Address Vinatek is expanding to its business into setting up, installing, maintaining commercial poultry sheds which can accommodate up to 55K chickens in multiple locations across Australia.
Due to big projects won and being executed in the coming years, we are looking for experienced Mechanical Engineering Technician(s) who will be doing the following tasks and duties.
Benefits offered
• Salary package: AUD 70,000 – 80,000 plus Super (depending on experience)
• Housing provided
• Professional development assistance
• Performance bonus
Objectives
To plan, implement and undertake mechanical engineering maintenance for general servicing, mechanical installations, scheduled and non-schedule maintenance, upgrades, troubleshooting and breakdown repairs to all plant & mobile machinery throughout commercial poultry sheds in multiple locations in regional areas.
Responsibilities, tasks, and duties:
• Review complex blueprints, piping, sketches, schematics, and wiring diagrams to ascertain test specifications, procedures, and objectives, and test mechanical and technical problems;
• Perform timely repair, routine maintenance, and preventative maintenance on various mechanical equipment
• Recognise and diagnose mechanical problems, and determine corrective action needed;
• Inspect drives, motors, belts, and other operating devices. Check fluid levels, clean, or lubricate shafts, bearings, gears, replace filters, or perform other maintenance actions;
• Disassemble, recondition, and re-install reconditioned or new, or modified mechanical assemblies, components, machine tools and controls;
• Develop an understanding of all mechanical and automated systems within units;
• Identify opportunities for improvements in quality, costs, or efficiency of mechanical and automated equipment;
• Maintain records of planned and completed maintenance utilising work orders and maintenance logs to verify that records adhere to equipment specifications;
• Analyse or estimate maintenance costs, such as production equipment, and plant space;
• Maintain a high level of quality control in accordance with the quality assurance standards adopted by the Company with a focus on continual improvement of systems;
• Develop, implement, and maintain an agreed process for purchase of spare parts, consistently ensuring an efficient and cost-effective outcome;
• Assist with the identification of any problems and non-conformities and process, providing cost effective business solutions;
• Efficient disassembly/reassembly in line with productivity improvements and capacity planning (achieve the required efficiency and utilization standards for production – performance/assembly to build times)
• Install and assemble prefabricated sheds, including site measure and make up walls, doors and ventilation system to suite site conditions.
• Actively support, lead, and take part in work health and safety initiatives.
Qualifications and Experience:
• Minimum diploma level qualification in the mechanical or electrical area;
• Minimum 3 years relevant and related work experience in mechanical, electrical, or related field;
• Demonstrated safety leadership in the past and will strive to maintain a safe and healthy workplace;
• Experience working in team and customer service;
• Demonstrated expertise in the hands-on delivery of both scheduled and emergency maintenance;
• Capability to assist with and develop yearly budget planning including shed and equipment upgrades;
• Effective communication skills;
• Willing to relocate / work in regional areas.
