Crusher Fitter
Visa sponsorship
Trade · Newcastle, NSW, Australia · Full-Time · $55 - $65/hr · Visa: Employer sponsored
A Newcastle-based specialist equipment services firm needs a Crusher Fitter / Boilermaker with strong hydraulic, mechanical and maintenance know-how. The role is servicing and repairing crushers and processing, quarry and mining machinery, tracing faults and calling on customers, so you will split your time between workshop and site.
Evidence of qualifications and employment history is expected, and travel can include metropolitan, regional and remote sites. Suitable candidates who meet the required criteria can access sponsorship.
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Key Responsibilities
- Service and maintain crushing and processing plant, mobile and fixed
- Find equipment faults and decide the repairs needed
- Repair mechanical components and perform planned servicing and preventative maintenance in line with OEM specifications and approved maintenance procedures
- Diagnose hydraulic faults from schematics, manuals and technical data, including pressure and flow testing
- Troubleshoot 12V and 24V electrical controls by interpreting circuit schematics, then testing voltage and continuity
- Inspect and prepare equipment before it is delivered
- Visit customer sites for servicing and technical support, whether in the city, the regions or remote areas
- Assess equipment condition, advise on remedial work and prepare technical service and condition reports
- Document inspections, repairs, settings and tests accurately, and take photos of finished work as proof
- Speak directly with customers about equipment issues and finished work
- Work safely in the workshop and in the field
Requirements & Eligibility
- A qualification in Fitting, Boilermaking or a similar mechanical trade
- At least 2 years of industry experience after you finished training
- Quarry or mining fixed plant in your background
- Practical exposure to crushing and processing equipment
- A record in mechanical maintenance and repair that you can demonstrate
- Hydraulic systems knowledge and fault diagnosis skills, including hydraulic schematic reading
- Reads and interprets electrical schematics, and can do basic electrical testing on 12V and 24V systems
- Verifiable trade employment history and experience
- Full unrestricted C Class Driver’s Licence
- HR Licence is desirable
- Forklift Licence is desirable
- Physically able to do manual field work, and willing to work in metropolitan, regional and remote locations
- Can pass a pre-employment medical and Drug and Alcohol screening
- Good at solving mechanical problems
- Proactive and self-driven
- Good communicator with customers and site teams, with customer service skills
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