At a Glance
- Tasks: Join our team to maintain and fabricate high-spec machinery across Sydney.
- Company: PPM Engineering, a growing industrial maintenance and fabrication business.
- Benefits: $54/hr plus overtime, clear pathway to permanent employment, and a brand new workshop.
- Other info: Exciting opportunities with major shutdowns and varied work across top manufacturers.
- Why this job: Be part of a close-knit team where your skills are valued and you can grow.
- Qualifications: Certificate III in Engineering (Mechanical or Fabrication) and strong fault-finding skills.
The predicted salary is between 54 - 54 $ per hour.
Location: Smithfield NSW (new workshop and client sites across Sydney)
Work type: Casual, full-time hours, with a pathway to permanent for the right people
Pay: $54.00 per hour + full Manufacturing Award penalties and overtime
About PPM Engineering
PPM Engineering is an industrial maintenance and fabrication business. We have a strong record across FMCG, food and beverage, and can-making plants, and we’ve installed complete production lines for some of Australia’s largest packaging manufacturers. We’ve just moved into a new workshop in Smithfield that’s double the size of our old one, and we’re increasing our capacity to take on more work. To do that, we need good people who want to grow with us. We’re a small, close crew. We pay properly, we don’t cut corners, and we treat our people as people, not numbers. If you take pride in your work and want somewhere to settle long term, we’d like to hear from you.
What the Work Looks Like
Our work is a mix of site maintenance, breakdowns, installations, workshop fabrication and shutdowns. Some weeks are standard hours. During shutdowns and large projects the hours are big, and all overtime and weekend work is paid at full award penalty rates.
Starting With a Major Shutdown
Shutdown commencing 27/12 - 9/2/27: 6 x 12-hour days (72 hours per week), with overtime and weekends paid at 1.5x and 2.0x. It’s a great way to start earning, and it’s followed by steady, ongoing project, maintenance and workshop work.
Available Positions
- Mechanical Fitters (2 positions)
The work:
- Strip down, inspect, overhaul and recommission production lines and packaging machinery
- On going preventative maintenance
- Replace bearings, seals, gearboxes, drives, chains and couplings
- Do precision alignment, levelling and setup of critical machinery
- Fault-find breakdowns quickly and accurately, including hydraulic and pneumatic systems
- Install and commission new production lines
Requirements:
- Certificate III in Engineering – Mechanical Trade (MEM30205 / MEM31922 or equivalent)
- Maintenance or shutdown experience in FMCG, food and beverage, packaging or can-making
- Strong fault-finding skills and ability to read mechanical drawings
- High standard of safety and workmanship
The work:
- Fabricate high-spec components in the workshop and install them on site
- TIG weld stainless steel and aluminium to a food-grade standard
- Cut, fold, roll and form sheet metal and plate
- Measure up on site, work from sketches and drawings, and help design custom solutions
- Install work in clean, GMP-regulated environments
- Jump in with fitters between fabrication work
Requirements:
- Certificate III in Engineering – Fabrication Trade (MEM30305 / MEM31922 or equivalent)
- Excellent TIG welding on stainless and aluminium, with a first-class finish
- Confident on press brakes, guillotines and rollers
- Ability to work from engineering drawings to tight tolerances
All Applicants
- Current Australian driver’s licence and White Card
- Reliable and committed, and looking for a long-term role
- Able to work on your own and as part of a small team
- Fit to work safely through 12-hour shifts during shutdowns
- Pride in workmanship: we do it right the first time and always exceeding the customers expectations
Highly Regarded
- Working at Heights, Confined Space, EWP, Forklift, Rigging/Dogging
- Experience with production and packaging lines.
- Cross-trade skills (fitters who can weld, fabricators with mechanical install experience)
What We Offer
- Ongoing work and a clear pathway to permanent employment
- $54/hr plus full award penalties, overtime and allowances
- Strong earnings on shutdowns and major projects
- A brand new, well-equipped workshop
- Varied work across some of Sydney’s biggest manufacturers
- A small team where your work is noticed and your opinion counts
Mechanical Fitters & Fabricator in Sydney employer: precision process maintenance
PPM Engineering offers competitive pay and a supportive work environment where employees are valued as individuals. The company is expanding its operations, providing opportunities for professional growth and pathways to permanent roles. With a focus on quality and pride in workmanship, PPM Engineering fosters a close-knit team culture.
Contact Details:
precision process maintenance Recruitment Team
