Full time/ Competitive Salary + Super

We're a small business seeking an experienced Workshop Assistant to work on our stainless-steel surface treatment operations, specialising in pickling and passivation. This is a hands-on role where you'll contribute to the workflow, safety, quality, and productivity in a busy workshop environment.

If you have solid trade experience, understand chemical treatment processes for stainless steel, dispatch and receivals forklift operational experience, or simply want to learn new skills and trade we would love to hear from you.

About the Role

Reporting to the Operations Manager, and Workshop Manager you'll be responsible for performing daily workshop activities, ensuring safe and compliant processing of stainless-steel components, and maintaining consistent quality control and delivery schedules.

This role requires both practical technical ability and strong hands-on skills.

Key Responsibilities

- Perform pickling, passivation, rinsing and finishing (training to be provided)

- Ensure correct chemical mixing, bath control, and process consistency (where applicable)

- Maintain high standards of quality assurance.

- Teamwork and reporting

- Enforce safety and compliance procedures (handling acids, PPE, ventilation, spill response)

- Participate in toolbox talks, training, complete daily checklists

- Identify opportunities for continuous improvement in process, safety, and efficiency

- Ability to load and unload deliveries

- Mainly working in the yard with the forklift, receiving,



unloading, and loading trucks.

About You

You're a confident hands-on person with proven experience in a workshop, fabrication environments, or industrial surface treatment. You're safety-driven, organised, and capable communicating with a team while maintaining high technical and quality standards.

Skills & Experience Required

- Demonstrated experience in stainless steel pickling and passivation (desirable)

- Minimum 3-5 years of experience in a workshop or industrial environment is required

- Strong understanding in safety procedures*

- Experience in chemical handling (Desirable)

- Ability to interpret job specs, drawings, and quality requirements* (Desirable)

- Strong communication and problem-solving skills*

- Ability to operate Overhead cranes and pressure washers

- Previous crane operating experience (Desirable)

- Forklift licence (essential)*

- White Card (desirable but not essential)

- Experience with QA systems and job documentation (advantage)

- Solution oriented

- Ability to follow strict procedures

- Team-oriented attitude

What We Offer

- Competitive salary package based on experience

- Stable full-time employment with long-term opportunity

- Supportive team and well-equipped facility Training and development opportunities

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Additional Information

- Full Working Rights in Australia

- Early Finish on Fridays and lunch is on us!

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