Overview

What’s involved

A maintenance technician that works in Aquaculture usually holds an engineering or automotive qualification and ensures that vehicles, tractors, vessels, forklifts, plant, machinery, tools, and equipment used for repairing, moving, loading, and unloading farm supplies and produce is maintained, fixed and in good working order.

How do they spend their day?

Working at a farming enterprise, a maintenance technician working in Aquaculture completes tasks such as:

  • Scheduled maintenance
  • Inspecting machinery, plant, and equipment
  • Ordering replacement parts
  • Testing plant and equipment
  • Responding to and repairing a mechanical breakdown
  • Following WH&S including lock out/tag out procedures
  • Keeping accurate maintenance records

Occupation Insights

Average salary
$70,000 - $85,000 per year
Skills you will use
Equipment maintenance
Field work
Mechanical aptitude
Workplace safety

MEM30219 - Certificate III in Engineering - Mechanical Trade or AUR31520 Certificate III in Automotive Diesel Engine Technology.

A trade qualification in a relevant field, such as mechanical or electrical trades, is often required. Experience in equipment maintenance and troubleshooting is valuable.

Workplace safety, mechanical trade work including, fitting, assembly, installation, fault finding, maintenance and repair.

Mechanical aptitude, enjoys problem solving, able to work under pressure