Trades Assistant

ABOUT US

Americold is a global leader in temperature-controlled warehousing and logistics in the food industry. Our growth strategy has taken off throughout 2023, and we will continue to expand our global footprint throughout 2024. None of this growth, however, is possible without our people. 

Our core values have been written with our people in mind. We encourage our associates to drive the results they want to achieve, and we support this by providing comprehensive onboarding, ongoing training, and yearly development plans. 

Want to know the secret to our success? You’ll have to join us to find out!

ABOUT THE ROLE

Americold is excited to be recruiting a Trades Assistant to support our maintenance team at our Murarrie Site. This a permanent, full-time, Monday - Friday opportunity from 7:00am to 3:00pm.

As Trades Assistant you will be responsible in supporting preventive and corrective maintenance on refrigerated warehouse production equipment, mechanical and electrical installations in a timely and cost-effective manner.

• Assist to maintain an up-to-date preventative maintenance program in line with business rules and in timely manner against specific FM related KPIs.
• Maintain a standardized approach to individual works management.
• Co-ordinate with the Facilities Manager and other trade staff site regarding daily / weekly / monthly workflows activities and reporting.
• Ensure the “Essential Services” inspections and compliance is maintained.
• Ensure that all controlled chambers zone temperatures monitored and within operating tolerance at all times.
• Identify obtain approval and implement efficiencies where possible in relation to work practices purchasing requests, power usage across all areas of the sites. 
• Assist to ensure that all sites are of an acceptable standard at all times and 100% operational.
• Work with operations to identify opportunities to remove cost and risk to site personnel.
• Ensure compliance with Americold's and the relevant regulatory health, safety and environmental requirements and the Australian health, safety and environment policy in the management of business and staff.
• Implementation of Capex Projects in conjunction with other trade staff and contractors
• Be aware of the requirements of the sites BCP, EMP from an FM perspective for all sites.

ABOUT YOU

You will have and be able to display the following skills, experience and qualifications: 

• Minimum 3-5 years experience as a Trade Assistance on fixed equipment
• Sound understanding of safe working practices and their application in a maintenance service work environment
• Analytical and problem solving skills, the capacity to prioritize, work and maintain attention to detail and meet deadlines and KPI’s
• Familiarization of Australian Standards, Codes of Practice and legislation pertaining to property maintenance / facilities management industry
• Demonstrated capacity to understand and interpret operating specifications, plans and plant and equipment servicing standards
• Experience working within a cold storage environment would be highly advantageous;
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to consult, problem solve and dispute resolution
• Excellent management skills and possess the ability to coordinate multiple tasks in deadline driven, fast paced environment
• Current QLD Drivers Licence
• Current Forklift Ticket 

ABOUT THE WHY

We want people to feel that they contribute to a purpose, have a positive impact on our work culture, and know the value they bring to their role. At Americold, we want people who are:

• Hungry to achieve their goals and are passionate about getting there
• Honest, accountable and will call things out (good or bad!)
• Always looking for how to turn ‘good’ into ‘great’

In return, we will:

• Set you up for success before you officially start, with an onboarding plan that you help create based on what you want to achieve in your role
• Share, share and share as much information as possible to provide transparency on things like customer feedback, our engagement survey results, and our business KPIs results
• Provide genuine leadership pathways that consist of more than an online course – we have a dedicated team who work with you to ensure your goals and values are being met

ABOUT THE PROCESS

There may be multiple rounds of interviews but this is designed so you can meet some of our leaders and start to connect to our business. The preferred candidate will be required to complete a pre-employment medical which includes a drug and alcohol screen and satisfy necessary background checks.

Apply now and ensure your current resume is submitted. Want to stand out? Include a cover letter detailing how your experiences fit the brief. 

Due to expected high-volume applications, there may be a delay in responding to queries. 

Americold is committed to fair and equitable merit based recruiting practices. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Respectfully, no agencies please.