Categories: Manufacturing, Animal Health, Maintenance

Job Description

Maintenance Technician - Electrical

Join a trusted global leader in Animal Health and take your career in a new direction.

• Permanent, full-time role with competitive remuneration and benefits
• Location: Murarrie, QLD - on-site with a supportive, collaborative team
• Career growth: Grow technical expertise in a successful, expanding industry and open pathways to broader opportunities
• Professional development: Gain valuable experience in a dynamic, evolving role

What You Will Do

Responsibilities include, however not limited to:

• Perform preventative maintenance, inspections and testing to agreed schedules and timelines
• Diagnose and repair electrical, instrumentation and control equipment including PLCs, SCADA and industrial networks
• Respond to equipment breakdowns and plant monitoring system alarms promptly, occasionally after hours
• Deliver facility and equipment continuous improvement, change and corrective actions and support new equipment introduction and retirement
• Maintain accurate records in logbooks, worksheets and the Maintenance Management System and complete ancillary documentation and investigation reports
• Author and technically review assigned SOPs
• Replenish and manage spare parts inventory and records
• Maintain housekeeping and calibration/validation equipment to EHS and SOP standards and complete assigned inspections
• Identify, document and rectify common faults, investigate technical issues using root cause analysis and implement corrective actions
• Assist with and execute small capital projects under supervision and support wider maintenance team activities

EHS and compliance

• Comply with Electrical Safety Act 2002 (QLD), relevant regulations and AS/NZS 3000 standard
• Identify, document, assess and control hazards and environmental aspects in your area
• Support development and delivery of EHS objectives, training, audits, inspections and reporting

What You Must have

Education:

• Current QLD Electrical Mechanic Licence (Essential to have)
• Certificate III or IV in Electrotechnology Electrician (Essential to have)
• Certificate III in Instrumentation Control preferable

Technical Skills:

• Fault finding of electrical, instrumentation and control equipment
• Reliability Strategies (Preventive/ Predictive) for electrical, instrumentation and control equipment
• SAP Plant Maintenance system experience preferable
• Maintenance System Spare Parts Management and Inventory Control
• Understanding of Change Management Processes
• High level of computer literacy: comprehensive knowledge and detailed application of MS Office computer software
• Quick to adapt and adopt new or changing systems

Experience:

• Solid Prior experience in an industrial Electrical, Instrumentation and Control role (Manufacturing or Food industry preferred)
• Solid Prior experience with PLC’s, SCADA systems and industrial networks
• Experience with power distribution, protection, PV and battery inverter systems

What You Can Expect 

• Work autonomously whilst being supported, encouraged and being part of a trusted Global leading Animal Health organisation
• Exposure to upskill and develop in your role
• Flexibility and opening doors to other opportunities and skillsets
• Joining a collaborative team of likeminded individuals

We are proud to be a company that embraces the value of bringing diverse, talented, and committed people together. The fastest way to breakthrough innovation is when diverse ideas come together in an inclusive environment. We encourage our colleagues to respectfully challenge one another’s thinking and approach problems collectively. We are an equal opportunity employer, committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace.

Required Skills:

Biopharmaceutical Operations, Biopharmaceutical Operations, Calibration Management Software, Capital Projects, Change Management, Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS), Corrective Action Management, Data Analysis, Development Projects, Electrical Safety, Equipment Maintenance, Equipment Qualification, GMP Guidelines, GMP Validation, Inventory Management, Maintenance Management, Maintenance Planning Software, Maintenance Processes, Maintenance Scheduling, Maintenance Supervision, Manufacturing Process Improvements, Process Qualification, Risk Management, Safety Management, Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) {+ 5 more}

Preferred Skills:

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Employee Status:

Regular

Relocation:

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Flexible Work Arrangements:

Not Applicable

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Job Posting End Date:

02/9/2026

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