Trades Assistant

farnorthpetroleumservices; Cairns Regional; Hybrid; AUD 48,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Casual rate $37/hr local work

Remote site penalties/allowances

Travel & accommodation provided for远工作

Job summary

Far North Petroleum Services, a Cairns-based company, is seeking reliable Trades Assistants for casual work in our Cairns workshop and on remote sites across northern Queensland. You will help with fabrication in the workshop and support tradespeople on site with fuel tanks, pipework and fittings.

Role involves loading/unloading materials, site set-up, and travel to remote locations with accommodation provided as needed.

Qualifications

• Essential: Working at Heights.
• Essential: Confined Space Entry.
• Essential: Current driver’s licence.
• Essential: Construction White Card.
• Essential: Confidence using power tools and hand tools.
• Essential: Good physical fitness for outdoor, hands-on work.
• Essential: Strong safety attitude.
• Essential: Willing to travel and stay on site for remote jobs.

Responsibilities

• Assist in Cairns workshop with fabrication ahead of site works.
• Assist tradespeople on site with maintenance and upgrades on fuel tanks, pipework and fittings.
• Load, unload and move materials and equipment.
• Site set-up and clean-up.

Skills

Good physical fitness

Safety conscious

Power and hand tools usage

Willing to travel/remote sites

Tools

Forklift licence

Job description

TRADES ASSISTANT - Casual - Cairns Workshop + Remote Sites

Far North Petroleum Services is a Cairns-based company that maintains and upgrades bulk fuel systems at power stations and fuel facilities across remote Queensland, including the Gulf, Cape York and the Torres Strait. We're looking for reliable, hands-on Trades Assistants for work in our Cairns workshop and on remote sites.

WHAT THE WORK INVOLVES

• Assisting in our Cairns workshop with fabrication ahead of site works
• Assisting tradespeople on site with maintenance and upgrades on fuel tanks, pipework and fittings
• Loading, unloading and moving materials and equipment
• Site set-up and clean-up

ESSENTIAL

• Working at Heights
• Confined Space Entry
• Current driver's licence
• Construction White Card
• Confidence using power tools and hand tools
• Good physical fitness as the work is hands-on and often outdoors in the heat
• Strong safety attitude
• Willing to travel and stay on site for remote jobs

HIGHLY REGARDED

• Forklift licence

WHAT WE OFFER

• Casual rate of $37 hour for local work
• Remote work attracts higher penalty rates plus allowances
• Travel and accommodation provided for remote jobs
• Ongoing work for the right people

ABOUT THE HOURS

This is casual, project-based work. We're currently manufacturing in our Cairns workshop, heading into a busy period of remote site work before Christmas. Remote trip lengths vary from job to job. Work will pause over Christmas and New Year and possibly through the wet season, with works expected to resume around February depending on weather.