Maintenance Fitter

Ridley has been an integral part of Australian agriculture for over 30 years. Our purpose is to lead animal nutrition by solving the production challenges of today and tomorrow.

We believe:

• Meaningful change happens through meaningful partnerships 
• Feed needs to be viewed as part of an end-to-end Ecosystem 
• Animal Nutrition is the key to more sustainable and profitable farming 

What's on offer?

This is an exciting opportunity for a qualified multi-skilled Maintenance Fitter to join Ridley AgriProducts based in Terang. If you have hands-on experience performing maintenance activities in a high-volume manufacturing environment, then we are interested in hearing from you.

We offer a supportive team environment and a great opportunity for someone to further develop their skills and assist with site continuous improvement. Training will be provided to ensure you have the full complement of skills required for this challenging role. Ridley is an Equal Opportunity Employer who also offers a competitive package with a range of employee benefits, including:

• Training and development opportunities, including study assistance
• Competitive wages and employment conditions
• Wage continuance insurance
• Employee Share Scheme
• Corporate health plan with BUPA Health Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program

The Role

Working closely with the site Maintenance team, the successful applicant will have experience working on a variety of manufacturing and bulk handling equipment, safety management practices and the ability to carry out both time critical breakdown repairs whilst ensuring scheduled maintenance work is carried out. Experience with computer-based maintenance programs will be well regarded. Leadership from the front, ensure workloads are handled in a timely manner. Provide motivation within the workshop and support for completion of tasks. Growing role to ensure continuity when Maintenance Manager is not on site.

You will have

• A mechanical Trade qualification- essential
• Knowledge of OH&S and Environmental Policies and Legislation
• Experience working with planned preventative maintenance programs
• Ability to work under pressure.
• Industry Experience working with manufacturing and maintenance teams
• People management skills

If this is, you, please click 'apply for this job' and provide both your resume and cover letter. Only applicants with unrestricted rights to work in Australia will be considered. The successful applicant will be required to undertake a pre-employment medical assessment including drug and alcohol testing and background checks including police check as part of our process.