Maintenance Fitter - Rowville

As a maintenance fitter, you will be responsible for ensuring the mechanical upkeep of our production lines. Your role will involve conducting preventative maintenance, diagnosing faults, and performing corrective actions to minimise downtime and support continuous production.

Note that this position operates on a 12-hour rotating shift schedule.

Key Responsibilities:

• Preventative Maintenance: Performing scheduled inspections, servicing, and planned maintenance tasks to prevent breakdowns and ensure machinery operates efficiently and safely.
• Breakdown Response: Responding quickly to equipment failures and operational issues to minimize production interruptions and downtime.
• Troubleshooting and Repair: Diagnosing and repairing mechanical faults, replacing components, and fabricating parts as needed.
• Quality & Safety: Adhering to stringent food safety, hygiene, and health and safety policies and procedures to ensure product quality and a safe work environment.
• Continuous Improvement: Participating in continuous improvement programs and Total Performance Management (TPM) initiatives to enhance overall equipment performance.
• Collaboration: Working closely with production operators and other team members to address mechanical maintenance needs, share knowledge, and problem-solve.
• Record Keeping: Accurately recording all maintenance activities and update system to maintain equipment history and facilitate reporting including shift handovers.  
• Spare Parts Management: Managing spare parts inventory to ensure timely availability for repairs and maintenance.
• Equipment Installation: Installing new equipment and machinery, including setting up and fine-tuning components according to technical specifications.
• Food Safety Focus: Applying hygienic engineering principles (GMP) and ensuring all maintenance interventions align with food safety standards. 

• A relevant trade qualification (mechanical or electrical)
• Boiler room and refrigeration experience (highly regarded);
• Previous experience in the food, dairy, packaging or process-related industries would be advantageous;
• True team player, with a positive "Can Do" attitude.
  

Benefits

• Opportunity for exposure to cutting-edge equipment
• Discounted Health Insurance
• Access to our internal Employee Assistance Program that offers free, private and confidential counselling for you and your household
• Free milk each week
• Great workplace culture

WE ARE LACTALIS AUSTRALIA

We are owned by the Lactalis Group, the world's largest producer of dairy goods.  We span over 94 countries, 250 production sites and 80,000 employees. At the heart of our Australian business we have over 2,200 passionate employees, working closely  and constructively with some 500 Australian farmers to produce the finest dairy products in the country.

Pillar brands such as Harvey Fresh, Pauls, Jalna, Oak, Ice Break, Tamar Valley Dairy, Vaalia, President and Galbani provide Lactalis Australia with a deep national footprint for growth and prosperity.

 To Apply

If you are confident that you have the ambition, drive and competency to succeed in this role, please submit your application, including your current resume by selecting ‘Apply’ and follow the prompts.

Note: Selected candidates will be required to undergo a pre-employment medical.

Commitment to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and respected. A workplace where everyone can bring their full selves to work, enabling each person to reach their full potential. We understand the value of attracting and retaining employees with differing backgrounds and the contribution that diversity brings.

At Lactalis, we particularly welcome and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, women, the LGBTI+ community, mature workers, people with disabilities and people from different cultural backgrounds.