Technician - Mechanical

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

At Orica, it’s the power of our people that leads change and shapes our futures. Every day, all around the world, our people help mobilise vital resources essential to progress. Established in 1874, we have grown to become the world leader in mining and civil blasting with a diverse of team of more than 13,000 across the world.

It’s an exciting time to join us – we are shaping the future of mining through digital and automated technologies, embracing new ways of thinking, pioneering innovation and reimagining the way we work.

About Orica

At Orica, it’s the power of our people that leads change and shapes our futures. Every day, all around the world, our people help mobilise vital resources essential to progress. Established in 1874, we have grown to become the world leader in mining and civil blasting with a diverse of team of more than 13,000 across the world.

It’s an exciting time to join us – we are shaping the future of mining through digital and automated technologies, embracing new ways of thinking, pioneering innovation and reimagining the way we work.

About the role

We are delighted to announce that an opportunity exists for a Mechanical Maintenance Technician at our manufacturing facility in Kooragang Island, NSW.

As the Nitrates Mechanical Maintenance Technician, you will provide critical support for the strategic mechanical maintenance plan and play a significant role in providing highly skilled maintenance across the Nitrates Area. The operating environment is characterized by three Nitric Acid Plants, two Ammonium Nitrate Plants, bulk AN storage, loading, bagging, and dispatch Plants that are continually developing and generating the requirement to balance capital work (major/minor) with the demands of maintaining ongoing operations.

The culture is team-based, and flexible working structures are in place to ensure continuous plant operation. Work hours may be required to be flexible to meet plant demands, and there is a high dependency by the business on reliable low-cost manufacture, with a very high stock turn and severe market impact if customers are shorted. Coaching and developing the maintenance team is an essential aspect of the role.

The successful candidate will be responsible for frontline mechanical maintenance, ensuring the optimal plant uptime and long-term reliability of all mechanical equipment in the Nitrates Plant area.

What you will be doing

• Ensure safety, health, and environmental compliance in all mechanical maintenance activities;
• Accountability for achieving and improving targets for plant uptime through the implementation of planned maintenance, condition monitoring, and preventative maintenance routines;
• Improving plant performance by identifying RCA on repetitive equipment failures and implementing plant modifications to eliminate the root causes of failure;
• Provide maintenance of all Nitrates Area mechanical equipment including rotating machinery, conveyors, materials handling equipment, valves, and piping;
• Ensure compliance with statutory requirements;
• Fulfill role as a member of the Nitrates Mechanical Maintenance Team in contributing to and supporting team/business goals.

What you will bring

• Strong Safety Culture;
• Mechanical Fitter/Machinist Trade Qualification;
• Communication and coordination skills to work with engineering and operational teams;
• Experience with plant shutdowns, and mechanical maintenance in chemical or heavy engineering fields within a continuously operating environment;
• Experienced with the following: High-Speed Rotating machinery, Condition Monitoring, Valves, and piping in high-pressure environments, Equipment overhauls, and SAP maintenance management system or similar CMMS;

What we offer

As part of a truly global company, you will have the ability to grow and learn in a diverse, collaborative culture. We foster relationships and learning through connected global and local teams, promote flexible and diverse career paths and support the development of your knowledge and skills.

You will be paid a competitive salary, learn from talented individuals across multiple disciplines and be able to thrive in a safe workplace within a collaborative culture. Ignite your career at a place where your distinct potential can find its home.

We respect and value all

Orica promotes and fosters a culture of inclusion and Equal Opportunity Employment everywhere we operate. We treat our people and applicants with fairness, dignity, and respect, getting the best of everyone’s contributions.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, nationality, age, military or veteran, marital or disability status.