Installer / leading hand (Hands-On) – Full Time Position

National Safe & Security Pty Ltd – Epping VIC

SEEK summary – selling points

· Hands-on site lead role: run the crew, the programme and the handover

· Install safes, vaults, strongrooms and secure rooms on sites Australia-wide

· 100% Australian-owned, 40+ years, modern Epping VIC facility

National Safe & Security Pty Ltd is a 100% Australian-owned company with over 40 years of experience providing physical security solutions throughout Australia. From our modern manufacturing facility in Epping, Victoria, we design, manufacture, install and service high-security products including safes, vaults, strongrooms, attack-resistant and ballistic-rated doors and windows, secure rooms, restricted key systems and custom metal fabrication solutions.

Due to continued growth, we are seeking an experienced, hands-on Installer / Site Manager to join our expanding team. This is a working role. You will be on the tools every day, and you will also run our installations on site: leading a small install crew and subcontractors, working with builders and clients, and making sure every job is delivered safely, on programme and to a high standard.

This role would ideally suit a Leading Hand, Foreman or Site Supervisor from a trade background such as Carpentry, Door Installation, Shopfitting, Glazing, Metal Work or Locksmithing, or an experienced installer of commercial building products who is already running sites or crews.

About the role

You will install high-security doors, windows, secure rooms, safes, vaults and associated products across commercial, government, banking, defence, custodial and industrial facilities,



and take charge of the site from mobilisation through to handover. The role is based out of our Epping workshop, with work on customer sites throughout Australia. This is a working role. You will be on the tools every day, and you will also run our installations on site: leading a small install crew and subcontractors, working with builders and clients, and making sure every job is delivered safely, on programme and to a high standard.

Key responsibilities

Install high-security doors, frames and windows, including attack-resistant and ballistic-rated products

Install secure rooms, vaults and strongrooms

Safe deliveries, installations and relocations

Assist with fabrication and workshop tasks when required

Maintain tools and equipment, and keep site kits complete and serviceable

Run installations on site day to day and lead a small install crew and subcontractors

Be the main on-site contact for builders, site managers and clients: attend site meetings and coordinate access, work areas and other trades

Read shop drawings, check site conditions and set out before installation

Carry out site measures and project prep, confirming openings and dimensions against drawings before manufacture

Work to the project programme, plan the crew's work and send daily progress reports to the Project Manager

About you





A trade background with strong hands-on experience installing doors, frames, windows, cabinetry, shopfitting or similar commercial building products

Proven experience running sites or crews on commercial fit-out or construction projects (e.g. as a leading hand, foreman or site supervisor)

Ability to read shop drawings and set out accurately

Confident communicator with builders, site managers, clients and subcontractors

Organised, with the computer and phone skills to handle daily reports, photos, QA forms and email

Meticulous workmanship and attention to detail

Strong problem-solving skills

Physically fit and able to do manual work

Construction Induction (White Card): essential

Immediate start

Modern, clean workshop facility in Epping

All specialist tools supplied

Diverse projects across Australia

Career growth and leadership development

A supportive team environment

Work-life balance

About us

National Safe & Security is a 100% Australian-owned company with over 40 years of experience providing physical security solutions throughout Australia. From our up-to-date manufacturing facility in Epping, Victoria, we design, manufacture, install and service high-security products including safes, vaults, strongrooms, attack-resistant and ballistic-rated doors and windows, secure rooms, restricted key systems and custom metal fabrication solutions. National Safe & Security is a leading Australian manufacturer and installer of physical security solutions, trusted by government, banking, defence, custodial and commercial clients across the country. Because we design and manufacture our products in Epping, you will work closely with the t

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