Maintenance Fitter .

CopRice is the animal foods division of SunRice and is a leading supplier of nutrition products to the companion animal and livestock sectors. CopRice has been supplying quality feeds for animals for over 30 years across 6 sites in NSW and VIC..  

Over 2,100 employees, 30 brands, an unrelenting focus on innovation, and a commitment to our people, our communities and environment, we’re SunRice - an iconic Australian company and a great place to work. SunRice Group provides a real opportunity for passionate people to make a difference.

CopRice Leongatha is currently recruiting for an experienced Fitter to join their Maintenance team. 

This role offers good workplace variety, close knit teams and competitive remuneration, commensurate to qualifications and experience.

Key responsibilities include:

Conducting planned maintenance activities

Diagnosing faults and proactively managing breakdowns of equipment or process failures;

Following safe work practices and coaching and training apprentices;

Conduct and participate in root cause analysis of breakdowns and/or process improvement;

Complete all required maintenance task notification, safety and quality computer based activities;

Participating in Safety, Quality and Continuous Improvement activities to enhance workplace.                                     

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

• Trade Qualification for Mechanical Engineering
• 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
• Able to adapt to changing production demands
• Understanding of Safety systems and processes including Risk Assessments, incident reporting and planned inspections
• Hold a current vehicle licence

Experience in a Manufacturing environment is desirable, although is not essential. The successful candidate will have a personal commitment for their safety and can look forward to working with an experienced, positive and friendly team of colleagues.

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.