Boilermakers – Defence Projects

High Pay | Unlimited OT | Subsidised Accommodation | Tasmania | Immediate Start

Already earning good money but want something different?

Come work on high-profile Australian Defence projects in Tasmania. Get paid well, access unlimited overtime, and sharpen your skills on work you won't see in a standard workshop.

National police check clearance is required for this Defence project role.

This is precision boilermaking to strict Defence standards - complex, high-quality fabrication that genuinely lifts your capability and future options.

Choose your shift (day or afternoon), work the hours you want, and live in subsidised shared accommodation, close to site.

Why Make the Move?

- Defence projects with long-term work secured to August 2028.

- Unlimited overtime – work as much as you want. You can work 13 days straight, but you will need to take 1 Day Off.

- Casual or full-time options available.

- $5000 relocation assistance available for permanent employees.

- Subsidised Accommodation available.

- Clean, modern, climate-controlled facility.

- Strong team culture - skilled trades, solid leadership, great people.

Pay & Benefits

- $52.90 – $60.90/hr + penalties.

- Subsidised accommodation.

- Learn from some of the best Boilermakers in Australia.

What We're Looking For

- Cert III Engineering – Fabrication (or equivalent).

- 5+ years post-trade experience (preferred).

- Post-trade boilermaking experience requirements are versatile based on demonstrated skills and capability.





- Strong MIG & TIG welding skills.

- Experience working to WPS.

- Plasma gouging experience.

- High-hardness steel experience (nice to have, not essential).

- Reliable, self-motivated, and team-focused.

- Able to commit to minimum 6 months with us (longer the better!)

About Us

Elphinstone Pty Ltd is a trusted Australian manufacturer with a strong reputation in Defence, mining, and heavy equipment fabrication. Based at our advanced, climate-controlled facility in Wynyard, Tasmania, you'll be part of a team producing high-precision armoured steel structures that support Australia's Defence industry.

Interested in joining our team as a Boilermaker?

Apply now through Seek and include your current resume.

Additional Information

Right-to-work identification, e.g. driver's licence, birth certificate, passport and/or visa, will be required if shortlisted. In addition, as part of the recruitment process, you may be required to undertake a pre-employment medical, which will include a drug and alcohol screening and national police check.

Please be mindful that published closing dates are estimates only as we aim to fill vacancies as quickly as possible. The advert may close as soon as we have found the right candidates, so we encourage interested applicants to apply as early as possible.

Elphinstone Pty Ltd is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion.

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