Maintenance Electrician (Night shift)

We are Lactalis Australia

We are owned by Lactalis Group, the world’s largest producer of dairy goods.  With a range of more than 2,000 products, Lactalis is committed to playing a daily role in the health and well-being of consumers throughout the world, via the provision of nutritious dairy products—milk, cheese, yoghurt and other soft foods and beverages.

At the heart of our business locally, we have over 2,700 passionate employees, working closely and constructively with some 500 Australian farmers to produce the finest dairy products in the country. Pillar brands such as Pauls, Oak, Ice Break, Tamar Valley Dairy, Vaalia, President and Galbani provide Lactalis Australia with a deep national footprint for growth and prosperity.

We are a growing global company that takes great pride in who we are.  We are humble, proud and resilient.  Our brands, people and know how define who we are. We provide a safe workplace that delivers the opportunity to drive your development, and believe that true success comes from us. Collaboration, flexibility and diversity are pillars of our environment.  With knowledge and experience, we encourage you to make a difference!

About the Opportunity

We are seeking a trade-qualified "Electrician - Electrical Maintenance", to join our Maintenance team at our Clarence Gardens site to provide electrical support. We produce White and flavored milks, both fresh and ESL.

Your primary responsibilities will be to carry out preventative, continuous improvement and breakdown maintenance, across a fast paced production facility. 

Work as part of a skilled trades team – with other fitters and electricians and support staff. This is a roster/shift based role with attractive wages. Some paid overtime is required. 

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Your main responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

• General Maintenance for the processing, packaging, cooling & heating systems
• Monitor plant and equipment using the Scada control system and act on any alarms or irregularities that may occur
• Responding to breakdowns in a timely manner to minimise downtime.
• Investigating failures and making recommendations to reduce risk and improve systems/processes; 
• Actively be involved in safety and continuous improvement activities
• Ensure all work meets engineering standards
• Responding to breakdowns in a timely manner to minimize downtime
• Ensure that relevant documentation relating to the areas of responsibility are maintained to preset standards.
• Project work as required.

About You

To be considered for this position, you will require:

• A current SA A class electrical license
• Dual Trade (electrician-fitter) its considered a plus 
• Strong troubleshooting skills (electrical faults)
• Commitment to Safety, make it a Priority
• A strong continuous improvement mindset
• Ability to interpret technical drawings
• Work needs to be completed in line with Food Safety requirements 
• Responsible for engineering support to standards and expectations

Further skills advantageous to this role:

• Previous experience in manufacturing, ideally in the food, dairy, packaging or process-related industries
• Experience maintaining and troubleshooting PLC controlled equipment
• Hydraulic and Pneumatic systems qualifications and/ or relevant experience
• Instrumentation qualifications
• PLC programming experience 
• Knowledge of SCADA systems and automation will be highly regarded
• Some experience using SAP

You will be a team player, with a positive can do attitude that has the ability to build relationships, solve problems and achieve results, which will be clear factors in your success.  

If you are a dedicated individual who prides yourself on your attention to detail, have the ambition, drive and competency to succeed in this role, please submit your application, including current resume by selecting 'Apply' and following the prompts.

We would like to take the opportunity to thank you in advance for applying for this position, however only short-listed candidates will be contacted. If this isn't your time to work with us we wish you all the best in your career search and welcome you to apply for positions with Lactalis Australia in the future.

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