Mechanical Fitter- Shutdown

Skout Solutions; Millmerran; On-site; AUD 190,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Accommodation provided

Travel provided

Weekly rural allowance

Tool allowance

Job summary

Skout Solutions is seeking Mechanical Fitters to support an 8-week shutdown at the Millmerran Power Station, starting 14 September. You will work 5 days per week, 10.5 hours per day, with overtime after 42 hours and weekly rural and tool allowances.

Successful candidates will have Mechanical Trade qualifications, heavy plant experience, and a commitment to OH&S practices. Accommodation and travel may be provided as needed.

Qualifications

• Trade qualification (Mechanical) is required.
• Experience with heavy plant maintenance is preferred.
• Working at heights is essential; confined spaces are a plus.
• Strong OH&S practices and safe work methods are mandatory.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with TAs and tradesmen to perform maintenance during outage.
• Remove and replace spools, rollers and wear plates.
• Carry out minor fabrication and plant isolation tasks.
• Ensure safety and compliance across outage activities.

Skills

Trade Qualification (Mechanical)

Heavy plant experience

Working at heights

OH&S awareness

Job description

About the role

Ventia have a contract supporting the maintenance of the Millmerran Power Station and Skout Solutions are seeking Mechanical Fitters to assist for 8 weeks (10.5 hrs work per day) on a Shutdown in the Coal Ash Handling plant of the Millmerran Power Station starting 14th September. You will work 5 days per week across atleast 52.5 hours per week with an additional Weekly rural allowance paid of $131.25 paid per Week worked aswell as $29 tool allowance.

What's in it for you:

• 5-day work week (10.5 hours paid per day) in a great team environment.
• Hourly rate of $69.76 per hour plus OT paid after 42 hours worked in the week (from 5th day onwards) of $117 for the first 2 hours and $125 thereafter.
• Opportunity to work on a power station, experience in the resources industry not essential but heavy plant experience is preferred.
• Possibility of more shutdown or longer term work within the business
• Accommodation provided if necessary in Jeffries Motel Toowoomba and travel provided to and from Toowoomba each day.

Duties include but are not limited to:

• Work with TAs and other tradesmen to achieve plant performance across various maintenance jobs during outage;
• Removal and replacement of spools, rollers, wear plates.
• Parent metal repairs.
• Replacement of guards.
• General fabrication works.
• Complete minor plant isolation and operation.

Applicants must possess:

• Working at heights is essential. Confined spaces is preferred.
• Experience with Heavy plant maintenance is preferred
• Trade Qualification (Mechanical)
• A respirator fit test will be conducted onsite- successful applicants must be clean-shaven for use of the respirator.
• A commitment to OH&S practices
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Current drivers licence and white card

Working Hours

Full-Time

Benefits

OT and allowances