Fletcher Building

Manufactures building products and develops housing

Maintenance Electrician

Equipment MaintenanceConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeGympie, AustraliaNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

Appropriate trade certification and a Queensland Electrical Licence.
Experience working shifts.
Previous experience in a manufacturing and/or industrial environment.
High-level fault finding, repair, and maintenance capability on complex electrical systems comprising Citect supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems, Allen-Bradley programmable logic controllers (PLCs), and variable-speed drives.
Good knowledge of alternating-current and direct-current drives.
Confined-space certification.
Working-at-heights (elevated work platform) certification.
Commitment to working within the Mex computerised maintenance management system (CMMS) environment.
Ability and willingness to work standard day-shift hours and/or rotating 12-hour shifts; rotating shifts involve 14 shifts per 28 days.

Responsibilities

Proactively demonstrate a personal commitment to safety and the PROTECT safety culture.
Understand and comply with the responsibilities, accountabilities, and authorities in the safety system relevant to the position and team.
Proactively undertake Safety Behaviour Conversations and identify hazards and implement appropriate control measures.
Achieve and maintain a high standard of housekeeping.
Report all injuries, incidents, hazards, and near misses regardless of severity.
Complete quality assurance testing and recording.
Find faults efficiently and effectively to diagnose and repair plant outages in a timely manner.
Assist with electrical maintenance of equipment supporting the manufacturing process, maintaining a high standard of work in accordance with Australian regulations and standards.

Desired Qualifications

Senior First Aid certificate.
High-voltage maintenance experience with an 11 kV ring main.
AutoCAD experience.

About Laminex Australia

We’ve been a part of the iconic Australian design landscape for over 90 years. Only a few short years after Australian’s fell in love with Vegemite, families were spreading their toast in kitchens and on tables made by us. We’ve come a long way.

Today, you’ll see Laminex on surfaces everywhere you look - be it hospitals, shopping centres, restaurants or your home. We manufacture and procure a broad range of products for commercial and residential use such as laminate, engineered stone and veneers so that all Australians can live in beautiful, practical spaces.

About the Role

Being one of Australia’s leading manufacturers in the building & interiors industry requires ongoing support and maintenance of electrical equipment. As a result, we are seeking an experienced and safety orientated Electrician at our Gympie (Toolara) site in QLD.

The primary focus of this role is to provide assistance in the electrical maintenance of all the equipment supporting the manufacturing process. We are seeking to appoint a person who has expertise in maintaining a high standard of work in accordance with Australian regulations and standards and work as a proactive member of the Maintenance team, under the site organisational structure.

This role is both standard dayshift hours (6am - 3pm) and/or rotating12 hour shifts – you must be able and willing to work both structures. Rotating shifts would be 14 x 12-hour shifts per 28 days.

Key focuses & responsibilities will include:

Pro-actively demonstrate a personal commitment to safety and our PROTECT safety culture
Demonstrate an understanding of and comply with the responsibilities, accountabilities and authorities contained within the safety system relevant to your position and team
Pro-actively undertake Safety Behaviour Conversations (SBC) and identify hazards and implement appropriate control measures
Achieve and maintain a high standard of housekeeping
Report all injuries, incidents, hazards and near misses, regardless of severity
Complete quality assurance testing and recording
Efficient and effective fault finding to diagnose and repair plant outages in a timely manner.

About You

We are after the following experience, skills & traits:

Appropriate trade certification Queensland Electrical Licence
Shift work experience
Senior First Aid certificate (preferred not mandatory)
Previous experience in a manufacturing and/or industrial environment
High level of fault finding, repair and carry out maintenance on complex electrical systems comprising of Citect SCADA systems, Allen Bradley PLCs and Variable Speed drives
High voltage Maintenance 11KV ring main (helpful but not essential)
Good knowledge of AC/DC drives
Confined space certification
Working at heights (EWP) certification
Commitment to working within the Mex CMMS environment
Autocad experience desirable

What’s on offer:

Career development opportunities in a supportive and forward-thinking environment.
A strong focus on safety, well-being, and continuous improvement.
Access to Fletcher Building discounts

About the Company

Fletcher Building

Manufactures building products and develops housing

Fletcher Building manufactures and distributes building products in Australia and New Zealand and develops housing and delivers infrastructure and roading projects in New Zealand. It operates six divisions—Building Products, Distribution, Concrete, Residential and Development, Construction, and Australia—and runs retail chains that supply products to tradespeople. Its offerings include insulation and cement, with services that connect manufacturers to builders and a construction arm that delivers projects. The company aims to support communities by providing reliable materials and delivering housing and infrastructure while prioritizing efficiency, health and safety, and environmental performance across its operations.

Company size: 5,001-10,000
Company stage: IPO
Headquarters: Auckland, New Zealand
Founded: 1909

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