At a Glance
- Tasks: Join a dynamic team to maintain and repair heavy industrial machinery with welding and fabrication skills.
- Company: Established heavy industrial company in Blacktown, vital for construction and manufacturing sectors.
- Benefits: Permanent full-time role with competitive pay, overtime, and strong safety culture.
- Other info: Enjoy long-term stability and growth opportunities in a supportive team atmosphere.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in a busy workshop environment while developing your skills.
- Qualifications: Trade qualification in Mechanical Fitting and hands-on welding experience required.
The predicted salary is between 53 - 53 $ per hour.
The Company: This established heavy industrial company plays a key role in supplying essential materials into the construction, manufacturing and infrastructure sectors across NSW. Operating out of a large-scale processing facility in Blacktown, they offer stable long-term employment within a busy operation where maintenance reliability is critical to keeping production moving. The site has a strong workshop culture with a large team of Fitters and Boilermakers onsite, supporting both workshop maintenance and production operations across the facility. It is a fast-paced environment with plenty happening day to day, a busy maintenance schedule and a genuinely good atmosphere across the team.
Benefits:
- Permanent full-time role
- 6-day work week: Monday - Saturday
- Day Shift: Mon - Fri 5am-3:30pm | Sat 5am-11am
- $53/hr + super, with consistent overtime
- Annual earnings of approximately $173,416 + super
- Opportunity to utilise both mechanical fitting and welding/fabrication skills
- Strong safety culture and well-resourced maintenance team
- Busy, team-oriented workshop and production environment
- Long-term stability within an established heavy industrial business
- Blacktown location
The Role: Working within the maintenance team, you'll be responsible for mechanical maintenance, welding, fabrication and repairs across heavy fixed plant and mobile equipment within a busy industrial processing facility. This is a dual-skilled position requiring someone equally comfortable carrying out mechanical fitting duties and hands-on welding and fabrication work. Day to day you will be involved in:
- Mechanical maintenance and repairs across heavy fixed plant and mobile equipment
- MIG and stick welding on heavy industrial machinery, structural components and equipment
- Fabrication, modification and repair of steel components and machinery
- Fault finding, servicing and preventative maintenance on mechanical equipment
- Repairing and replacing worn or damaged mechanical components
- Supporting shutdowns, breakdown response and reliability work
- Working from engineering drawings to complete fabrication and repair tasks
- Workshop-based repairs and onsite maintenance activities
- Working closely with operations and maintenance teams to minimise downtime
Requirements:
- Trade qualification in Mechanical Fitting
- Strong hands-on experience across welding and fabrication including MIG & stick
- Experience maintaining and repairing heavy industrial machinery and equipment
- Strong mechanical fault-finding and problem-solving abilities
- Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings
- High Risk tickets such as Confined Space, WAH, EWP and Forklift highly desirable
Site Fitter-Welder in Blacktown employer: MAYDAY Recruitment Group
Join a global boutique professional services brand in the heart of Melbourne CBD, where you will thrive in a collaborative and professional environment. This role offers you the chance to take ownership of your work, contribute to meaningful governance practices, and grow your career within a dynamic organisation that values employee development and innovation. Enjoy the benefits of working in a central location with a team that is committed to excellence and making a significant impact across the business.
