Join CIE (Cristaudo's Industrial Electrics) Pty Ltd in a secure, workshop-based role building custom mining equipment in our fabrication section. We are looking for an experienced Sheetmetal Supervisor to lead our fabrication team across our Portsmith and Bungalow sites. Bring your leadership experience, sheet metal know-how and drafting skills to a role where quality matters.

What we offer

- $60 per hour + superannuation
- A great, supportive team
- Training provided to help you grow in the role
- Uniforms provided after your probation period of 6 months

Lead a great team. Build quality work. Grow with us. At CIE Australia, we take pride in high-quality fabrication and attention to detail on every job. We're looking for an experienced Sheetmetal Supervisor to lead our team of 8–10 across our Sheetmetal Workshop in Portsmith and our factory in Bungalow, Cairns.

This is a leadership role first. Our team already works well together, and we need a leader who can make a good team excellent. You'll get to know your people, understand what makes each of them tick, and step in with skill and fairness when challenges arise. You don't need to be an engineer, but you do need to know fabrication inside out and love bringing out the best in people.

You'll also be a key link across the business, working closely with our Electrical Design Engineers and Electricians to make sure every build meets standard, and coordinating with our Production Manager and General Manager to keep output on track and timeframes realistic.

About us

CIE designs, manufactures and maintains high-quality engineered solutions for the mining industry. Headquartered in Cairns, Far North Queensland, with a branch in Brisbane,



our products are custom-built to client specifications and used at mining and industrial sites across Australia and around the world. They're built to meet exacting Australian and international standards, and to perform in some of the toughest conditions on the planet.

Our sheet metal division uses 3D CAD design and advanced CNC equipment to produce precision-fabricated products, including electrical enclosures for the mining sector that are tested to Australian arc fault containment standards. Our qualified welders and fabricators work in zinc annealed, stainless and mild steel using MIG, TIG and flux-cored welding, with every job backed by rigorous quality control and NDT testing.

The equipment you'll work with

- 4kW LVD Lynx FL-3015 CNC fibre laser with NITROCUBE nitrogen generation
- 200-tonne LVD PPED 200/40 CNC press brake
- LVD CADMAN-L and CADMAN-B programming software

About the role

Leadership and team

- Lead, supervise and mentor a team of 8–10 fabricators
- Work closely with our Electrical Design Engineers and Electricians to ensure fabrication meets design and quality standards
- Coordinate with the Production Manager and General Manager to plan workload and set realistic delivery timeframes
- Drive efficient workshop output while maintaining high-quality standards
- Lead system reviews to identify efficiencies, with clear targets and realistic timelines
- Support your team in line with our HR practices, including equity, anti-discrimination, WHS and ethical behaviour




- Deliver quality service to internal and external customers

Design and drafting

- Produce 3D models in Autodesk Inventor and detailed 2D workshop drawings
- Program our CNC laser and CNC press brake using LVD CADMAN software
- Review specifications, sketches and drawings to assess design requirements
- Revise designs based on workshop feedback and work with others to solve design problems

Workshop and operations

- Manage safety and risk through our WHS Management System
- Manage material supply and movement for timely allocation and accurate job costing
- Manage and develop welding procedures, NDT, welder qualifications and project documentation
- Oversee consumables and scheduled machinery maintenance
- Ensure quality assurance is applied to every job
- Coordinate painting, powder coating and galvanising with our subcontractors

About you

- Proven experience leading a team in a fabrication environment, with a track record of building trust and getting the best out of people
- Strong people skills: you read personalities well, resolve conflict fairly and lead by example
- Confident communicating across teams, from the workshop floor to engineers and management
- Sound knowledge of sheetmetal fabrication in steel and stainless steel, plus medium to heavy mild steel fabrication
- Proficiency in Autodesk Inventor (3D) and 2D drafting
- Experience programming CNC lasers and press brakes (CADMAN or Lantek experience highly regarded)
- A high standard of workmanship and a sharp eye for detail
- A commitment to safety and ethical decision-making

How to apply Click Apply on Seek and include a cover letter telling us about your leadership style and a time you helped your team work through a challenge.

📌 Sheetmetal Supervisor (Portsmith)
🏢 CIE
📍 Portsmith