FITTER & TURNER (PACKAGING) Job Hiring in Australia for Bundaberg Sugar

Career Opportunity in Australia!

Job Vacancy: FITTER & TURNER (PACKAGING)
Employer/Company: Bundaberg Sugar Ltd
Job Location: Australia

Bundaberg Sugar Ltd is seeking a qualified and experienced Fitter & Turner (Packaging) to join its industrial maintenance team in Australia. The position is suited to mechanical professionals with strong experience in packaging equipment maintenance, pneumatic systems, mechanical machinery, and food-production environments. The successful candidate will be responsible for maintaining, troubleshooting, repairing, and improving packaging machinery and associated mechanical and pneumatic systems to ensure safe, reliable, and efficient production.

FITTER & TURNER (PACKAGING)

Qualifications:

• Graduate of Mechanical, Industrial Maintenance, or a related technical program.
• Fitter & Turner or Mechanical Fitter qualification.
• Minimum 5 years of mechanical maintenance experience.
• Strong practical experience with pneumatic systems in an industrial or manufacturing environment.
• Pneumatic training certification is preferred.
• Strong knowledge of pneumatic cylinders, actuators, valves, air systems, regulators, and related components.
• Experience with gearboxes and geared motors is preferred.
• Experience with servo-drive systems is an advantage.
• Strong mechanical and pneumatic troubleshooting skills.
• Previous experience maintaining packaging equipment and production machinery.
• Ability to read and interpret technical drawings, manuals, schematics, and equipment specifications.
• Experience in planned preventive maintenance and corrective maintenance programs.
• Experience in food-production or food-processing environments is an advantage.
• Knowledge of food-production safety, hygiene, and workplace maintenance requirements.
• Experience with VMC, URC-SONEDCO, or Busco is preferred.
• Good understanding of mechanical fitting, equipment adjustment, component replacement, and machine reliability.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to quality workmanship.
• Physically fit and capable of performing hands-on industrial maintenance work.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced manufacturing and packaging environment.
• Strong safety awareness and ability to follow established workplace procedures.
• IELTS 6.0 or equivalent is an advantage.

Responsibilities:

• Perform mechanical maintenance, repair, servicing, and inspection of packaging machinery and production equipment.
• Conduct preventive and corrective maintenance to ensure reliable operation of packaging production lines.
• Inspect equipment regularly and identify worn, damaged, leaking, or defective components.
• Diagnose and troubleshoot mechanical and pneumatic faults affecting packaging equipment.
• Maintain and troubleshoot pneumatic systems, including cylinders, actuators, valves, regulators, air lines, and related components.
• Inspect and repair pneumatic cylinders, actuators, valves, air preparation units, and compressed-air systems.
• Adjust and test pneumatic components to ensure proper operation and performance.
• Maintain and troubleshoot gearboxes, geared motors, drives, and other mechanical transmission components.
• Assist with maintenance and troubleshooting of servo-drive systems where required.
• Carry out equipment adjustments, alignment, lubrication, component replacement, and mechanical repairs.
• Dismantle, inspect, repair, and reassemble mechanical and pneumatic components.
• Use appropriate hand tools, power tools, measuring instruments, and workshop equipment safely.
• Read and interpret mechanical drawings, equipment manuals, maintenance instructions, and technical specifications.
• Identify root causes of recurring mechanical and pneumatic failures and recommend corrective actions.
• Perform planned maintenance activities according to established maintenance schedules and work orders.
• Assist with equipment changeovers, adjustments, installations, and commissioning of packaging machinery.
• Monitor machine performance and report potential equipment failures or production risks to supervisors.
• Maintain accurate records of maintenance activities, repairs, inspections, replacement parts, and equipment condition.
• Work closely with production operators, engineers, electricians, and other maintenance personnel to resolve equipment problems.
• Follow food-production safety, hygiene, quality, and environmental requirements when performing maintenance work.
• Apply appropriate isolation, lockout/tagout, and workplace safety procedures before carrying out maintenance.
• Maintain a clean, organized, and safe maintenance workshop and production work area.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives aimed at reducing downtime, improving equipment reliability, and increasing production efficiency.
• Participate in planned shutdowns and major maintenance activities as required.
• Perform other mechanical fitting, turning, packaging equipment maintenance, and technical duties assigned by management.

Employer Overview:

Bundaberg Sugar is a grower, miller, refiner, and marketer of sugar and related products in Australia. The company is one of Australia’s largest cane growers, we own and operate a sugar mill and refinery in Bundaberg, Queensland.

We are a large participant in the Queensland sugar industry and participate in all levels of the raw sugar industry. The company’s activities span the full sugar supply chain including cane growing, milling, refining, packaging, and distributing sugar products to retail, industrial and export customers.

The company’s other value adding operations include Bundaberg Walkers, one of Australia’s longest established, heavy engineering and foundry enterprises; and Bundaberg Molasses which supplies molasses and related products to industrial and rural markets.

Requirements:

• Update and detailed Resume in Word format or PDF with a picture
• Employment Certificate
• Training Certificate
• Passport Copy

Walk-in applicants can visit us at:
ABD Overseas Manpower Corporation
HEAD OFFICE : 📍2310 Marconi Street Corner Morse Brgy San Isidro Makati City and look for Ms. Realyn or Mr. Glenn
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