Mechanical Technician – Commission & Maintain Refinery

LUKA RESOURCES; Eneabba; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

New camp accommodation and facilities

Job summary

Iluka Resources is seeking experienced Mechanical Technicians to join the Eneabba Rare Earths Refinery in Western Australia. Reporting to the Maintenance Coordinator, you will commission and ramp up new mechanical systems, perform preventive and corrective maintenance, and help ensure safe, reliable plant operations.

This role requires a Mechanical Fitter trade qualification, solid fault-finding skills, ability to read technical drawings, and experience with fixed plant equipment.

Qualifications

• Mechanical Fitter trade qualification required.
• Experience maintaining, troubleshooting and repairing fixed plant equipment in an industrial, processing or mining environment.
• Experience commissioning, servicing, aligning and overhauling mechanical equipment, including pumps, valves, hydraulics and pneumatics.
• Strong fault-finding, diagnostic and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to read and interpret technical manuals, equipment drawings and hydraulic circuit diagrams.
• Experience with condition monitoring techniques, including vibration analysis and oil sampling (advantageous).

Responsibilities

• Commission and start up new mechanical equipment and systems, supporting testing, inspections and operational readiness activities.
• Inspect, service, maintain, troubleshoot and repair fixed plant equipment, including pumps, valves, hydraulics, evaporators, mixers, settlers, thickeners, pneumatics and associated processing equipment.
• Perform preventive, corrective and breakdown maintenance activities to improve equipment reliability and plant availability.
• Apply isolations, permits to work and safe maintenance practices while carrying out maintenance activities.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives that enhance safety, reliability and operational performance.
• Record accurate maintenance history in SAP and complete quality handovers with operational and maintenance teams.

Skills

Fault-finding

Diagnostic skills

Problem-solving

Reading drawings

Safety-consciousness

Education

Mechanical Fitter trade qualification

Tools

SAP

Job description

Iluka Resources is seeking experienced Mechanical Technicians to join the Eneabba Rare Earths Refinery in Western Australia. Reporting to the Maintenance Coordinator, you will commission and ramp up new mechanical systems, perform preventive and corrective maintenance, and help ensure safe, reliable plant operations.

This role requires a Mechanical Fitter trade qualification, solid fault-finding skills, ability to read technical drawings, and experience with fixed plant equipment.