Boilermaker

Bradken International; Ipswich City; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Safety first environment

Competitive Total Reward Packages

EAP for you and your family

Job summary

Bradken is seeking a Boilermaker to join the Afternoon Shift at our Ipswich site. You will perform fabrication and welding tasks, read and interpret drawings, and ensure components meet precise tolerances.

You will contribute to safety, quality, and continuous improvement while coaching apprentices and collaborating with maintenance and engineering teams. Forklift operations and site duties may be required.

Qualifications

• Read and interpret engineering drawings and specifications.
• Able to pass weld tests to AS1554.4 and AS9606.
• Knowledge of safe working procedures and quality standards.

Responsibilities

• Perform fabrication and welding duties including flux core and MIG welding to required standards.
• Read drawings and ensure tolerances are met.
• Handle materials safely and support continuous improvement.
• Assist maintenance and engineering personnel as needed.
• Coach apprentices and junior personnel.
• Operate forklift and assist with profile cutting and materials management as directed.

Education

Recognised Trade Qualification (Engineering Fabrication)

Forklift licence

Work at Heights

Confined Space

Job description

Bradkenis a leading solutions provider and global manufacturer of innovative, custom-engineered products for the resources sector. With a workforce of more than 3,000 employees, our ability to adapt and evolve keeps us firmly positioned as global leaders in the wear solutions market.

About the role

We are currently seeking aBoilermakerto join ourAfternoon Shiftteam.

In this role, you will show up each day with a sense of enthusiasm and commitment to helping ensure all work is completed safely and to the highest quality.
Responsibilities will include, but not be limited to:

In this role you will:

• Perform fabrication duties and welding duties including, but not limited to, welding flux core wire to AS1554.4, Mig weld butt joints in all positions to AS9606, and Carbon Arc back gouging for refurbishment work
• Accurately read and interpret technical drawings and specifications.
• Ensure measurements and components meet required tolerances.
• Undertaking materials handling / processing and associated tasks with the emphasis on Safety, Quality, productivity, cost, continuous improvement, delivery and Environmental concerns
• Participating in any required site and training service provider learning, training and skill development
• Ensuring compliance to ISO9001 and all Bradken Quality policies and procedures and participate where required in any associated Quality audits
• Assist and work with maintenance and engineering personnel where required
• Coaching and mentoring apprentices and junior personnel as required
• Undertake other tasks such as forklift operation, profile cutting, and materials management etc within capabilities and training, when directed to by Workshop Supervisor or other site management.

To be successful in the role, you will need:

You will have the enthusiasm and passion to step up and demonstrate strong leadership capabilities. You will champion safety, mentor less experienced staff, and help deliver great results.
You will also have:

• Recognised Trade Qualification essential (Engineering Fabrication)
• Previous experience in a heavy fabrication environment, preferably working on mining equipment
• Ability to pass both a flux core and mig weld test to the AS1554.4 and AS9606 standards.
• Forklift licence (desirable)
• Certified to Work at Heights (desirable)
• Certified to work in Confined Space (desirable)
• Knowledge of safe working procedures
• Sound competency of English literacy and numeracy
• The ability to read and interpret engineering drawings
• Willingness to work Afternoon shifts

Bradken is committed to providing a safe, inclusive and collaborative workplace where people are encouraged to challenge existing thinking and develop better solutions.

We offer:

• Safety first environment and mindset
• Competitive Total Reward Packages
• EAP for you and your family

How we hire

Before commencing employment, you will be required to complete a pre-employment medical, including drug and alcohol testing.

We respectfully request no recruitment agency approaches.

Bradken is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to providing a diverse, inclusive, engaging and flexible environment for our people. All employment decisions are based on merit, competence, performance and business need