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's a quick-paced environment with plenty happening day to day, a busy maintenance schedule, and a genuinely positive atmosphere across the team.
Advantages
Permanent full-time role
6-day work week: Monday – Saturday
Day Shift: Mon – Fri 5am–3:30pm | Sat 5am–11am
Strong safety culture and well-resourced maintenance team
Busy, team-oriented workshop and production environment
Blacktown location
Pay Rates & Shift Structure
Base Rate: $50.50 - $52.42 p/h + super
Annualised equivalent: $165,236 - $171,518 + super
Based on a 56-hour paid week, the standard working pattern is structured as:
First 38 hours paid at base rate
Next 18 hours paid at time and a half
Occasional longer Saturdays or Sunday shutdowns may push additional hours into double time
Annualised earnings are based on 48 weeks working the standard pattern plus 4 weeks annual leave paid at ordinary hours.
The Role
Working within the maintenance team, you'll be responsible for keeping heavy equipment and processing assets running reliably across a busy industrial site. The role offers exposure across both heavy fixed plant and mobile plant equipment within a workshop and production environment.
Day to day you will be involved in:
Maintenance and repairs on heavy fixed plant and mobile plant equipment
Fault finding, servicing and preventative maintenance on heavy machinery
Supporting shutdowns, breakdown response and reliability work
Working closely with operations teams to minimise downtime
Workshop-based repairs, fabrication support and onsite maintenance activities
Requirements
Trade qualification in Mechanical Fitting or similar
Experience within heavy industry, recycling, manufacturing or fixed plant environments
MIG or stick welding exposure highly regarded
High Risk tickets such as confined space, WAH, EWP, Forklift highly desirable