaluable experience and to gain a national qualification whilst getting paid to do it.

To be successful in gaining this apprenticeship, you will have:

• Completed year 10 at school
• Strong problem solving skills
• Attention to detail quality and safety
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Strong computer literacy
• Reliable transportation across the Central Coast

No prior experience? No worries! We welcome individuals with a can-do attitude and a passion for craftsmanship.

Importantly you need to be dedicated and strive to improve your knowledge and performance each and every day in order to improve production outcomes. If you are dedicated, hard working and after long term career opportunities then we would love to hear from you.

Porta is an Equal Opportunity Employer