Leading Hand

23 hours ago

Newcastle, Australia Verve Partners Full time

Consistent and strong pipeline of work.
- Enjoy a competitive hourly rate and attractive overtime opportunities.
- Collaborative and professional team.

The Company

Our client is a competitive OEM producing innovative motor and hydraulic solutions for their clients across the medical, food, pharmaceutical and industrial sectors. Due to growth and internal promotion, an exciting opportunity has become available for a Leading Hand - Fitter to join their production team.

The Role

As Leading Hand you will be responsible for leading a team of mechanical fitters. You will be required to supervise and provide directions to the production team, as well schedule work as directed from the Operations Manager. You will also perform general fitting and assembly work as required. In addition, you will:

- Repair and build motor and hydraulic equipment including gearboxes and torque limiters.
- Lead a team of fitters to ensure the safe and on time delivery of projects.
- Contribute to continuous improvement ideas and develop a positive and collaborative workshop culture.
- Schedule work with the operations and projects teams.
- Mentor and support team members including apprentices.

About You

To be successful in this role you will possess:

- Relevant trade qualification.
- Three years’ experience as a mechanical fitter.
- Demonstrated experience with gearboxes.
- Ability to lead a production team on the on-time delivery of quality products and projects.
- Basic computer literacy skills including Microsoft Office Suite.

Next Steps

If you have any further queries outside the information presented above, please feel free to reach out to
**Lotte Baker** on 0455 052 100
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Verve Partners is an energetic team of specialist consultants reimagining recruitment Australia-wide. With over 170 years of combined experience, we’ve found the sweet spot in talent search - and want to share it. By scouting smart, digging deep and embracing diversity, we grow vibrant careers, cultures and communities. We

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