Trades Assistants - Metal Finisher (Multiple Roles)
We’re recruiting for multiple Trades Assistantsfor our client, a global leader in defence engineering and manufacturing. These positions play a key role in the process of precision engineering and manufacturing various parts working around highly skilled tradespeople that are heavily reliant on vertical, horizontal, routing, and multi-axis CNC machining. These arefull-time, permanentpositions based in Melbourne’s southeast withmultiple day-shift(6AM start) andafternoon-shift(2PM start) opportunities available.
Roles and Responsibilities
- Perform hand finishing of machined parts, checking for imperfections and compliance
- Perform quality inspections at the final production stage to ensure specifications are met
- Loading/unloading CNC machines and trucks
- Contribute to general workshop operations as needed (maintenance, swarf management, parts management etc.)
Skills and Requirements
- Prior role as a Trades Assistant, Metal Finisher, Workshop Labourer, or General Hand and/or experience in Metal Finishing, Fitting, Welding, Machining, Maintenance, etc.
- Physically fit and capable of safely handling manual labour duties
- Forklift licence would be highly beneficial
NOTE:
To be eligible for this position you must be an Australian Citizen and be eligible to obtain and maintain an AGSVA clearance – Baseline.
What’s in it for you?
- Permanent, full-time roleoffering job security and long-term stability
- Opportunities for career growth and advancement
- Access to modern facilities, including an air-conditioned workshop, dust extraction systems, and new high-tech machinery
- Industry competitive salary
- 2% extra Super
- 10 extra daysannual leave totalling 6 weeks per year
- Monthly RDO(if working 40-hour shift)
- Afternoon shift loading
- Free income protection
- Collaborative work workplace and a healthy work-life balance
- Optionalovertime opportunities
About Heaton Rail
Heaton Rail undertakes work both locally and internationally for some of the world’s best heavy industry organisations that make a positive difference to millions of people’s lives every day.
We help our clients do more, faster and better by connecting them with bright and passionate engineering, management and specialist talent in the fastest way possible.