Fitter
Visa sponsorship
Trade · Perth, WA, Australia · Full-Time · Discussed at interview · Visa: Employer sponsored
Maintain and overhaul machinery in a permanent Perth fitter role across workshops and Western Australian client sites. The work covers fixed plant, mobile equipment, hydraulic and pneumatic systems and improvement projects. Accurate trade work and a safety-focused Zero Harm approach are central to the brief.
Suitable qualified international applicants with verified experience may be considered for 482 or 494 visa sponsorship or transfer.
Your English CV should show your mechanical trade qualification and the equipment you maintain. build an industrial fitting and mechanical overhaul CV with examples of precision measurement, diagnostics, pipework and rebuilds. Explain your role in planned maintenance and breakdown response.
Key Responsibilities
- Maintain, overhaul and repair industrial machinery in workshops and on client sites and fit and assemble fixed plant, mobile equipment and associated systems.
- Interpret drawings, specifications and technical documents, assess jobs and select suitable materials, methods and tools.
- Inspect wear, defects and damage and measure dimensions, tolerances, alignment and fit.
- Prepare or modify metal by cutting, grinding, pressing and forming.
- Install and maintain hydraulic and pneumatic pipework and fluid power systems, including threading, bending and cutting pipe.
- Diagnose faults, complete planned preventative maintenance and breakdown repairs and participate in refurbishments, rebuilds and equipment improvements.
- Contribute to sustainable capital works and mechanical upgrades and record findings and communicate technical information appropriately.
- Follow safe procedures and Zero Harm principles, coordinate with supervisors, trades and site staff and maintain professional workmanship.
Requirements & Eligibility
- Recognised Fitting and Turning trade qualification or equivalent mechanical trade qualification, with Minimum 5 years of relevant mechanical fitting experience.
- Heavy industry, industrial workshop, manufacturing or site maintenance background with demonstrable mechanical equipment repair and maintenance.
- Experience with fixed plant, mobile equipment, hydraulic or pneumatic systems and ability to interpret technical specifications and mechanical drawings.
- Strong mechanical diagnostics and fault-finding and ability to use precision measuring instruments and trade tools.
- Demonstrable, verifiable relevant employment history and evidence of qualifications and practical trade experience.
- Strong workplace health and safety knowledge and commitment to a safety-focused, Zero Harm environment.
- Able to work independently and in a professional team; previous leadership, mentoring or supervision is advantageous.
- Current driver's licence, ability to complete a pre-employment medical and meet fitness-for-work requirements and willingness for workshop and client-site work in Western Australia.
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