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Mechanical Tradesperson (Welder)

Townsville, Queensland💼 Full-time🗓 2026-09-03 → 2026-09-27

Core

Maintain, diagnose, repair, and replace plant and equipment in a zinc refinery through safe and efficient maintenance practices, including designing, cutting, and permanent welding joining of metal parts.

Role type

Senior IC mechanical tradesperson (welder/fabricator)

Builds

Plant and equipment reliability, metal components, tank linings, valves, and floor structures

Domain

Mining and metals (zinc refining)

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

High-skilled welding (GTAW, SMAW, FCAW, SAW), high-skilled fabrication, fault diagnosis, blueprint interpretation, material estimation, cutting torch operation, manual and semi-automatic welding equipment operation

Preferred skills

Polypropylene welding (manual), JDE system knowledge, Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) implementation

Technologies

Plasma, gas, electric arc welding systems, cutting torches, MS Office

Responsibilities

Design patterns and models for welding projects using blueprints; conduct estimates for construction materials; oversee installation of tank linings, valves, lead pipes, and floor; repair structures by dismantling, reshaping, and reassembling metal components; participate in preventive maintenance inspections and repair work; contribute to the optimization of plant and equipment through modifications; record work history and contribute to maintenance documentation improvement.

Seniority

Mid-level, hands-on IC

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