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Maintenance Instrumentation Electrician - Wynyard

Job Name
Maintenance Instrumentation Electrician

General Information

Date Published
05-May-2026
Advertising Ends
29-May-2026
ID#
14554
Role Type
Trades and Services
Work Type
Permanent Full-Time
Workplace Type
On-site
Country
Australia
Location
Tasmania

Position Description

About Lactalis-Mainland Dairy

Mainland Dairy, the business formerly known as Fonterra’s global Consumer and associated businesses, is now part of the Lactalis Group and known as Lactalis-Mainland Dairy.

Lactalis is a French family-owned business founded in Laval in 1933. Today, it is the world’s leading dairy group, present in 50 countries employing around 85,500 people. It is home to some of the world’s best known global and international dairy brands, including Président, Galbani and Parmalat, and local brands including Pauls, OAK, and Cracker Barrel in Australia.

Lactalis-Mainland Dairy is a team of more than 4,300 employees, operating 16 manufacturing sites across Oceania, Southeast Asia, South Asia and the Middle East. We make well-loved brands including Perfect Italiano, Mainland, and Western Star.

Our passionate and talented team is committed to nurturing the future, unlocking new opportunities, and fostering innovation in nutrition and food.

The Opportunity

As a Maintenance Instrumentation Electrician, you’ll use your solid electrical experience to navigate through changing work priorities to plan and implement preventative maintenance/calibration activities particularly around our bulk cheese manufacturing and whey processing.

You’ll be a key member of the Maintenance Team with a strong focus on Health and Safety and maintenance best practices. Your forward thinking, drive, and ability to achieve results will benefit you here, as you’ll have plenty of scope to drive continuous improvement on equipment and process reliability with some of the industry's leading-edge automated technology.

A natural at coping with change, you’ll be capable of reacting to unplanned breakdowns and troubleshooting issues as they occur. Additional areas of focus will include working alongside our site Automation Engineer and Electricians with maintenance of site PLC’s and associated equipment, and updating and writing standard operating procedures.

Operating in a 24/7 production environment, this role is a great opportunity to work as part of a close-knit technical team and test your skills.

This role operates on a 38 hour per week roster with RDO and some flexibility available.

About You

You will need to be a registered A-grade electrician with a current practitioner’s licence. Other beneficial skills and experience include:
  • Experience with PLC’s.
  • Strong instrumentation background and experience – Instrument endorsed
  • Strong diagnostic skills and dealing with breakdowns
  • Knowledge of CMMS ideally MEX
  • Exposure to a fast-paced packing or automated environment
  • Knowledge of IWS or TPM would be highly beneficial
  • Proven work experience in a maintenance role (dairy or food processing, or pharmaceutical) advantageous
  • Experience in general maintenance functions such as equipment repair, failure analysis to root cause and preventative maintenance in an industrial environment
  • Ability to assist production teams with process changes & control loop tuning
What We Offer
  • Competitive pay and benefits
  • Career development and internal opportunities across a global business
  • A team focused workplace in a fantastic culture where your work has real impact
  • A strong commitment to quality, innovation and sustainability
  • Flexible work arrangements where possible
We believe in you bringing your best and most authentic self to work and we want you to succeed in a way that allows you to win, in every aspect of your life. We strongly encourage applications from First Nations people, as well as individuals of diverse cultural and social backgrounds. Our team is dedicated to supporting your professional development and personal wellbeing.

We look forward to the possibility of you joining our inclusive team.

Please note that applicants must have full working rights for Australia to be considered.

We are politely declining recruitment agency support and approaches for this role.

About Lactalis-Mainland Dairy

Lactalis-Mainland Dairy is a global consumer business with 4,300 employees, a portfolio of iconic dairy brands, and an exciting dairy future. Formerly Fonterra’s Global Consumer and associated businesses, our brands are well known across Australia, New Zealand, Southeast Asia, South Asia and the Middle East and Africa. We bring together much loved brands including Western Star, Perfect Italiano, Mainland, Anchor, Anlene, Anmum and Fernleaf - along with new career opportunities that offer unique exposure in a dynamic and evolving industry. As we become part of Lactalis, and as you navigate around our careers site, you may still see references to, or branding from, Fonterra. This is a normal part of the transition as we progressively move to our own dedicated platforms and websites. We appreciate your patience and understanding and hope this does not cause any confusion. We’re excited by the future and it’s the perfect time to help us create it.