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Maintenance Trade Assistant
Job No:
FHT1225
Location:
Tatura
Flavorite is the largest Australian glasshouse producer of fresh fruit and vegetables and a leader within the Horticulture Industry. We have an innovative and sustainable approach to farming and are proud to offer diverse and rewarding career opportunities.
We are committed to supporting great people to succeed, develop their careers, and feel supported to reach their highest potential. We offer a safe and inclusive work environment where our employees feel strongly connected to our values and objectives and where the capability of our people is key to our success.
With several Flavorite sites located across Victoria, this role is based at our Tatura location which currently employs over 400 employees.
About the Opportunity
Reporting directly to the Maintenance Supervisor, you will be is responsible for the maintenance of plant, equipment and buildings ensuring all tasks are performed in a safe, productive and cost-effective manner.
Further, if you enjoy variety and a challenge in your role, this may be the opportunity for you, where each day is likely to be different, and where you could be performing maintenance or installation work on mobile plant and equipment, pumps and irrigation lines, fruit processing / packing lines and box assembly equipment.
The role will suit a motivated individual, who can work autonomously, in a team, and who can adhere to safe working practices at all times.
Key Accountabilities
Working in a growing maintenance team, your key responsibilities will be:
- Conduct and carry out the maintenance of plant, equipment and buildings as specified on the work order.
- Conduct and carry out schedule preventative maintenance
- Operation of plant and equipment as part of completing tasks
- Report on workshop inventory
- Maintain maintenance records in the allocated system
- Participate in a roster that provides support to staff and farm in emergency breakdown situations
About You
- A current driver’s license.
- Demonstrated mechanical aptitude.
- A high commitment to following safe work practices
- Pump, plumbing and irrigation experience (desirable)
- Mig and Arc Welding experience (desirable)
- Working with small motor experience (desirable)
- Forklift licence (desirable)
- We are Australia's largest glasshouse producer of fresh fruit and vegetables
- Well established family business, proudly operating for 30+ years
- Six sites across Victoria providing plenty of job opportunities across multiple departments
- Supportive team environment, approachable leaders
- Comprehensive Orientation and Training programmes for all staff new to the business or new to a job role