Maintenance Engineer

EnerMech; Cockburn; On-site; AUD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Opportunities for development and career growth

Competitive salary and employee benefits

Job summary

EnerMech is seeking a hands-on Maintenance Engineer to join our team in Henderson, Australia. This role will focus on improving asset reliability and equipment performance to maximize uptime across operations.

The successful candidate will lead technical troubleshooting, support maintenance planning, and coordinate with vendors. We offer a collaborative environment with competitive salary and career growth opportunities.

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualification in Mechanical Engineering (or equivalent) or trade background with engineering experience.
• Proven experience in maintenance engineering, particularly in heavy industry.
• Sound understanding of HSE legislative requirements and workplace safety systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical troubleshooting and root cause analysis for equipment failures.
• Support preventive and predictive maintenance plan development.
• Coordinate routine and ad-hoc facility maintenance.

Skills

Strong diagnostic and troubleshooting skills

Maintenance planning and scheduling

Asset registers management

Communication and stakeholder management

Education

Tertiary qualification in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent

Job description

We are seeking a hands‑on Maintenance Engineer to join our Henderson workshop team. This role focuses on improving asset reliability, equipment performance and maintenance effectiveness across operations to maximise uptime and lifecycle performance.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead technical troubleshooting and root cause analysis (RCA) for equipment failures and recurring reliability issues
• Analyse equipment performance, utilisation and downtime trends to identify improvement opportunities
• Support preventive and predictive maintenance plan development and maintenance scheduling/backlog management
• Coordinate with vendors for engineering support, spares solutions and technical expertise
• Verify equipment readiness prior to mobilisation, ensuring certifications, inspections and documentation are complete
• Monitor transport schedules, loadouts and inventory of materials/consumables
• Maintain and support accuracy of asset registers and tracking systems (status: available, under repair, BER, deployed)
• Coordinate routine and ad‑hoc facility maintenance, utilities, security, waste management and service providers
• Implement and sustain 5S and other workplace organisation initiatives
• Support HSE initiatives, emergency procedures and facility compliance activities

Requirements

• Tertiary qualification in Mechanical Engineering (or equivalent) or trade background with engineering experience
• Proven experience in maintenance engineering, reliability improvement or workshop operations (preferably within heavy industry, oil & gas or similar)
• Strong diagnostic, troubleshooting skills
• Competence with maintenance planning/scheduling, asset registers and inventory/spares management
• Experience coordinating vendors, contractors and facility service providers
• Sound understanding of HSE legislative requirements and workplace safety systems
• Strong communication, organisational and stakeholder management skills
• Comfortable working in a hands‑on workshop environment in Henderson

Benefits

• Opportunity to make a measurable impact on equipment availability and reliability
• Collaborative team environment with development and career growth opportunities
• Competitive salary and employee benefits aligned to industry standards