Maintenance Fitter

About the role

Join the Snapfresh team, one of Australia’s leading ready-made meal manufacturers, delivering high-quality meals to customers across diverse industries, including aviation and retail. We are seeking an experienced and motivated Maintenance Fitter to join our team at our modern manufacturing facility in Crestmead, Queensland. This is an exciting opportunity for a hands-on tradesperson who enjoys working in a fast-paced food manufacturing environment and takes pride in keeping production equipment operating safely, efficiently and reliably.

Responsibilities

• Respond promptly to equipment and machinery breakdowns.
• Ensure plant, equipment and services are operational and safe at the start of each production day.
• Carry out preventative and scheduled maintenance across the site.
• Ensure equipment and services availability for production.
• Provide maintenance support to the entire site.
• Complies with company and legislative requirements with respect to OHS, workers compensation and rehabilitation.
• Assist management to comply with OH&S duty of care.
• Supervises work activities to ensure safe working practices are adopted.
• Assists in HIRAC hazard identification, risk and control.
• Complies with company and legislative requirements with respect to food safety and environmental systems.
• Share information and ideas and actively encourage participation from others.
• Carry out preventative maintenance on all equipment and services.
• Complete work orders from MEX system.
• Ensure preventative maintenance is completed on schedule and work requests completed within a required time.

Requirements

• Demonstrated experience in a similar Maintenance Fitter or Mechanical Fitter role.
• Certificate III in Engineering – Mechanical Trade (Fitting and Turning) or equivalent qualification.
• Experience working within a manufacturing environment, preferably food manufacturing.
• Detailed understanding of food production processes and equipment.

Qualifications

• Proven analytical and problem-solving skills is desirable.
• Excellent organizational skills and ability to work within strict timelines.
• Ability to communicate with operational staff is desirable.
• Proven track record in achieving KPIs is desirable.
• Ability to identify process improvements and provide feedback is desirable.
• As you will be working in the Aviation Services industry, you will be required to obtain a clear National Police Check.

Benefits

• Be part of a close-knit & dedicated team that is committed to safety.
• Competitive pay rate and penalties.
• Free onsite parking, meals, and uniforms.
• Career development and progression, coupled with national relocation opportunities.
• 5 weeks annual leave.
• Discounts at hundreds of retailers, discounted health insurance and wellbeing resources including online exercise classes.

About Us

We are Australia’s leading readymade meal manufacturer, providing full-service large volume catering solutions for a diverse range of customers across aviation, retail, health & aged care, correctional facilities, and international export markets. Based in Crestmead, Queensland, we produce more than 240 million meals every year. Sister brand of dnata catering & retail, together we deliver extensive service capabilities across inflight catering and retail, food manufacturing, and airport lounge management. Parent company dnata – part of the Emirates Group – is one of the world’s largest air services providers. Offering ground handling, cargo, travel, and inflight catering and retail services, dnata ensures the aviation industry operates smoothly and efficiently.