Night Shift Maintenance Fitter | Food Manufacturing

Job description

�� North Melbourne 
�� Sunday, Monday & Tuesday | 7PM–7AM
�� $50.47ph + 30% Night Shift Loading + Overtime
�� Long-Term Stable Role | High-Speed Production Environment

Are you a Maintenance Fitter with strong FMCG or food manufacturing experience looking for a permanent night shift role with excellent pay, overtime and work-life balance?

My client is a leading food production manufacturer supplying high-volume products across Australia and is currently seeking an experienced Maintenance Fitter to join their night shift maintenance team.
This is a hands-on role within a fast-paced automated manufacturing environment focused on equipment reliability, preventative maintenance and minimising downtime across production and packaging lines.

What You’ll Be Doing
  • Breakdown and preventative maintenance across production machinery
  • Fault finding on mechanical, pneumatic and hydraulic systems
  • Maintaining conveyors, pumps, valves, pipework and steam equipment
  • Servicing high-speed automated manufacturing and packaging lines
  • Supporting continuous improvement and plant reliability initiatives
  • Working closely with production to minimise downtime and maximise output
  • Maintaining GMP, HACCP and food safety standards
Machinery & Equipment Exposure
  • Conveyors & automated production systems
  • Mixers, pumps & process equipment
  • Steam & boiler systems
  • Pneumatics & hydraulics
  • Packaging machinery
  • Bearings, gearboxes, motors & drives
What We’re Looking For
✔ Trade Qualified Maintenance Fitter
✔ Minimum 4 years experience in FMCG, food manufacturing or high-speed production
✔ Strong fault-finding and preventative maintenance skills
✔ Experience working within GMP/HACCP environments
✔ Ability to work autonomously on night shift
✔ Welding and fabrication skills highly regarded
✔ CMMS experience advantageous
✔ Forklift licence desirable

What’s On Offer
✅ Permanent long-term opportunity
✅ 3-day working week roster
✅ Excellent hourly rate + night shift loading + OT
✅ Stable and growing business
✅ Supportive maintenance team
✅ Fast-paced and highly automated site

If you’re an experienced Maintenance Fitter looking for a well-paid night shift role within a busy food manufacturing environment, apply now or contact Rose Skipper on 0404 311 860 for a confidential discussion.