Qualified Fitter

We are seeking an experienced trade qualified Maintenance Fitter to join a well established manufacturing operation based in Preston. This is a genuine hands on maintenance role working across production machinery, breakdowns, preventative maintenance and machine setting. 

Benefits

• RDO built into the roster
• Free onsite parking at the Preston site
• Permanent full time position
• Long term job security with a large, established manufacturer
• Overtime opportunities 
• Stable manufacturing site with ongoing maintenance requirements, not project based work
• A site where safety is genuinely taken seriously, not just talked about.

The Role

• Set, adjust and change production machinery to suit different products and production requirements
• Maintain and repair pumps, gearboxes, bearings, shafts, motors and rotating equipment
• Diagnose and repair hydraulic and pneumatic systems and associated components
• Work closely with production operators to complete machine adjustments, changeovers and repairs while minimising downtime
• Complete mechanical breakdown repairs across production machinery and plant equipment
• Carry out scheduled preventative maintenance, inspections and servicing
• Fault find mechanical issues and identify the root cause of equipment failures

About You

• Australian recognised Fitter and Turner, Mechanical Fitter or equivalent trade qualification
• Proven experience setting, adjusting and changing over production machinery
• Demonstrated experience working as a Maintenance Fitter within manufacturing or industrial environments
• Strong breakdown maintenance and mechanical fault finding experience
• Solid preventative maintenance experience across mechanical plant and equipment
• Experience working with pumps, gearboxes, bearings, shafts, hydraulics and pneumatics
• Able and willing to work a rotating day, afternoon and night shift roster

If you are a trade qualified fitter who enjoys fault finding, machine setting and keeping production equipment running properly, we would like to hear from you.