Electrician

The SunRice Group is an Australian ASX-listed branded food group, comprising multiple businesses, assets and operations across Australia, New Zealand, the Middle East, the United States, The Pacific Islands and Asia. SunRice was built by the Australian rice industry over many decades, and today is one of Australia’s leading branded food exporters, with approximately 2,000 employees and operations in 11 countries. SunRice is a great place to work, providing a real opportunity for passionate people to make a difference.

The Leeton Manufacturing facility is currently recruiting for an experienced Electrician. This role is a great opportunity to become part of a dedicated and high performing maintenance team. This enthusiastic workplace will immerse you in an industrial role where you will experience continual growth by developing your problem solving, fault finding and plant improvement skills. Salary starts at $34.77 per hour, potential for overtime paid in accordance with the Employees Enterprise Agreement.

Key responsibilities include;

Conduct planned maintenance activities across Leeton Manufacturing facilities and sites
Diagnosing faults and proactively managing breakdowns of equipment or process failures
Identifying opportunities and activities which improve plant and equipment, reliability and efficiency
Conduct and participate in root cause analysis of breakdowns and/or process improvement
Complete all required task notification, safety and quality computer based activities and paperwork
Participating in Safety, Quality and Continuous Improvement activities to enhance workplace

To be considered for this role, you will have the following;

Electrical Trade Certificate & Current Electrical Licence
Experience / knowledge PLC programming skills
Industrial diagnostic and fault finding experience;
Good Computer Literacy
Good written and verbal communication skills
Be self-motivated and reliable
Be pro-active and safety focused, with a positive attitude
Understanding of Safety systems and processes including Risk Assessments, incident reporting and planned inspections;
Able to work both independently and within a close knit team.
Be able to work on rotational or continuous shift roster

All correspondence will be dealt with in strict confidence.

SunRice is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. SunRice will consider qualified applicants for employment based on their merit, individual skills, qualifications and other appropriate criteria relevant to the role for which they are applying.