Preventative Maintenance Technician

About Us

Primo Foods is Australia’s most recognised and trusted smallgoods brand, proudly part of JBS Australia, the country’s largest and most respected meat and food producer. From our beginnings in a small butcher shop in 1957, we’ve grown into the market leader in high quality smallgoods.

At Primo, our people are the key to our success. Their passion, skill and care go into every product we make, combining traditional methods with modern techniques to deliver food that’s simply made better to taste better.

Join a team that takes pride in what we do and is driven to keep raising the bar; there’s good, there’s great, and then there’s Primo.

About the Role

We are recruiting for a Preventative Maintenance Technician (Electrical) to join the weekend service crew based in Wacol, Brisbane. This is a permanent full-time position providing preventative maintenance support across the packaging production department.

Roster: 9.5-hour shifts working 4 days on, 1 off, 4 days on, 5 off.

About You:

You have experience in a similar role and industry and in addition to the planned maintenance, breakdown and repair activities you are familiar with, you also have the skills to identify and implement continuous improvement opportunities in process, systems and equipment.

You’ll Bring:

QLD Electrical licence

Capability to work in a fast-moving, high-volume manufacturing environment

Proficient knowledge of MS Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook)

Knowledge of local regulatory and statutory requirements relating to industrial services and environment

Basic knowledge in electrical and low / high Voltage systems, Lockout Tag-Out procedures and Safety of Electrical Operations

Highly developed communication and interpersonal skills

Why Join Us?

At Primo Foods, you’ll work in a collaborative, high-performance environment where your expertise will be valued, your ideas supported, and your career development prioritised. As part of one of Australia’s most iconic food brands, you’ll join a team that’s proud of what we do, and driven to keep raising the bar.

At Primo Foods, we’re committed to creating a diverse, inclusive and safe workplace for everyone. We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, experiences and abilities. If you require any adjustments throughout the recruitment process to support you, please let us know.

Closing date: Friday, 10 October 2025