Boilermaker

3 days ago

Whyalla South Australia GFG Alliance Full time $90,000 - $120,000 per year

Job description:

About The Role:

We are currently seeking a reliable, enthusiastic and experienced Boilermaker to join the Pellet Plant maintenance team. You will be joining a close-knit and supportive team where you will be exposed to multiple parts of the business and no two days are the same.

This role offers stability, security, long-term career opportunities and genuine progression with a great roster, that will give you plenty of time to enjoy the Whyalla lifestyle.

This is a 12-hour day shift position, working Tuesday to Thursday one week and Tuesday to Friday the following week, with no weekend work required.

Employee Benefits:

  • Live, Work and Play in one location
  • Onsite Parking
  • Career development
  • On the job training for competencies and accredited training
  • Opportunity to obtain further qualifications, including accredited licences

Key Responsibilities Include:

  • General preventative maintenance and fabrication tasks to deliver safe and reliable plant
  • Undertake Preventative inspections in accordance with maintenance plans and complete follow up action.
  • Undertake confined space and working at heights activities.
  • Keeping accurate records of completed work
  • Compliance with quality and safety processes
  • Assisting with breakdown work as required
  • Report hazards and incidents in a timely manner
  • Coaching and mentoring apprentices
  • Carry out maintenance tasks in accordance with systems and processes to achieve operational performance targets and KPI's

You are safety & solution focused, have a continuous improvement mindset with a strong desire to succeed. Your background in industrial manufacturing or mining is beneficial for this role.

Skills and Experience:

  • Trade qualified - Welder / Boilermaker with Certificate III Engineering Fabrication or equivalent
  • Forklift and telehandler tickets
  • Elevated work platform license, working at heights, dogging and rigging are highly regarded
  • Drivers license
  • Hands-on experience using SAP is beneficial
  • Light to heavy fabrication skills
  • General fitting maintenance skills

  • Ability to weld with the following

  • MMA - Manual Metal Arc Welding

  • GMAW - Gas Metal Arc Welding

  • FCAW - Flux Core Arc Welding

  • Air Arc Gouging

  • Oxy Cutting, gouging

  • Demonstrated heavy industry experience in fixed plant maintenance is highly regarded

  • A strong safety focused attitude

About Us:

SIMEC Iron Ore South Australian operations consists of two primary sites: Iron Baron and the Southern Middleback Ranges, located in proximity to the coastal township of Whyalla. We also have a portfolio of non-ferrous mining assets located in South Australia, including the Ardrossan Dolomite Mine - which supplies dolomite flux to the Whyalla Steelworks.

It is our ambition to cultivate an inclusive workplace that is as diverse as the communities we serve. We encourage candidates from all cultural backgrounds, genders, orientations, age groups, and abilities to apply. Your diversity is our strength in creating sustainable and innovative steel solutions for Australia's tomorrow.

We are a 2025 Circle Back Initiative Employer - we commit to respond to every applicant.

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