Maintenance Electrician - Food Manufacturing

About the role

Pace Appointments is recruiting a full-time Maintenance Electrician for a food manufacturing operation near the port of Brisbane. The role involves fault-finding on fast-moving production lines, repairing and maintaining equipment, and helping bring new machinery online.

Key responsibilities

• Fault-find, repair and maintain high-speed production equipment
• Respond to breakdowns and carry out preventative maintenance to minimise downtime
• Help install and commission new machinery, keep maintenance records up to date and improve equipment reliability

Required profile

• Current Queensland Electrical Licence
• At least 3 years' experience in a similar maintenance role
• Strong fault-finding skills on production equipment and familiarity with maintenance systems such as MEX
• A strong focus on safety, quality and hygiene
• Food manufacturing or FMCG experience is highly regarded; PLC knowledge is a bonus

What we offer

• $56.17 per hour base rate, plus 15% loading on afternoon shifts
• Time and a half for 7.5 hours on rostered Saturdays
• 3-week rotating roster covering weekdays and weekends
• Regular overtime opportunities and ongoing training
• On-site parking, employee discounts, and supplied uniforms and PPE