This Electrician job at Astral Foods’ Camperdown poultry processing plant is a full-time on-site role for a Red Seal sparky who keeps a high-speed chicken abattoir running 24/7. You’ll fault-find and fix PLC-controlled lines (especially MEYN evisceration gear), start/stop plant, maintain motors, VSDs, sensors, ammonia refrigeration, and drive the 20 Keys continuous-improvement program. Shifts are rotating (days/afternoons/nights), plus regular overtime and standby. Pay is AU$48–$55/hr (AU$105K–$125K/year) + super, overtime, standby allowance, and full private health cover. You need Red Seal, 2+ years in food manufacturing, PLC experience, and own car. It’s a hands-on, high-pressure gig for tough electricians who like Camperdown’s country-coastal lifestyle and Australia’s biggest integrated poultry player.
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About Company
Astral Foods Ltd (operating in Australia) is a giant poultry producer with feed mills, hatcheries, farms, and large processing plants. The Camperdown site is a high-volume abattoir running MEYN and Marel lines, ammonia refrigeration, and full further-processing. Safety and uptime are everything. Check astralfoods.com for more.
Job Title
Maintenance Electrician – Poultry Processing
Responsibilities
- Fault-find and repair 3-phase, PLCs, VSDs.
- Maintain MEYN evisceration and Marel gear.
- Work rotating shifts + overtime/standby.
- Start-up and shut-down plant daily.
- Order spares and follow up.
- Drive 20 Keys and safety programs.
- Fix ammonia refrigeration (advantage).
- Log jobs and update CMMS.
- Keep plant running at 99 % uptime.
- Team up on big breakdowns.
Requirements
Education
Red Seal Electrician (A-Grade).
Experience
2+ years in food/manufacturing maintenance.
Qualifications
- Full Australian work rights.
- Driver’s licence + reliable car.
Skills
- Troubleshoot PLCs fast (Siemens/Allen-Bradley).
- Work shifts and standby no worries.
- Cope in wet, cold, noisy plant.
- Stay calm when line’s down.
- Admin and paperwork tidy.
Knowledge
- MEYN poultry equipment big plus.
- Ammonia refrigeration.
- Food safety and HACCP.
- 20 Keys / Lean basics.
- Australian Electrical standards.
Applicant Location
On-site in Camperdown, Victoria (2.5 hrs from Melbourne). Local or willing to relocate.
Application Procedure
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