Boilermaker

Job No**:KGE69**

Location**:Rutherford**

**BOILERMAKER**

**Working with Kings Engineering**

Kings Engineering is a leading NSW engineering business that is Australian owned and operated. Founded in 1923, Kings has a proud history of providing engineering solutions across a range of industries. Located at Rutherford, Kings works across a range of industries including tunnelling and infrastructure, open cut and underground mining, rail and manufacturing.

Kings offers numerous benefits including excellent hourly rates, work-life balance providing roster choices (4 day week/ 9 day fortnight or 5 day week with monthly RDO), shift loading, attractive site rates, diversity of work, PPE allowance, laundered clothing, work location and regional lifestyle and other benefits such as gym memberships, upskill training opportunities, 10 weeks paid parental leave (for primary care giver) and opportunity to cash out personal leave.

**About the role**

Kings Engineering has an exciting opportunity in its team for an experienced Boilermaker.

The successful person will be responsible for supporting the achievement of safety and production targets by providing high quality and timely maintenance service to a wide spectrum of engineering services including mining, transport, construction, rail, and manufacturing industries. The role may involve the operation, maintenance, or repair of surface mining equipment and fixed equipment and assets.

**_ Key Responsibilities_**
- Provide safe, quality, effective, and efficient fabrication services to customers
- Meet required targets with safety as the priority
- Provide maintenance and breakdown support on mobile and fixed plant
- Provide repair and fabrication maintenance support on underground and open-cut mobile equipment and fixed plant
- Demonstrate excellent housekeeping and equipment care

**Essential Criteria**
- Demonstrated commitment to safe work practices relevant to the mining industry and a commitment to zero harm
- Fabrication trade qualifications in addition to extensive experience within a heavy industrial or mining related environment, ideally 3 years plus post trade
- Ability to effectively communicate within and between work teams, demonstrating positive interpersonal skills
- Ability to read and interpret fabrication drawings and perform marking, cutting out using oxy and plasma cutter, grinding and gouging
- Ability to demonstrate previous experience welding in all positions, using flux cored wire - MIG and Stick experience
- High Risk WorkCover tickets required for role include forklift, work platform and working at heights
- Current valid NSW Driver's Licence

**_Desirable Criteria_**
- High Risk WorkCover tickets such as C6 Crane (60T), Dogging, and Basic Rigging
- MDG25 Guideline for safe cutting and welding at mines
- Relevant Welding Certifications to AS1796

**Investing in our people and the community**

At Kings Engineering, part of The Bloomfield Group, we invest in our people and we invest in the community. We offer a highly competitive salary plus super and incentive scheme, discounted gym memberships and a range of other benefits.

Underpinning how we go about our work are our company values: We Care. We Deliver.
- We respect and care about the safety and wellbeing of our people, our local community and the environment.
- We work together with integrity to deliver safety, operational best practice, customer satisfaction and compliance.

This position requires an individual aligned to the values of our company.

**To Apply**

**_Applications close on 31 December 2024_**
- The Bloomfield Group is committed to equal employment opportunity and diversity, priding itself on an inclusive workplace. All applicants must be able to evidence their right to work in Australia._

**About Bloomfield Group**:
The Bloomfield Group is a proud and successful Australian mining and engineering group.

Australian owned and operated, we have been part of the community for more than 80 years and employ hundreds of local people.

The mining operations are our Rix’s Creek Mine northwest of Singleton, and our Bloomfield Mine east of Maitland.