Fitter
Visa sponsorship
Trade · Perth, WA, Australia · Full-Time · Discussed at interview · Visa: Employer sponsored
Perth's industrial operations need fitters who keep critical machinery in service, and this permanent Fitter vacancy suits a qualified tradesperson with a strong history in heavy industry, workshops or site-based maintenance. Time is shared between the workshop and client sites across Western Australia.
Expect fixed plant, mobile equipment, hydraulic and pneumatic systems, overhauls, fault diagnosis, planned maintenance and improvement projects, all under a Zero Harm, safety-first mindset. International applicants whose qualifications are suitable and whose experience is verified may be considered for 482 or 494 visa sponsorship or a visa transfer.
Let your CV tell the story of your trade: plant maintained, your Fitting and Turning qualification and the hydraulic or pneumatic systems you have worked on. Build AI CV can help you shape a fitter CV around those points.
Key Responsibilities
- Service, repair and overhaul industrial mechanical equipment in workshops and at client sites
- Fit and assemble fixed plant, mobile machinery and associated systems
- Interpret drawings and technical specifications
- Assess job needs and choose materials, methods and tools
- Inspect wear and defects and measure dimensions, alignment, fit and tolerances
- Prepare or modify metal by cutting, grinding, pressing and forming
- Install and maintain fluid-power pipework and hydraulic or pneumatic systems, including threading, bending and cutting
- Diagnose equipment and mechanical faults
- Complete planned maintenance and breakdown repairs
- Assist refurbishment, rebuilds and equipment improvements
- Contribute sustainable capital works and upgrades
- Document findings and communicate technical information
- Apply safe procedures and Zero Harm principles
- Coordinate trades, supervisors and site staff; Maintain professional workmanship
Requirements & Eligibility
- A recognised Fitting and Turning trade qualification or equivalent mechanical trade credential
- Minimum 5 years of relevant mechanical fitting experience
- Heavy industry, manufacturing, industrial workshop or site-maintenance background
- Demonstrable practical mechanical equipment repairs and maintenance
- Fixed plant, mobile equipment, hydraulic or pneumatic system experience
- Capacity to interpret mechanical drawings and specifications
- Strong mechanical diagnostics and troubleshooting
- Competence using precision measurement equipment and mechanical tools
- Verifiable relevant employment with qualification and trade evidence
- Knowledge of workplace safety and commitment to a safety-focused Zero Harm environment
- Independent working ability and professional teamwork
- Leadership, mentoring or supervision experience is advantageous
- A current driver's licence
- Capacity to complete a pre-employment medical and meet fitness-for-work requirements; Willingness to work at workshops and client sites in Western Australia
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