Maintenance Electrician

Maintenance Electrician - Detmold Medical

About our Opportunity

An exciting opportunity has for an experienced Maintenance Electrician to join the team at Detmold Medical in a permanent full-time position, based at our Brompton manufacturing facility. 

About you

We are seeking a safety conscious team player with experience in Electrical Maintenance in a manufacturing environment to join our team. As the successful applicant you would support production efficiency & product quality, maintain, and improve plant & equipment and ensure machine safe operating conditions are maintained.

More specifically you will:

• Provide a daily preventative and breakdown maintenance service to the factory using your excellent prioritization skills
• Organise your own work within the requirements of the assigned work plan
• Ensure assigned work is completed safely and in accordance with all statutory requirements
• Provide trouble-shooting expertise and immediate response to emergency work orders
• Perform any electrical maintenance asset care
• Resolve operational or technical equipment problems to minimise manufacturing interruptions resulting from equipment breakdowns/failures
• Contribute ideas for continuous improvement and assist in the development of job procedures
• Identify through inspection and condition monitoring, potential equipment failure and initiate appropriate actions
• Identify and resolve equipment reliability and improvement opportunities
• Support production employees were requested to optimise machine outputs, working closely with them to ensure that the plant can be operated safely with minimal downtime and waste
• Have a strong commitment to document handling procedures
• When required support the investigation of manufacturing non-conformances
• Ensure quality systems and procedures are adhered to
• Ensure machines are returned to production in a clean and operational ready condition

To be considered for this position, you should have:

• A current “A” class electrical license
• Previous experience with continuous high-speed processing and packaging equipment in an industrial manufacturing production environment
• Computer skills, MFG PRO, MS Office Suite
• PLC Knowledge with software skills
• Proven PLC and electrical control circuit fault-finding skills
• An ability to read and produce electrical schematics
• Demonstrated planning, organization, and customer focus ability

Whilst not essential, electronic fault finding and repair skills, or a trade certificate in automation & control and / or instrumentation & control would be highly desirable.

What we’ll offer you:

• A commitment to your ongoing professional development through training.
• Commitment to corporate social responsibility – we support local communities and charities and are committed to sustainable and ethical sourcing.
• A health and wellbeing program so you feel supported to be at your best.

Please note, applicants must have Australian work rights.

While applications must be made online, confidential questions are welcome by contacting Jennifer Pryor, Talent Acquisition Partner jennifer.pryor@Detmoldgroup.com

We are a 2023 Circle Back Initiative Employer – we commit to respond to every applicant.

About us

The Detmold Group is a family-owned and operated global business, partnering with some of the world’s largest and most iconic food and retail brands to create world-class packaging for a better tomorrow.

Our business is focused on making a positive impact for our people, our partners and our planet whilst keeping our customers at the core of everything we do. Relentlessly looking for ways to improve quality, service, and efficiency, we are driven to improve the way the world experiences packaging.

Employee safety is our priority, and we want our people to be 100% SAFE and WELL.