Junior mechanical fitter

Full time \| SMS Personnel Australia Pty Lt \| Australia

Posted On 02/10/2026

Job Information

Industry

Repair / Maintenance Services

Work Experience

1-3 years

Salary

82K+

City

Pakenham

State/Province

Victoria

Zip/Postal Code

3810

Job Description

Junior Mechanical Fitter

• Pakenham location
• World leading textiles business
• 7am start - 38 hours per week

About the company:

With a global presence across 19 countries, our clients are the world's leading textiles business specializing in all facets of fabrics and textiles design and technology associated with mattresses and sleep fabrics.

We are looking for a Junior Mechanical Fitter who may be just out of their time or looking to finish their apprenticeship and who is looking to get a start with a world leading brand in textiles.

Key responsibilities:

• Dornier machine setup: Programming and configuring looms for new design setups
• Maintenance and Troubleshooting: Monitoring tension, repairing and maintaining looms to reduce downtime
• Moving materials with forklift
• Fabricating - Using cutting machinery such as grinder, drills, etc Basic welding

Requirements

Key requirements:

• LF Forklift license - highly regarded, not essential
• Must have mechanical aptitude - will train up the right candidate
• Maintenance experience with a high attention to detail
• Good communicator who can work in a small team OH\&S compliant

Benefits

• Brand new purpose built facility in Pakenham
• Global brand/company
• 7am start
• Small team, excellent working conditions
• Immediate start, weekly pay

If this position sounds like you, please apply through SEEK or go to our web page at SMS Personnel and click on the JOBS tab. Alternatively you can call our office on 1300 223 360 or contact Dion on 0439 008 531 for further details