Maintenance Electrician

Company Description

Our Pact Packaging division is pioneering a whole product life cycle approach to sustainable packaging. Partnering with global brands to local dairy producers, we integrate supply chain efficiencies and sustainable practices into everything we design and manufacture.

We’re looking for a qualified Maintenance Electrician to join our team at Pact Packaging Albany site. The role reports to the Maintenance Manager and is responsible for ensuring the optimal performance, reliability, and safety of all manufacturing equipment, site services, and infrastructure at site.

This role is responsible for delivering preventative maintenance, fault diagnosis, and timely repairs to minimise downtime and support maximum factory uptime, while also managing site services, overseeing building and infrastructure maintenance, driving automation and continuous improvement initiatives, and maintaining high standards of housekeeping and compliance with health, safety, and environmental regulations.

Your key responsibilities will be to

• Execute preventative and predictive maintenance programs to ensure reliable plant performance and minimise downtime.
• Diagnose faults, perform repairs, and respond quickly to breakdowns to maximise production uptime.
• Use CMMS (MEX) to manage maintenance schedules, track work orders, and maintain accurate records and spare parts inventory.
• Monitor and maintain critical site services, coordinating with external contractors to ensure continuous operations.
• Oversee building and infrastructure maintenance, including electrical systems, and liaise with landlords and service providers.
• Champion high standards of housekeeping, food safety, and 6S initiatives in line with HACCP and GMP requirements.
• Support automation, equipment upgrades, and continuous improvement projects to enhance efficiency and capability.
• Carry out basic mechanical maintenance, including replacing components, belts, bearings, and assisting with breakdown repairs
• Identify and implement reliability and continuous improvement initiatives
• Support Regular Asset Care Activities.
• Ensure full compliance with health, safety, environmental, and quality standards (e.g. WHSE, FSSC22000, ISO14001), promoting a zero-harm culture.

Your skills and experience

To be successful in this role, you’ll have:

• Trade-qualified Industrial Electrician with Current EWRB Practising License
• Practical mechanical aptitude, with the ability to carry out basic maintenance and component replacement
• Proven experience in maintenance within a manufacturing environment
• Experience using CMMS (MEX preferred)
• Strong fault-finding and diagnostic skills across electrical, hydraulic, and pneumatic systems
• Self-motivated, adaptable, approachable, and professional.
• Familiarity with Office 365 and ability to work unattended.

Qualifications

Additional Information

Benefits

• Join the 2025 Plastics Training Company of the Year – where innovation meets recognition
• Competitive hourly rate + overtime and allowances
• Career development and progression opportunities within Pact Group
• Discounted Southern Cross health insurance
• Free onsite parking and annual flu vaccinations
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for wellbeing support
• Supportive, safety-first team environment

How to apply

If this role sounds like you, please click on the apply button and follow the prompts. We will get in touch if you are shortlisted for this opportunity. If you would like to learn more about our company, you may check our website: Pact Group | Leading the Circular Economy