Trades Assistant

Aletek; Queensland; Sur place; AUD 40 000 - 56 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

In-house café

Casual with pathway to permanent

Hands-on training

Cross-skilling

Varied work

Bundaberg location

Résumé du poste

Aletek in Bundaberg, QLD is seeking a Trades Assistant to support our boilermakers, fabricators and sheet metal workers on the shop floor with casual hours and a genuine path to permanent employment.

You'll prepare materials, set up jobs and keep products moving through the workshop, while operating plant and machinery and using a forklift safely. Reliability, a can-do attitude and a willingness to learn are essential to thrive in this fast-paced team.

Qualifications

• Current forklift licence (HRW LF) is essential.
• Reliable and punctual with a can-do attitude.
• Willingness to learn new processes and equipment.
• Continuous improvement mindset and proactive problem solving.

Responsabilités

• Assist boilermakers, fabricators and sheet metal workers on the shop floor.
• Prepare materials, set up jobs and move products through the workshop.
• Operate workshop plant and equipment and use hand tools safely.
• Safely operate forklift and overhead crane to move materials.
• Maintain a clean, safe, and well-organised work area.
• Follow drawings and check work against quality standards.
• Contribute to continuous improvement by suggesting better ways.

Connaissances

Forklift operation

Reliability

Willingness to learn

Continuous improvement mindset

Safety awareness

Teamwork

Reliable transport

Manufacturing experience

Description du poste

Trades Assistant

Bundaberg, QLD | Casual with a genuine path to permanent

Aletek is an Australian-owned, family-run manufacturer building exhaust systems, thermal insulation blankets, diesel particulate filters and acoustic systems for the mining, oil & gas, marine and rail industries. Our gear goes onto tier-one equipment across Australia, Asia, the Americas and Africa. We're growing, and we need reliable people on the floor to grow with us.

What you'll be doing

• Working alongside our boilermakers, fabricators and sheet metal workers on the tools
• Preparing materials, setting up jobs, and keeping product moving through the shop
• Operating workshop plant and equipment — plate rollers, band saws, guillotine, press brake, drills, grinders and other handtools.
• Safe use of the forklift and overhead crane to move material and finished product
• Keeping the work area clean, safe and organised — a tidy shop is a fast shop
• Working to drawings and checking your own work against quality standards
• Driving continuous improvement — if you spot a better way, we want to hear it

What we're looking for

• Reliability above all — you show up, on time, ready to go
• Current forklift licence (HRW LF) — essential
• A willingness to learn — new processes, new equipment, new products; you ask questions, take feedback on the chin, and keep getting better at the job
• A continuous improvement mindset — you don't accept "that's how we've always done it," you look for the better way and you speak up when you find it
• Confidence operating large plant and machinery safely
• Strong safety awareness: you look after yourself and the bloke next to you
• A team-first attitude — pick up the phone, ask the question, get it sorted
• Reliable transport
• Workshop, manufacturing or fabrication experience highly regarded

How we work

Quality here isn't a gate at the end of the line — it's how we build. Everyone on the floor is expected to bring ideas forward, get involved when we're chasing a root cause, and help make the next job easier than the last.

What's in it for you

• An in-house café — free coffee and food, on us
• A workplace with genuine atmosphere: a tight-knit crew, a bit of banter, and leaders who are on the floor, not hiding behind email
• Casual to start, with a clear pathway to permanent for the right people
• Hands-on training across our full range of workshop plant and machinery — real, transferable skills
• Cross-skilling and trade pathways for people who show they want it
• Varied work — no two jobs the same, custom builds for major resource companies
• Stable, ongoing work with a modern facility and well-maintained equipment
• Live and work in Bundaberg — short commute, coast on your doorstep, no big-city grind

Our values

Fearless. Motivated. Optimistic. Humble. Loyal.

Our promise

Assurance through Responsiveness, Innovation and Quality; no compromise.