Mechanical Fitter / Production Technician

About Us

Gypsy Hub is a growing beverage manufacturing and co-packing facility servicing a diverse range of customers and brands. We are committed to producing high-quality products safely, efficiently, and consistently through a culture of continuous improvement, innovation, and teamwork.

Position Summary

The Mechanical Fitter / Maintenance Technician is responsible for maintaining, troubleshooting, repairing, and improving manufacturing and packaging equipment across the facility. This role plays a critical part in ensuring production uptime, equipment reliability, and safe operations by carrying out preventative maintenance, breakdown repairs, and continuous improvement initiatives.

The successful candidate will work closely with Production, Quality, and Operations teams to ensure all machinery and equipment operate efficiently and meet the highest safety and quality standards.

The ideal candidate has experience on mobile canning and bottling lines and is looking for a permanent role in a fixed location.

Key Responsibilities

Maintenance & Repairs

Perform preventative and corrective maintenance on beverage manufacturing and packaging equipment.

Diagnose and repair mechanical faults on fillers, cappers, conveyors, labellers, depalletisers, palletisers, pumps, mixers, and ancillary equipment.

Respond promptly to equipment breakdowns to minimise production downtime.

Install, modify, and commission production equipment as required.

Carry out mechanical fitting, alignment, assembly, and fabrication tasks.

Equipment Reliability

Conduct routine inspections and identify potential equipment issues before failure occurs.

Assist in developing and improving preventative maintenance schedules.

Recommend and implement equipment upgrades and process improvements.

Monitor machine performance and reliability metrics.

Safety & Compliance

Ensure all maintenance activities are performed in accordance with WHS legislation and company safety procedures.

Participate in safety audits, risk assessments, and hazard reporting.

Maintain a safe, clean, and organised workshop and work environment.

Adhere to Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) and permit-to-work procedures.

Production Support

Support production and packaging teams during changeovers and equipment setup.

Assist operators with troubleshooting equipment issues.

Provide technical expertise and training to operators where required.

Work collaboratively with production to maximise line efficiencies.

Documentation & Inventory

Complete maintenance records, work orders, and equipment documentation accurately and on time.

Assist in managing spare parts inventory and maintenance consumables.

Report recurring equipment issues and maintenance trends to management.