Senior Technical Support Engineer

LaunchDarkly Group; Wollongong City Council; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

BlueScope’s Port Kembla Manufacturing facility is seeking a Mechanical Maintenance Officer to join the Hot Strip Mill (HSM) team. You will focus on maintaining and developing Down Coiler and Coil Handling equipment, implement maintenance strategies to improve performance and reduce failures, and ensure safe, reliable continuous operations.

In this role you will supervise daily maintenance activities, provide technical support, and mentor maintenance personnel in reliability practices and

Qualifications

• Experience in mechanical maintenance with focus on reliability and defect elimination.
• Coordinate maintenance activities and define corrective actions.
• Strong commitment to safety and wellbeing of team and others.

Responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day maintenance activities for plant equipment.
• Coordinate technical support within the section and with customers.
• Coach and develop maintenance personnel in root cause analysis and problem solving.
• Contribute to cost reduction and capital upgrade projects.
• Address mechanical availability and reliability issues as they arise.

Skills

Maintenance supervision

Root cause analysis

Mechanical maintenance

Equipment reliability

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Mechanical Trade or tertiary qualifications

Job description

The Opportunity

Our Port Kembla Manufacturing facility is looking for a Mechanical Maintenance Officer in our Hot Strip Mill (HSM) Team based in Port Kembla. As a part of the broader Australian Steel Products portfolio, we have six major manufacturing sites at Port Kembla that deliver a variety of products, innovative solutions and services to our export and domestic customers

In this critical role, you will use your technical background and experience to deliver key outcomes in maintaining and developing the Down Coiler and Coil Handling equipment. You'll implement and improve our maintenance strategies to achieve optimum equipment performance and reduction in failures, as a result; your contributions will ensure that this world-class asset delivers safe, efficient and reliable continuous operations.

What Will You Do?

• Supervise the day‑to‑day management of plant maintenance activities, including planning, organising, execution and review of maintenance
• Coordinate and provide technical support to the maintenance resources within the section
• Coach, mentor and develop maintenance personnel in manufacturing excellence principles and process, particularly around root cause and problem analysis and the development and execution of corrective actions
• Participate in cost reduction and capital upgrade projects
• Respond to the day‑to‑day Mechanical availability and reliability issues

More About You

• A Mechanical Trade or tertiary qualifications
• Experience working in a similar industry within Mechanical Maintenance, with a focus on defect elimination and equipment reliability
• A commitment to the safety and wellbeing of yourself and others
• Experience in maintenance coordination and collaboration with multiple internal and external customers

Why BlueScope

• Learn and develop as you grow. With opportunities to build skills specific to your role and aspirations, our lifelong learning culture will support your future career pathways.
• Create innovative solutions. Seek better, smarter ways to solve problems, create sustainable solutions and make things happen.
• Experience connection and care. Experience a positive, inclusive work environment where we look out for each other’s safety and wellbeing.
• Deliver work that matters. Every action you take matters in delivering for our customers and strengthening communities for the future. We value what you do.

At BlueScope, we offer work-life flexibility through our B-flex program. We’re committed to fostering an inclusive environment where every employee feels respected and valued to be their authentic selves, and welcome people of all backgrounds, skills, experiences and perspectives. We encourage Women and First Nations people to apply. We’re passionate about driving sustainability outcomes that matter to our communities, including action on climate and our 2050 net zero goal.

Bring your energy and make your mark, as, together, we drive Our Purpose: “We create and inspire smart solutions in steel, to strengthen communities for the future.”

Applications close Wednesday 21st October 2026.