Mechanical Maintenance Fitter Apprenticeship

EGR Group; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

EGR Group in Salisbury, Australia is seeking a Mechanical Fitter Apprentice to join our maintenance team. You will work alongside experienced professionals, gaining practical skills and theoretical knowledge in a hands-on environment while contributing to keeping precision machinery running.

The 4-year apprenticeship leads to a Certificate III in Engineering - Mechanical Trade (MEM30219B). You will develop fabrication, welding, and fitting skills, learn to read engineering drawings, and grow

Qualifications

• Interest in mechanics and hands-on learning.
• Willingness to learn in a team environment.
• Basic computer skills and reliability.

Responsibilities

• Assist fitters in assembly and maintenance of mechanical equipment.
• Comply with safety, health and environmental regulations and EGR policies.
• Learn preventative maintenance within scheduled time frames.
• Develop maintenance regimes for EGR equipment.
• Learn fitting duties in vacuum forming equipment, pneumatics, hydraulics and robotics.
• Build fabrication and welding skills for machinery components.
• Interpret engineering drawings.
• Report maintenance activities/defects to Maintenance Supervisor.

Skills

Mechanics

Tool use

Teamwork

Punctuality

Basic computing

Education

Certificate III Eng - Mec

Job description

Mechanical Maintenance Fitter Apprenticeship

EGR are currently seeking a motivated, enthusiastic individual to join our experienced and dedicated Maintenance team as a Mechanical Fitter Apprentice in Salisbury.

You will work alongside experienced professionals, developing practical skills and theoretical knowledge in a hands‑on environment. This role is integral to our operations, as our maintenance team contribute to keeping our precision machinery operational, propelling EGR as a high quality Australian Manufacturer.

About the Role:

• Assist experienced fitters in the assembly, installation and maintenance of mechanical equipment;
• Comply with all relevant safety, health and environmental legislation and EGR requirements;
• Learn to carry out preventative maintenance within scheduled time frames;
• Participate in the development of preventative maintenance regimes for EGR Equipment;
• Learn Fitting duties as required within the EGR Group - Maintain Vacuum Forming Equipment, Various Pneumatic and Hydraulic Equipment & Robotics;
• Build upon fabricating and welding skills - Machinery components, Brackets, and Frames
• Learn to Interpret engineering drawings;
• Report maintenance activities / defects to Maintenance Supervisor;
• 4 Year Apprenticeship - Upon successful completion, you will attain your Certificate III in Engineering - Mechanical Trade (MEM30219B) - Certificate III

About you:

• Strong interest in mechanics;
• Enjoys working with tools and machinery (Experience Desirable but not essential);
• Reliable transportation, punctuality and willingness to learn;
• Basic computer skills;
• Strong work ethic with a willingness to learn and take direction;
• Excellent communicator and work well within a small team;
• Own tools (Essential).

About the Company:

TheAustralian ownedEGR group is a market innovator and leader in manufacturing since 1973. Our business is well established domestically and alsooperates internationally in North America, Asia and Europe with wholly owned operations, employing over 650 people worldwide.

EGR Group is a truly vertically integrated business with in-house industrial design, product development, sheet extrusion and manufacturing across a variety of materials and processes, the EGR group continues to be a dominant leader in automotive,point of purchase, industrial, infrastructure, sheet extrusion, and international sourcing.

EGR Inspires & Delivers Trusted Customer Solutions.