Newcastle based role with fantastic lifestyle opportunities

Permanent position

Weathertex Pty Ltd, manufacture a range of timber based products with broad building applications. Established over 80 years ago, Weathertex is wholly Australian owned and operated with more than 100 employees. Weathertex offers a stable, challenging career with a future for a pro-active, practical, solutions oriented tradesperson.

Working within our Maintenance Department, this role has the responsibility for equipment installation and overhaul and maintenance support to our production processes and assets through maintenance programs and capital project work improving the company’s productivity, reliability, safety and environmental performance.

This is a full time role with an attractive day work roster. A competitive salary is offered, per our enterprise agreement, with additional benefits including roster days, our employee assistance program, income protection plan and our quality bonus schemes.

The ideal candidate will be a trade qualified fitter with demonstrable experience maintaining manufacturing or construction equipment. The candidate will be required to utilise their experience to fault find and diagnose issues on plant and equipment, including their components; hydraulics using various techniques. The candidate must be able to work constructively under broad supervision within a multi-disciplinary team. Machining experience on Lathe and Mill will be looked upon favourably. The candidate will be expected to:

• Provide plant maintenance support to the Maintenance & Production Managers.

• Contribute to the implementation of the mechanical maintenance program.

• Take all reasonable care at work so as not to put yourself or others at unnecessary risk.

• Report immediately any unsafe work practices.

• Proactively co-operate with the organisation to comply with all legal obligations.

• Be a good role model for other employees in the matter of WHS.

• At all times follow Weathertex Equal Employment Opportunity policy to ensure no harassing or bullying conduct occurs.

In joining Weathertex at this point you will be entering an established environment that is focused on delivering continuous improvement.

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