Service Technician

Select Aust Sydney; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 63,000 - 89,000; Full time

Job summary

Randstad in Keysborough is seeking a service technician for a contract/casual ongoing role with pay over $55 per hour. Shift times are 6am-2:30pm Mon-Thu and 6am-12pm Fri, located in Keysborough.

The role involves developing, writing, and maintaining clear and accurate work instructions for production teams across all manufacturing processes, and qualifying/safeguarding special processes like painting, crimping, and torquing to relevant standards.

Qualifications

• Manufacturing experience, ideally in rail or similarly regulated sectors.
• Special process qualification knowledge: painting, crimping, torquing.
• Experience with continuous improvement methodologies (Lean or Six Sigma).

Responsibilities

• Develop, write, and maintain work instructions for production teams.
• Document special processes to ensure compliance with standards.
• Collaborate with production, engineering, quality, and safety.
• Conduct time studies and process analyses to improve efficiency.
• Support audits and maintain document control.

Skills

Mechanically minded

Lean/Six Sigma awareness

Time studies

Process analysis

Job description

Job Type: Contract position | Full time position

Job Description

Randstad are looking for a service technician to be located in Keysborough. Pay is over $55 per hour! Casual ongoing role for 3 months but potential for extension due to performance and business demand.

Shift time: 6am - 2:30pm Monday - Thursday 6am - 12pm Friday The role Develop, write, and maintain clear and accurate work instructions for production teams across all manufacturing processes.

Own qualification and documentation of special processes, specifically painting, crimping, and torquing ensuring each process is controlled to relevant Wabtec, customer, and regulatory standards. Collaborate with production supervisors, engineering, quality, and health and safety functions to validate that work instructions are practical, safe, and compliant before release. Conduct time studies and process analysis to identify efficiency improvements and standardise best practice across the shop floor.

Support new product introduction by translating engineering drawings and specifications into production-ready work instructions. Maintain a structured review and revision process for work instructions, ensuring version control and traceability. Partner with quality to support root cause investigations where process deviation is identified as a contributing factor.

Support internal and customer audits by ensuring documentation is current, accessible, and defensible. What you need Mechanically minded.

Demonstrated experience in a manufacturing environment, ideally rail, rolling stock, heavy industrial, or a similarly regulated sector- beneficial. Practical knowledge of special process qualification, particularly, painting, crimping, and torquing including relevant standards (AISO codes) where applicable . Experience with continuous improvement methodologies; Lean or Six Sigma exposure highly regarded

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