Maintenance Fitter
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What you'll do
- Carry out preventative, predictive, and corrective maintenance, helping keep equipment safe, reliable, and running smoothly
- Respond promptly to breakdowns, supporting the team to minimise disruption and keep operations on track
- Contribute to continuous improvement, identifying and supporting opportunities to enhance performance and reliability
- Work collaboratively with teams across the site to share knowledge, build capability, and deliver quality outcomes together
- Support a culture of safety, care, and quality, ensuring all work meets required standards
What they're looking for
- Cert III in Mechanical Engineering or relevant trade qualification (essential)
- Experience in FMCG or manufacturing, ideally with processing or packaging equipment
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Full description from employer
If you are curious & creative, invested in not only your own success but also the growth of others, and believe in building the Great Australian Food Company, then you might be the one for us!
Drive maintenance, reliability, and equipment performance
Work within a supportive and skilled team environment
Join an iconic Australian FMCG brand
The Role
We’re looking for a Maintenance Fitter who enjoys problem‑solving, working closely with others, and taking pride in delivering reliable outcomes.
In this hands‑on role, you’ll partner with site teams to enhance equipment reliability, improve performance, and support safe, efficient operations across the Crestmead site.
Our Crestmead dairy site near Logan, south of Brisbane, manufactures and distributes a range of milk and milk-based products, made with fresh milk sourced direct from 35 dairy farms in the south-east Queensland region. Producing around 100 million litres of product per year!
The successful candidates will be available to work weekly rotating shifts, Monday to Saturday, across day, afternoon, and night shifts.
Responsibilities
Carry out preventative, predictive, and corrective maintenance, helping keep equipment safe, reliable, and running smoothly
Respond promptly to breakdowns, supporting the team to minimise disruption and keep operations on track
Contribute to continuous improvement, identifying and supporting opportunities to enhance performance and reliability
Work collaboratively with teams across the site to share knowledge, build capability, and deliver quality outcomes together
Support a culture of safety, care, and quality, ensuring all work meets required standards
About you
Cert III in Mechanical Engineering or relevant trade qualification (essential)
Experience in FMCG or manufacturing, ideally with processing or packaging equipment
Strong problem‑solving capability, with a practical approach to identifying root causes and improving performance
Understanding of asset care and maintenance systems, with a focus on reliability and consistency
A collaborative, team‑focused approach, with clear communication and the ability to build positive working relationships
Bega Group Story
Bega Group is home to many trusted and iconic food and beverage brands. Whether it’s VEGEMITE on toast, a Dare on the go or a Zooper Dooper on a hot day - you've probably grown up enjoying the iconic products we proudly manufacture every day.
Our growth story of becoming a successful ASX 200 listed company with an annual turnover in excess of $3 billion and approximately 4,000 employees, is made possible by our dedicated workforce who live and breathe our values every day. We have a strong regional focus and proudly support the communities where we work, live and play. At the Bega Group, we are proud of our heritage and will continue to build great opportunities to encourage our people to develop and thrive. Come and be a part of our success story as we continue to build The Great Australian Food Company through creating Great Food for a Better Future!
Life at Bega Group
Company culture and our values are very important to us. From flexible working arrangements and regular social catch ups, we’re committed to fostering a supportive and agile work environment for our team.
Join a dedicated, forward-thinking and innovative culture
Grow with us, through opportunities for career development and progression
Contribute by giving back to your community through charities we partner with
Access to mental and physical health programs through our wellbeing portal and programs
Enjoy excellent employee benefits, including flexible working, purchased leave options and salary continuance insurance
Applications
The successful applicant will be required to complete a pre-employment medical.
At Bega Group, diversity and inclusion is a business priority, we want everyone to be themselves regardless of their background, religion, sexual orientation, age or gender so we can truly reflect the customers and communities that we serve. No matter how you identify, we encourage talented people from all backgrounds, abilities, and identities to apply to work at the Bega Group.
We will accept applications from all people with the right to live and work in Australia.
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