Maintenance Technician
On-siteHallam, Victoria, Australia
Job Summary
Diagnose, troubleshoot, and repair both electrical and mechanical faults on high-speed automated packaging and processing equipment. Perform preventative maintenance, including lubrication programs, belt tracking, and replacing bearings, chains, motors, and gearboxes. Proactively reduce downtime through fault investigation, root cause analysis, and participation in maintenance improvement projects. Requires unrestricted Victorian A-Grade Electrical Licence, strong PLC and automation skills, and experience with VFDs, scanners, and HMIs. Afternoon shift role in a fast-paced FMCG environment focused on continuous improvement and reliability.
Required Qualifications
- Unrestricted Victorian A-Grade Electrical Licence
- Strong electrical fault-finding capability, including contactors, relays, sensors, and field devices
- Experience programming and configuring: VFDs / drives
- Scanners Electronic control modules
- Proven ability to troubleshoot PLCs, HMIs, and industrial control systems
- Solid understanding of industrial controls (PLCs, VFDs, HMIs, instrumentation)
- Hands-on mechanical skills, including: Lubrication programs
- Belt tracking
- Replacing bearings, chains, belts, motors, and gearboxes
- Experience maintaining mechanical and pneumatic systems
- Proactively work to reduce downtime, waste, and improve equipment reliability
- Identify improvement opportunities through: Fault investigation
- Root cause analysis
- Support and participate in maintenance and improvement projects
- Demonstrated problem-solving experience within an industrial maintenance environment
- Strong commitment to safety, quality, and customer satisfaction
- Self-motivated with the ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Proactive approach to maintenance challenges
- Continuous Improvement mindset
- An experienced Industrial Electrician with PLC and automation skills
- A qualified Electrician with industrial and automation experience
- Background working in FMCG environments, ideally with high-speed packaging or processing equipment
- Must be able to work on Afternoon Shift
Desired Qualifications
- Experience using computerised maintenance management systems
- Sound Microsoft Office skills
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