Maintenance Fitter – Afternoon Shift

Location: Elizabeth, SA
Salary: $90,000+ Super + Shift Penalties + Overtime (depending on experience)

An exciting opportunity exists for an experienced Maintenance Fitter to join a well-established and growing food manufacturing business located in Adelaide's northern suburbs.

Reporting directly to the Maintenance Manager and Engineering Manager, you will play a key role in maintaining plant reliability, minimising downtime, and supporting continuous improvement initiatives across a modern production facility.

This is a permanent afternoon shift position offering excellent working conditions, strong leadership support, and genuine long-term career opportunities.

What's on Offer?

• Competitive salary package of $90,000+ plus superannuation
• Afternoon shift penalties
• Overtime opportunities available
• Stable, full-time permanent employment
• Excellent team culture and working environment
• Ongoing training and development opportunities
• Long-term career progression opportunities
• Supportive leadership team
• Opportunity to work within a growing and innovative manufacturing business

Why Join This Business?

This is an exciting time to join a successful and expanding manufacturer with a strong presence across Australia and New Zealand. Significant investment is being made into the future of the business, including the development of a new multi-million-dollar manufacturing facility in Adelaide's northern suburbs.

The new purpose-built site will feature modern production technology, advanced automation, and significantly increased manufacturing capacity, supporting continued growth and market expansion. This major investment demonstrates a long-term commitment to innovation, operational excellence, and employee development.

For the successful candidate, this presents a rare opportunity to be involved in the transition to a world-class manufacturing environment, working with new equipment and technology while building a long-term career within a stable and expanding organisation.

If you're looking for more than just another maintenance role and want to be part of a business investing heavily in its people, infrastructure, and future growth, this opportunity offers excellent career prospects and job security.

Key Responsibilities

• Carry out preventative and breakdown maintenance across production equipment and machinery
• Diagnose and repair mechanical, pneumatic, hydraulic, and production equipment faults
• Perform plant inspections and scheduled maintenance activities
• Support installation, commissioning, and upgrades of production equipment
• Monitor plant performance and identify opportunities for continuous improvement
• Maintain accurate maintenance records and documentation
• Work closely with production and engineering teams to maximise equipment uptime
• Ensure all work is completed in accordance with WHS, GMP, HACCP, and food safety standards
• Participate in continuous improvement initiatives and engineering projects
• Assist with equipment upgrades and future site expansion projects
• Support a proactive maintenance culture focused on reliability and efficiency

Skills & Experience

To be successful in this role, you will ideally possess:

• Trade qualification as a Maintenance Fitter, Mechanical Fitter, Fitter & Turner, or equivalent
• Previous experience within FMCG, food manufacturing, beverage, packaging, pharmaceutical, or related production environments
• Strong fault-finding and diagnostic skills
• Experience with preventative maintenance systems and breakdown response
• Knowledge of hydraulics, pneumatics, conveyors, pumps, motors, gearboxes, and production machinery
• Ability to work independently and within a team environment
• Strong communication and problem-solving skills
• Sound understanding of workplace health and safety requirements
• Knowledge of GMP and HACCP principles highly regarded

Highly Regarded

• PLC fault-finding experience or exposure
• Experience working with automated production systems
• Knowledge of robotic machinery and automation technology
• CMMS or maintenance management software experience
• Welding and fabrication skills
• Experience supporting continuous improvement initiatives

Additional Requirements

• Flexibility to work overtime when required
• Occasional weekend work may be required to support maintenance schedules, shutdowns, and breakdowns
• Own tools of trade preferred
• Ability to successfully complete a pre-employment medical assessment
• Full Australian working rights

Apply Now

If you are an experienced Maintenance Fitter seeking a secure role with a progressive manufacturer investing heavily in its future, we'd love to hear from you.

Apply now all applications will be treated with the strictest confidence.