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Maintenance Fitter - Wastewater

  • 513803
  • Sydney - Inner, NSW
  • Sydney - South, NSW
  • Sydney - South West, NSW
  • Sydney - West, NSW

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  • Full Time
  • Closing on: 5 Jul 2026
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  • Ongoing training and mentorship opportunities provided
  • Experience in Wastewater treatment environment required
  • Day shift (7am - 3pm) role, based on 38 hours a week with overtime available

 

Role Details

Ready to put your trade skills to work on our complex wastewater treatment plant? Join Visy Pulp & Paper - Smithfield, where you’ll contribute directly to site reliability, equipment performance and continuous improvement. This is a full-time permanent role on a day shift (7am - 3pm) Monday to Friday with overtime available.

 

What You’ll Do

You’ll work across a wide range of wastewater treatment equipment, completing mechanical maintenance and fault-finding activities in a fast-paced environment. Your work will support critical work including chemical pumps, dosing equipment, water testing and compliance reporting.

  • Perform preventative and breakdown mechanical maintenance
  • Diagnose and repair faults on pumps, motors, dosing equipment and filtration systems
  • Support continuous improvement and reliability initiatives
  • Monitoring water treatment systems and chemical levels
  • Conduct risk assessments and promote safe work practices
  • Collaborate closely with electrical, production and operations teams

 

What You’ll Bring

  • Mechanical Fitter trade qualification
  • Strong fault-finding capability across mechanical systems
  • A safety-first mindset with understanding of Australian safety requirements

 

What You’ll Love When You Join Us

This is a role where your trade truly matters. You’ll work on complex machinery, own your work, and see the impact every day.

  • Real professional challenge: Keep large-scale paper machines and process systems performing at their best.
  • Work-Life Balance: Enjoy day shift hours and overtime available.
  • Employee benefits: Paid ongoing training and skills development, free parking onsite, EAP, discounted health insurance and salary sacrifice options.

 

About Visy

Visy is powering the circular economy, closing the loop between packaging, remanufacturing and recycling. Over 75 years, we've grown to 7,000 employees and 150 global operations –predominately in Australia and New Zealand.

We believe materials are not recycled until they’ve been made into new products. We collect and sort recyclable materials like paper, cardboard, glass, plastics and metals from households and businesses, and locally remanufacture them back into new, sustainable packaging. From cardboard boxes, water bottles and jam jars to food and beverage cans, we are using recycled content to power Australia and New Zealand’s food and beverage packaging industry.

 

Ready to make a difference?

Apply now and be a key player in shaping our future! 

You will be required to meet Visy’s employment criteria which will include a criminal history check and pre-employment medical (including drug & alcohol testing)

Visy is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion.

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