Electrician

BlueScope; Port Kembla; On-site; AUD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Lifelong learning culture

B-flex program

Inclusive work environment

Job summary

BlueScope's Springhill - Port Kembla Manufacturing facility is seeking an Electrician to join the Paint and Finishing Maintenance team. The role focuses on fault-finding, maintaining and repairing overhead cranes and electrical systems across a 5 to 80 tonne crane fleet.

You will perform routine inspections, isolate equipment, and lead preventative and corrective maintenance, using SAP for spares procurement and maintenance workflows.

Qualifications

• Electrical trade qualifications and NSW Electrical License.
• Experience with overhead cranes and AC/DC drives.
• Commitment to safety and fault-finding abilities.
• Live rail power distribution experience (desirable).

Responsibilities

• Perform routine inspections via equipment checks to determine condition.
• Isolate equipment and lead preventative and corrective maintenance tasks.
• Conduct fault-finding and defect-elimination activities to ensure reliable operation.
• Assist with procurement of consumables and spares using SAP CMMS.
• Identify opportunities to improve maintenance practices and strategies.
• Report findings and monitor equipment inspections and improvements.

Skills

Fault finding

Problem solving

Safety mindset

Initiative

Education

Electrical trade qualifications

Willing to complete Diploma

Tools

SAP

Job description

Job Description

BlueScope is an Australian-born global success story spanning 15 countries. Our team of over 16,500 people is our strength and we want our people to be safe, successful and well. We’re leaders and innovators in transforming steel into smart products and solutions that support society, today and in the future. We’re proud of brands, like COLORBOND ® steel that inspire and protect everything from hospitals to bridges and stadiums.

The Opportunity

Our Springhill - Port Kembla Manufacturing facility is looking for an Electrician in our Paint and Finishing Maintenance team based in Springhill - Port Kembla. As a part of the broader Australian Steel Products portfolio, we have six major manufacturing sites at Port Kembla that deliver a variety of products, innovative solutions and services to our export and domestic customers.

The painting and finishing department at Springhill is the final process in the manufacture of COLORBOND®, where coils of steel are painted with our world leading Colorbond coating process and then packaged and despatched to our Australian & International customers.

A key focus of this role will be fault-finding, maintaining and repairing the Paint and Finishing department’s overhead cranes. Ranging from 5 to 80 tonnes, the fleet includes manually operated AC and DC cranes, cab-driven cranes and automated cranes, providing the opportunity to work across a diverse range of crane electrical systems and support their safe, reliable operation.

This opportunity is open to both experienced Electricians, and 4th year completing apprentices who have experience within a continuous manufacturing environment.

What will you do?

With your proven understanding of industrial electrical systems, in this role you will:

• perform routine inspections via EWP to determine equipment condition
• isolate equipment and lead preventative and corrective maintenance tasks
• conduct fault-finding and defect elimination activities to resolve issues and support reliable equipment operation in our continuous manufacturing environment
• assist with procurement of consumables, tools, and stocked spares for routine and shutdown maintenance tasks, using the computerised maintenance management system (SAP)
• seek ways to continuously improve our maintenance practices and strategies
• perform equipment inspections, identify improvement opportunities and report on findings

More about you

You are driven by self-development, committed to our success, and have technical experience within an industrial, manufacturing environment.

You will have:

• electrical trade qualifications (ideally working towards the completion of a Diploma or willing to complete)
• current NSW Electrical License
• experience working with overhead cranes, AC and DC drives and control systems, and live rail power distribution infrastructure (desired)
• have a strong commitment to safety
• experience with AC/DC motors
• experience in fault finding and problem solving
• initiative in carrying out equipment repairs

Why BlueScope

• Learn and develop as you grow. Work alongside specialists and keep your skills and knowledge at the forefront of industry with our lifelong learning culture.
• Experience connection and care. Experience a positive, inclusive work environment where we look out for each other’s safety and wellbeing.
• Build innovative products. Seek better, smarter ways to work, help develop sustainable solutions and make things happen.
• Deliver work that matters. Every action you take matters in delivering for our customers and strengthening communities for the future. We value what you do.

We’re committed to fostering an inclusive environment where every employee feels respected and valued to be their authentic selves, and we encourage Women and First Nations people to apply. We’re passionate about driving sustainability outcomes that matter to our communities, including action on climate and our 2050 net zero goal. At BlueScope, we offer work-life flexibility through our B-flex program.

It’s an exciting time in our history as, together, we work towards Our Purpose: “We create and inspire smart solutions in steel, to strengthen communities for the future.”

Come and discover us at www.bluescope.com/auscareers

Join us, creating strength for the future.

Applications close Wednesday 11th November 2026.