Hydraulic Technician in Australia (5+ years' experience required)

Kempe Engineering Australia; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 1,039,000 - 1,269,000; Full time

Job summary

Kempe Engineering Australia seeks experienced Hydraulic / Fluid Power Service Technicians to join our Australian branches to install, maintain, troubleshoot, repair and perform preventative maintenance of mechanical, hydraulic and pneumatic systems.

Roles involve diagnosing faults, servicing hydraulic components, reading schematics and ensuring health and safety compliance across multiple sites and workshops.

Qualifications

• A trade qualification as a fitter or equivalent with hydraulic experience.
• Experience in hydraulic hose assemblies, tube manufacture and installation.
• Formal fluid power post trade training or relevant industry experience would be highly regarded.
• Have a high safety focus.
• Be able to pass pre-employment medical.
• A family-based work culture.
• Ability to both work across multiple sites and a workshop.

Responsibilities

• Using testing equipment to diagnose, repair and maintain fluid power components and systems.
• Overhauling and repairing mechanical parts and fluid power equipment.
• Diagnosing faults and performing operational maintenance of machines, and overhauling and repairing mechanical parts and fluid power equipment.
• Diagnosing and recommending solutions to fluid power problems.
• Identify and repair fluid power components such as pumps, cylinders, valves reservoirs, motors, accumulators, hose fittings and filters.
• Read and interpret hydraulic schematics.
• Installing hydraulic and pneumatic pipes and lines.
• Ensure all work is completed to health, safety, environment and quality requirements.
• Develop and maintain relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including site owner representatives

Skills

Hydraulic experience

Hydraulic hose assemblies

Tube manufacture & installation

Safety awareness

Pre-employment medical

Multi-site/workshop flexibility

Stakeholder relations

Education

Trade qualification (fitter) or equivalent

Fluid power post-trade training

Job description

Kempe Engineering is an Australian owned company with 16 permanent facilities located in close proximity to our client’s operations nationally in Australia (refer to website www.kempe.com.au).

Our company is committed to ZERO Harm delivering exceptional performance to our clients. As an essential service provider, we offer continuity of employment including career development into leadership & management roles.

The Role:

We are seeking experienced Hydraulic / Fluid Power Service Technicians to join our Australian branches teams to install, maintain, troubleshoot, repair and perform preventative maintenance of mechanical, hydraulic and pneumatic systems.

Duties

The key accountabilities include:

• Using testing equipment to diagnose, repair and maintain fluid power components and systems
• Overhauling and repairing mechanical parts and fluid power equipment
• Diagnosing faults and performing operational maintenance of machines, and overhauling and repairing mechanical parts and fluid power equipment
• Diagnosing and recommending solutions to fluid power problems
• Identify and repair fluid power components such as pumps, cylinders, valves reservoirs, motors, accumulators, hose fittings and filters
• Read and interpret hydraulic schematics
• Installing hydraulic and pneumatic pipes and lines
• Ensure all work is completed to health, safety, environment and quality requirements
• Develop and maintain relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including site owner representatives

Qualifications, Skills & Experience:

To be successful the following knowledge and experience is required:

• A trade qualification as a fitter or equivalent with hydraulic experience
• Experience in hydraulic hose assemblies, tube manufacture and installation
• Formal fluid power post trade training or relevant industry experience would be highly regarded
• Have a high safety focus
• Be able to pass pre-employment medical
• A family-based work culture
• Attractive salary package
• Ability to both work across multiple sites and a workshop