Electrical Maintenance Technician

• Permanent full-time
• Iconic and locally driven brands
• Join a collaborative culture that cares about people.

About The Role:

Our Moorooka site manufactures Weet-Bix bites, Weet-Bix flavours and single serve Weet-Bix packs – operating five days a week, 24 hours a day.

Reporting to the Maintenance Manager, the Electrical Maintenance Technician will provide technical support to the site on breakdowns and projects.

Key to your success is your strong problem-solving skills and experience with systems, PLC programming, industrial networking, vision systems as well as robotic programming.

Responsibilities:

• Improve workforce productivity by eliminating potential delays by providing technical support and fault finding of electrical and automation issues.
• Supervise electrical work, installation and contractors
• Carry our scheduled maintenance
• Active participation in Continuous Improvement and ad-hoc projects
• Coach production team members to better understand machine principles and their impacts
• Maintain accurate documentation and records
• Actively contribute and demonstrate commitment to maintaining a culture that is aligned with company values

About you:

• An electrical licensed with similar experience in a food manufacturing environment – preferred
• PLC fault finding & knowledge of PLCs and network communication.
• Ability to read and interpret technical drawings, manuals, and P&ID’s
• Ability to write PLC Code and HMI Modification
• Strong analytical & problem-solving
• Having Confined Space, Working at Heights and Fork Lift Licence’s are an advantage

About Sanitarium:

We’re Australian owned and we are proud to produce some of this country’s most loved products. Play an instrumental role in maintaining the reliability and continuity of our factory that creates one of Australia’s most iconic cereals, Weet-Bix.

If you have a background in FMCG (Fast moving consumer goods) manufacturing or want to learn about FMCG manufacturing, then this role may be right for you. We are looking for a qualified electrical technician with right culture fit, a bright attitude, and the willingness to learn within a team environment.

If you are a team player, feel you have the right skills and experience and looking for a role that you can provide value to the business than this maybe a role for you!

We are an organisation driven by our mission and values. If you share our passion for what we do and our products, this is a great opportunity.

All applicants must be able to demonstrate that they have the legal right to work in Australia.