Fabrication Leading Hand - Location: Maddington Workshop, WA

FABRICATION LEADING HAND | HEAVY FABRICATION | MINING & CRUSHING INDUSTRY

Rapid Crushing is seeking an experienced Leading Hand Metal Fabricator to join our fabrication team, supporting the Rapid Group's mobile and fixed crushing operations throughout Australia.

This is an excellent opportunity for a trade-qualified metal fabricator with proven leadership experience who enjoys mentoring others, coordinating workshop activities, and maintaining high standards of safety, quality, and productivity. Based at our fully equipped Maddington workshop, you will play a key role in leading fabrication projects while remaining hands-on with fabrication, maintenance, and repairs..

As a Leading Hand, you will:

Provide hands on mentoring and support a team of boilermakers and apprentices

Coordinate with the Workshop Manager daily workshop activities to meet production schedules

Promote and maintain a strong safety culture

Ensure fabrication work meets quality standards and project specifications

Carry out general fabrication and structural welding

Complete heavy mobile plant fabrication, modifications, repairs and rebuilds

Fabricate recent conveyor systems, fixed and mobile crushers, and screening equipment

Lead by example while remaining actively involved in workshop operations

Australian-recognised Boilermaker Trade Qualification

Demonstrated experience as a Leading Hand

Current Australian Driver's Licence

National Police Clearance

Strong leadership, communication and organisational skills

Commitment to workplace safety and quality workmanship

Desirable Qualifications

Rigging and Dogging tickets

Overhead Crane experience

What's on Offer

- Permanent,



full-time position
- Monday to Friday roster
- Optional half-day Saturdays
- Weekly pay
- Above-award wages
- Ongoing training and career development
- Friendly, supportive team environment
- Free on-site parking

Why Join Rapid Crushing?

At Rapid Crushing, you'll join a well-established Australian company that values its people, invests in quality equipment, and provides opportunities for long-term career growth. We are looking for someone who leads by example, motivates their team, and takes pride in delivering exceptional workmanship.

Pre-employment medical assessments, including Drug & Alcohol Screening, form part of the recruitment process. Ongoing Drug & Alcohol Screening applies throughout employment.

Rapid Crushing is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.

Rapid has created a wide range of high production mobile and fixed crushing, screening and conveying plants ranging from modular/mobile plants to 600 tph and fixed plants to 1,000 tph.

A unique aspect of our service is that to achieve maximum site efficiency we configure our plant to your site rather than making do with off-the-shelf equipment.

Rapid Crushing & Screening Contractors Pty Ltd is a privately owned West Australian company with 37 years of experience in the business of providing service and support to the civil contracting, mining and resource industries. We’re one of Australia’s leading specialists in providing crushing, screening and conveying equipment either on hire or contract tonnage rates.

Source: This is an extract from the company's own website.

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📌 Fabrication Leading Hand (Western Australia)
🏢 Rapid Crushing & Screening Contractors
📍 Western Australia