Trades Assistant

Kilner's Engineering; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 52,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Permanent full-time position

Varied hands-on engineering and manuf.

Immediate start available

Job summary

Kilner’s Engineering, based in Brisbane, is seeking Trades Assistants to join our busy Morningside workshop. This practical role supports tradespeople across fabrication, loading, assembly, packaging, and dispatch, with opportunities to develop hands-on workshop skills.

You’ll work in a safety-conscious environment, reading simple drawings and operating workshop equipment, with potential forklift duties. Immediate start and stable permanent full-time employment offered.

Qualifications

• Experience in fabrication, manufacturing or engineering environment.
• Strong mechanical aptitude and practical skills.
• Able to read technical drawings, dimensions and tolerances.
• Good attention to detail and organisational skills.
• Reliable and comfortable working independently or within a team.
• Forklift licence advantageous but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Assist tradespeople with fabrication, manufacturing and workshop activities.
• Operate workshop equipment, load and unload machinery under supervision.
• Prepare parts for fabrication, assembly, powdercoating and the next stage of production.
• Assemble components and finished products.
• Pack and prepare components and finished products for dispatch.
• Receive and organise materials and inventory.
• Carry out basic machinery and equipment maintenance.
• Follow Quality Management System and Workplace Health & Safety procedures.

Skills

Mechanical aptitude

Reading technical drawings

Attention to detail

Teamwork

Forklift licence advantageous

Tools

Workshop equipment

Job description

Kilner’s Engineering is looking for Trades Assistants to join our busy manufacturing team in our state-of-the-art Morningside workshop.

This is a practical workshop role covering component preparation for fabrication, machinery loading, assembly, materials handling, packing and dispatch. You’ll support our tradespeople while developing your skills in a busy engineering and manufacturing environment.

Trades Assistant

Key Responsibilities

• Assist tradespeople with fabrication, manufacturing and workshop activities

• Operate workshop equipment, load and unload machinery under supervision

• Prepare parts for fabrication, assembly, powdercoating and the next stage of production

• Assemble components and finished products

• Pack and prepare components and finished products for dispatch

• Receive and organise materials and inventory

• Carry out basic machinery and equipment maintenance

• Follow Quality Management System and Workplace Health & Safety procedures

About You

• Experience in fabrication, manufacturing or engineering environment

• Strong mechanical aptitude and practical skills

• Able to read technical drawings, dimensions and tolerances

• Good attention to detail and organisational skills

• Reliable and comfortable working independently or within a team

• Forklift licence advantageous but not essential

What We Offer

• Permanent full-time position

• Varied hands-on engineering and manufacturing work

• Opportunity to develop your workshop and mechanical skills

• Work alongside experienced tradespeople

• Immediate start available

Company Background & Job Purpose

Based in Brisbane's inner south, Kilner's Engineering is a third generation, family owned general and repetition engineering company. We offer a broad spectrum of engineering services including laser cutting, metal folding, cnc turning, cnc machining and fabrication through to assembly all under one roof. Kilner's vertical integration combined with over 75 years of experience and a quality management system certified to ISO 9001 enables a high quality, finished product on time and on budget for both prototype and production run quantities. Visit our website at www.kilner.com.au for more information.

Kilner's Engineering - Laser Cutting, Metal folding, CNC Turning, CNC Machining, NC Bandsaw, Steel, Aluminium and Stainless Fabrication and Assembly.

Please note only successful candidates will be contacted