At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead a maintenance team, ensuring safety and performance in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
- Company: Join Chobani, a dynamic company focused on good food for all.
- Benefits: Enjoy work-life balance, free parking, onsite yoghurt, and a wellbeing program.
- Other info: Collaborative culture with opportunities for career growth and continuous improvement.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in a growing company while developing your skills.
- Qualifications: Trade-qualified Electrician with experience in manufacturing or FMCG environments.
The predicted salary is between 66150 - 80850 $ per year.
Location: 453 Hammond Rd, Dandenong South, VIC, 3175, Australia
Employee Type: Permanent - Full Time
Every fridge tells a story. This one is ours — and it’s getting bigger. Chobani Australia was formed in 2011 following the acquisition of Gippsland Dairy, alongside the Chobani brand. Guided by our belief that food can be a force for good — and our purpose, Good Food For All — we make Chobani and Gippsland Dairy yogurt in Dandenong South, focusing on food that’s delicious, nutritious, natural and accessible.
We’re building the next chapter of growth — investing in major site upgrades and new capability to meet demand and deliver on our aspiration: in every fridge, everywhere, every day. Chobani is a place for people who like pace and ownership. We keep standards high, back people to stretch, and hire for attitude — if you set goals, deliver, learn fast and keep raising the bar, you’ll feel right at home here.
About the role
We are currently recruiting for a newly created Maintenance Team Leader position on our Night Shift (6:00pm to 6:00am). Reporting to the Maintenance Manager, this role will play a key part in leading our Maintenance team and supporting operational excellence.
The Role
This is a frontline leadership opportunity responsible for leading a team of 3–5 employees (depending on shift), driving safety, quality, performance, and team capability across one of our manufacturing areas. In this role you will:
- Be experienced in manufacturing, FMCG, food processing, or a similar industrial environment.
- Have a proven ability to lead maintenance teams and coordinate maintenance activities in a fast-paced operation.
- Possess strong fault-finding, problem-solving, and root cause analysis skills.
- Have experience using CMMS systems such as MEX.
- Have a strong understanding of maintenance best practices, safety systems, and GMP requirements.
- Exhibit excellent communication skills with the ability to build effective relationships across teams.
About You
You are a trade-qualified Electrician with experience working in a manufacturing, FMCG, or industrial environment. You enjoy fault finding, problem solving, and preventative maintenance, and take pride in maintaining safe and reliable operations.
Key Responsibilities
- Carry out electrical fault finding, troubleshooting, and repairs on production and site equipment.
- Perform preventative, predictive, and breakdown maintenance activities to maximise equipment reliability and uptime.
- Diagnose faults in PLCs, motors, drives, sensors, and control systems.
- Support the installation, commissioning, and continuous improvement of plant and equipment.
- Maintain accurate maintenance records and work orders through the CMMS (MEX).
- Ensure all maintenance activities are completed in line with safety, GMP, and site standards.
- Work closely with Production and Maintenance teams to minimise downtime and improve equipment performance.
- Identify and implement continuous improvement opportunities to enhance reliability and efficiency.
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Electrician to join a fast-paced and growing manufacturing environment. As a Maintenance Electrician, you will play a key role in ensuring the reliability, efficiency, and performance of our production equipment while supporting continuous improvement initiatives across the site.
Working with a collaborative and skilled maintenance team, you'll contribute to world-class manufacturing performance while upholding the highest standards of safety, quality, and operational excellence. If you're passionate about troubleshooting, problem-solving, and working with modern manufacturing equipment, we'd love to hear from you.
Our team has a flexible, can-do attitude and a willingness to support one another. We are empowered to be proactive, take initiative, solve problems, and continuously improve the way we work. You'll have the opportunity to develop your skills, grow your career, and work alongside a team of friendly and welcoming CHO-peeps who genuinely value your contribution.
At Chobani, social responsibility is in our DNA and that means you will be joining an organisation that is constantly seeking to make a difference for the community, people, and planet. Chobani offers excellent work life balance, free parking and yoghurt whilst onsite, a wellbeing program and a great rewards and recognition program.
Maintenance Electrician Team Leader – Night Shift in Melbourne employer: Chobani
Chobani Australia is an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic work environment in Dandenong South where innovation meets community impact. With a strong commitment to employee growth, the company provides extensive benefits including flexible working options, 18 weeks of parental leave, and wellbeing support for families, all within a modern facility that fosters collaboration and creativity. Join a team that values high standards, encourages ownership, and rewards dedication with opportunities to shape the future of reliability in a thriving manufacturing setting.
