Trade Assistant – Manufacturing | $32–$34/hr + OT

Your Staff Recruitment; Berkeley; On-site; AUD 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Permanent full-time position

Day shift – Monday to Friday

Overtime available

Berkeley Vale location

Learn machine operating

Job summary

Your Staff Recruitment is seeking a hands-on Trade Assistant for a coastal steel manufacturer in Berkeley Vale. This permanent full-time role offers a day shift on-site with overtime opportunities.

You will assemble steel frames, use hand and power tools, measure, cut and prepare materials, and assist with machine operation while reading simple drawings. Reliable, physically fit and proactive team players thrive here.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a workshop, manufacturing or construction environment.
• Confident using hand and power tools – essential.
• Mechanically minded with a good attitude.
• Reliable, physically fit and willing to get stuck in.

Responsibilities

• Assembling steel frames and components.
• Using hand and power tools.
• Measuring, cutting and preparing materials.
• Assisting with machine operation.
• Reading measurements and following basic drawings.
• General workshop duties and keeping production moving.

Skills

Workshop experience

Hand tools

Power tools

Mechanically minded

Physically fit

Forklift licence

Job description

We're chasing a hands-on Trade Assistant to join a growing steel manufacturer based on the coast.

If you've worked in manufacturing, fabrication, construction or alongside trades and you're looking for a permanent gig close to home, we'd like to hear from you.

WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU?

• Permanent full-time position
• Day shift – Monday to Friday
• Daily overtime available
• Workshop-based – same location every day
• Berkeley Vale location – keep the commute local
• Opportunity to learn machine operating

THE ROLE

You'll be working alongside an experienced team manufacturing steel framing systems for the construction industry.

• Assembling steel frames and components
• Using hand and power tools
• Measuring, cutting and preparing materials
• Assisting with machine operation
• Reading measurements and following basic drawings
• General workshop duties and keeping production moving

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR

• Previous experience in a workshop, manufacturing or construction environment
• Confident using hand and power tools – essential
• Mechanically minded with a good attitude
• Reliable, physically fit and willing to get stuck in
• Forklift licence advantageous, not essential
• Able to pass a pre-employment medical and drug and alcohol screening