CareerPlan

Mechanical Tradesperson - Fitter

Townsville, QueenslandFull-time2026-10-18 → 2026-11-12

Core

Diagnose faults and perform breakdown and preventative maintenance on fixed and rotating equipment in a zinc refinery.

Role type

Mechanical Tradesperson (Fitter)

Builds

Maintains and repairs conveyors, fans, blowers, and agitators to ensure plant reliability.

Domain

Heavy industry / Mineral processing

Deliverable

physical/clinical work

Required skills

Mechanical Fitter (Cert III Engineering), heavy industry experience, fault-finding and diagnostics, CMMS (JDE), technical drawing interpretation, safety initiatives

Preferred skills

Forklift/EWP/Dogging/Rigging/Gantry Crane, welding and basic fabrication, alignment and tracking, hydraulic fault-finding and repair, hydraulic schematics interpretation

Technologies

JDE, SAP, Oracle

Responsibilities

Diagnose faults and perform breakdown and preventative maintenance; Maintain and repair conveyors, fans, blowers and agitators; Interpret technical drawings and record work in CMMS; Support continuous improvement (TPM, 5S) and team safety initiatives

Seniority

Mid-level, hands-on IC