Mechanical Fitters

Discover Your Next Role

As a Mechanical Fitter with Wilmar Sugar & Renewables, you'll take on a hands-on role maintaining and repairing key equipment across our Mill's crushing stations — including hydraulics, gearboxes, and pumps. You'll collaborate closely with other departments to keep operations running smoothly, all while upholding our strong focus on safety, reliability, and continuous improvement. Your work will play a vital role in ensuring our mill's ongoing success and performance.

This is a permanent full time position based at our Proserpine Mill which requires working on a continuous shift roster during the crushing season (approximately June - December), including weekends and overtime and day work during the maintenance period (approximately Jan - May).

And when the day's work is done, you'll be surrounded by the natural beauty of the Whitsunday region — a true slice of paradise. With stunning beaches, a welcoming community, and plenty of opportunities to unwind, you'll enjoy the perfect blend of rewarding work and an unbeatable lifestyle.

Your Role in Action

·Innovate and Fabricate - Utilize workshop machinery to manufacture engineering components, applying your fabrication skills to contribute to various projects.

·Keep Our Assets Running: Participate in preventative maintenance programs, troubleshooting equipment breakdowns, and assisting with fault reporting and repairs to ensure optimal factory operations.

·Empower the Next Generation: Provide guidance and leadership to apprentices and trainees, defining tasks and performance targets while offering valuable on-the-job training and feedback.

·Collaborate for Success: Liaise with the Work Coordinator on costs, scheduling expenditures, and assisting in assessing the economic life and performance of assets to drive continuous improvement

·Document with Precision: Ensure all work orders and permits are accurately completed while maintaining timesheets and standard reports for seamless operations.

·Uphold Quality and Teamwork: Work within a collaborative environment, conducting inspections, identifying problems, and implementing improvements to ensure the highest quality standards.

Your Winning Combination

Our ideal candidate holds a Certificate III in Engineering – (Mechanical Fitting), along with current Confined Space and Working at Heights certifications, and a manual driver's licence. Additional tickets or qualifications are always a bonus

Additional qualifications will be highly regarded. We also value a commitment to ongoing learning and professional development and offer support to help you expand your skills and advance your career.

What Wilmar will offer you

At Wilmar, you'll be embraced as a valued member of our team, appreciated for your unique contributions. We offer competitive pay and benefits, including additional leave and superannuation entitlements and exclusive partner discounts. Our emphasis on safety and innovation creates a supportive work environment where you can thrive.

How to Apply

If you think that you are the perfect fit for this role, we invite you to apply online via Wilmar Careers before midnight on 13 November 2025. Got questions or need a helping hand with your application? Our friendly People & Culture Team is just a call away at We look forward to receiving your application.

About Wilmar Sugar & Renewables

Wilmar Sugar and Renewables is Australia's largest manufacturer and exporter of raw sugar, and among the top 10 producers globally.

We own and operate eight sugar factories across the Herbert, Burdekin, Proserpine and Sarina regions and employ more than 2,000 people during the annual sugar production season.

We are one of Australia's largest generators of renewable electricity from biomass and one of only two bioethanol producers in Australia. We are also the largest sugarcane grower in Australia and a leading supplier of sustainable liquid fertiliser and stockfeed products.