Maintenance Electrician, Canberra

At Goodman Fielder our purpose is to create food that people love. We own a host of iconic brands that generations of Australians have grown up with and put in their supermarket trolleys every week including Helga's, Wonder White, Praise, White Wings, MeadowLea, and many more.
At Goodman Fielder our aspiration is to be the leading integrated food solutions business in the Region. We are a team that believes that anything is possible. A team that understands our business and focuses on the right things that make the biggest difference and one that considers our end to end value chain when making decisions to optimize our business. We drive change as an opportunity for us to innovate and transform our business and to achieve beyond what we think is possible.

About the opportunity:
We are currently looking for a Shift Electrician to work within our Bakery manufacturing site located in Fyshwick. Reporting to the Site Maintenance Manager this role is responsible for the maintenance of all electrical site equipment whilst on shift, attending to breakdowns and ensuring stores are kept updated alongside diagnosing and resolving faults throughout the site.

Shift pattern available:
Wednesday - 6.00am – 12.00pm
Thursday, Friday and Saturday 6.00am - 6.00pm

Key Responsibilities Include:

• Carry out preventative maintenance to plant and equipment within the facility
• High level of technical and diagnostic skills including fault finding of electrical circuits and PLC programs
• Participate in the repairs and preventive maintenance of all site plant and equipment
• Demonstrate and promote safe work practices
• Assist with other duties to ensure the effective operation of the maintenance team
• Identifying and resolving equipment reliability and improvement opportunities
• Work closely with operations personnel to ensure that reliability and safety issues are dealt with in an effective and timely manner

The successful candidate will possess the following attributes:

• Electrical Trade Certificate/Licence
• Previous experience in an industrial manufacturing environment
• PLC Knowledge essential (Allan Bradley desirable)
• Processed based risk assessment skills
• Excellent communication skills – listening, verbal and written
• Demonstrate an understanding for safety, health and environment

What can we offer you?
With sites spanning across the Australasian region, working as part of a highly driven team at Goodman Fielder, you can expect to work with leading technologies producing a variety of the most reputable brands in Australia.
At Goodman Fielder, we aim to be a destination employer in the food industry where we don't just offer jobs - we offer long term careers.