About Us

At Accolade Wines, our purpose is to enrich everyday moments. As one of the world’s leading wine companies, our award-winning portfolio includes beloved brands such as Hardys, Grant Burge, St Hallett, Mud House, Jam Shed and many more. We are one of the largest wine producers in the world – we’ve been around since 1836, and our portfolio has won nearly 9,000 international wine show awards in the last decade.

The driving force behind our business is our people – we have over 1,500 staff across Australia, the UK, Europe, Asia, South Africa, New Zealand and the Americas, and every one of us is passionate about making the ordinary extraordinary through our amazing wines. It is our team that make this possible, a team you can be part of. 

About The Role

We currently taking expressions of interest for an experienced Maintenance Fitter to join our Packaging Maintenance Team on a full-time basis. The position will involve installation, maintenance and upgrading of plant and machinery and day-to-day breakdown maintenance in our packaging facility in Berri. This position reports into the mechanical supervisor and will require some overtime and working a rotating shift roster on weekdays.

This is a full time, permanent position.

What You’ll Do

•    Carry out maintenance work described on work sheets efficiently, recording time and material used. 
•    Communicate openly with fellow workers when handing work over at shift change.
•    To carry out duties as directed by the Maintenance Supervisor.
•    To aid in Installation, maintenance and upgrading of plant and machinery.
•    Aid in Implementation of preventative maintenance programs in the Packaging facility.
•    To carry production line equipment inspection, lubrication and adjustments where necessary. 
•    Ensure safe work practices are followed in conjunction with Accolade policies and procedures 
•    In the event of a breakdown or maintenance request, respond as quickly as possible, then detail time and materials used on a job sheet.  Should unscheduled overtime be worked (emergency only), complete overtime request form.
•    To diagnose problems, repair, overhaul, tune, maintain and test equipment used on site.
•    To manage stock in and out of the engineering store to ensure that material spend is with in assigned budget.

What You’ll Bring

• Trade Qualification as a Fitter or Machinist
• Drivers Licence
• Forklift Licence, EWP and scissor Lift/Boom Certification. 
• Previous experience in the wine or an FMCG industry. 
• Formal qualifications as a mechanical tradesperson (Fitter / Turner)
• Forklift Licence, EWP and Scissor Lift/Boom Lift Certification (Yellow Card)
• TIG/MIG Welding
• Fluid Power, Pneumatics and Hydraulics

Physical and Other Requirements

•    Manual handling
•    Working at heights
•    Confined space
•    Hazardous substances
•    Shift work

What You Can Expect

Accolade Wines will provide the ideal climate and a hand-picked rewards package for you to make a difference in our successful and growing business.
 
You will also have access to:

• Wine allowance and access to unique wine specials
• Accolade Wines Anniversary Day off
• Access to an extensive online learning library
• Private Health Insurance Discounts
• Annual Flu Vaccination Program
• Employee Assistance Program
• Various exclusive employee discounts 

Sound like your kind of drop? Apply now.

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Accolade Wines is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion. By coming to work for us, you’ll be part of an organisation that encourages diversity, supports diversity and sustainable initiatives