Maintenance Fitter

Baiada is a privately owned Australian Company providing premium quality poultry products throughout Australia. We operate throughout Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia and Western Australia with our Head Office based in Pendle Hill. Our brands include Lilydale Free Range and Steggles and we have a proud reputation for upholding traditional family-oriented values. At Baiada Poultry our primary objective is to provide our customers with the highest quality products and excellent service.

We are seeking an experienced Maintenance Fitter to support reliable operations at our Wasleys Feedmill.

The position of Maintenance Fitter is primarily responsible for carrying out repairs and maintenance to the Feed Mill machinery. The Maintenance Fitter is to ensure all work carried out is completed in a safe manner according to Baiada standards and systems. The position holder reports to the Maintenance Manager.

Key responsibilities:

• General plant preventative maintenance - repairs to plant equipment, troubleshooting & callouts

• Perform stick (SMAW) and MIG (GMAW) welding for the fabrication, repair, and maintenance of plant and equipment.

• Operate and maintain manual lathe and milling machines to manufacture, modify, and repair components, and perform basic fabrication work as required.

• Adhere to Workplace Health and Safety System (WHS), Environmental Management System (EMS), Feed Safe, Quarantine Procedures and Workplace Injury Management System

Essential skills:

• MUST have Trade qualification in their specialised discipline

• Previous experience in working with a maintenance team manufacturing environment (Preferably in the food / animal feeds industry)

• Ability to work unsupervised

• Self-motivated

• Hold Confined Space entry permit

• First Aid / CPR certification

• National Licence to perform High Risk Work Forklift Licence)

• Excellent communication skills, both oral and written

• Ability to make quick and safe decisions

• Good mechanical aptitude

• Ability to keep detailed records

• Well-developed problem-solving skills with the ability to implement long term preventative actions

• A knowledge of quality systems, WHS procedures and a vast understanding of how their actions can impact on the environment

• Enthusiasm to evolve and develop skills through staff training 

Please note: Due to our strict biosecurity requirements, you must not have any birds, pigs or poultry at home and be willing to maintain our quarantine policy and procedures.

To be eligible for this role, you must have legal right to work full-time (without restrictions) in Australia at the time of application. As part of the recruitment process and on-going employment, you may be required to undergo background checks to assess your suitability for the position. These checks may include verification of work rights, police check, medical assessments and/or drug and alcohol testing.  

**No agencies please