Maintenance Fitter Permanent
- Maintain heavy industrial processing equipment with a focus on preventative maintenance and breakdowns.
- Conduct mechanical fault finding and repairs on shredders, crushers, and conveyors.
- Work flexible hours including after-hours breakdown assistance.
Maintenance Fitter | Bridgewater, TAS
Permanent Full-Time | Monday to Friday
Industrial Recycling & Processing Plant
DNA Recruitment is seeking an experienced Maintenance Fitter for our client, a leading Australian resource recovery and recycling organisation based in Bridgewater, TAS.
This is a hands-on role maintaining heavy industrial processing equipment, with a strong focus on preventative maintenance, breakdowns, fault finding and plant reliability.
Hours
- Day Shift: 7:30am - 3:30pm
- Afternoon Shift: 1:00pm - 9:00pm
- Monday to Friday
- Must be flexible to work across both shifts and assist with after-hours breakdowns when required
What You'll Be Doing
- Preventative and scheduled plant maintenance
- Mechanical fault finding and breakdown repairs
- Maintain shredders, crushers, conveyors and recycling equipment
- Fitting, fabrication and welding work
- Assist with shutdowns and major maintenance
- Identify potential equipment failures before breakdowns occur
- Work with production teams to minimise downtime
- Maintain high safety and housekeeping standards
What We're Looking For
- Trade-qualified Mechanical Fitter / Fitter & Turner or equivalent
- Strong industrial plant maintenance experience
- Experience with shredding machines, crushing equipment and/or recycling processing machinery
- Strong mechanical fault-finding and breakdown maintenance skills
- HR Truck Licence
- Forklift Licence
- Relevant welding tickets/qualifications
- Ability to read technical and engineering drawings
- Strong understanding of safe work practices and equipment isolation
- Reliable, practical and solutions-focused
- Flexible to work both shifts and after-hours when required
Experience within recycling, waste processing, quarrying, crushing, mining-related processing, timber processing, heavy manufacturing or similar industrial environments will be highly regarded.
Electrical disconnect/reconnect licence is advantageous but not essential.
Pre-Employment Requirements
Successful candidates must be able to complete:
- Drug & alcohol screening
- Pre-employment medical
- National Police Check
Why Apply?
- Permanent full-time opportunity
- Monday to Friday
- Established Australian organisation
- Hands-on heavy industrial maintenance role
- Training and development opportunities
- Long-term career opportunities within the recycling and resource recovery sector
If you're ready for your next opportunity, apply today or contact DNA Recruitment on (03) 9070 1111.
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