Nitrates Plant Mechanical Maintenance Technician

Orica; Mayfield; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Orica is looking for a Mechanical Maintenance Technician at its Kooragang Island facility in NSW. You will support the Nitrates Plant with frontline mechanical maintenance, ensuring uptime and reliability of rotating equipment, conveyors, and piping in a high-pressure environment.

The role requires a fitter/machinist trade qualification, strong safety culture, and the ability to work with engineering and operations teams, including during plant shutdowns.

Qualifications

• Strong safety culture and commitment to safe work practices.
• Trade qualification as Fitter/Machinist or equivalent.
• Excellent communication and coordination with engineering/operations teams.
• Experience with plant shutdowns and mechanical maintenance in chemical/heavy engineering in continuous operation.
• Experience with high-speed rotating machinery, condition monitoring, valves, and piping in high-pressure environments; familiarity with CMMS.

Responsibilities

• Ensure safety, health, and environmental compliance in all mechanical maintenance activities.
• Achieve and improve plant uptime through planned maintenance and condition monitoring.
• Identify root causes of recurrent failures and implement plant modifications.
• Maintain nitrates area mechanical equipment including rotating machinery, conveyors, valves and piping.
• Ensure compliance with statutory requirements and participate as a team member to meet goals.

Skills

Safety culture

Communication

Coordination

Rotating machinery

CMMS SAP

Education

Fitter/Machinist trade

Tools

SAP CMMS

Job description

Orica is looking for a Mechanical Maintenance Technician at its Kooragang Island facility in NSW. You will support the Nitrates Plant with frontline mechanical maintenance, ensuring uptime and reliability of rotating equipment, conveyors, and piping in a high-pressure environment.

The role requires a fitter/machinist trade qualification, strong safety culture, and the ability to work with engineering and operations teams, including during plant shutdowns.