Trade Assistant

Join Our Mackay Team as Skilled Trades Assistant
Are you looking to step into a challenging and rewarding role within an industry-leading team? We are currently seeking experienced and skilled
Trades Assistant
to join our
Mackay Workshop
on a permanent basis. These roles offer a fantastic work-life balance with a4-Day working roster , providing you with every weekend off to enjoy the things that matter most.

Why Join Us?
At our
Mackay Workshop
, we are currently seeking applications for Skilled Trades Assistantsto join our
Mackay team
. You'll be part of a close-knit group with a collaborative and supportive team dedicated to innovation, technical excellence, and safety. We maintain an impressive array of capabilities onsite - giving you access to broad and interesting range of work on a day-to-day basis.

We have operated consistently from our Mackay Workshops since 1978. That kind of heritage doesn't happen by accident; our people and longstanding customers are the reason for our success.

As Skilled Trades Assistant, you will be
experienced in working in an industrial environment and you will have knowledge and skills working across a range of equipment, working in an autonomous and self-led manner, alongside specialists on challenging projects.
Your range of experience and operator qualifications will enable you to be an integral member of our team
. You'll play a critical role in maintaining, overhauling and repairing heavy equipment while ensuring our workshop operates efficiently and effectively.

You'll be involved in an interesting array of work, across a diverse range of customers and work types, including:

• Mobile heavy earthmoving equipment, including truck components and wheel motors
• Fixed plant, including Washplant and conveyor motors and componentsField equipment, including Draglines
• Rail equipment, including bogies, traction motors and diverse rail componentry

Key Responsibilities

• Proven experience in fault diagnosis and repair within heavy machinery
• Experience in disassembly and assembly of complex equipment and machinery
• Demonstrated work ethic and keenness to work as a member of a team
• Skills in organizing and planning work to ensure smooth operations, looking ahead to resolve challenges before they arise
• Keenness to work in a self-led environment, where you have a say and input to the work you do, supported by a depth of technical support from our Project Leads and Engineering Teams

• Experienced in and holding current High Risk Work Licences for:

• Dogging

• Basic Rigging
• Forklift Operation

About You
To excel in this role, we're looking for someone who brings the following skills and attributes to the table:

• Valid Driver's License (mandatory).
• HR Truck License (desirable but not essential).
• Experience in applying protective coatings/paint; and
• Experience in packaging equipment for transportation are also favourable.

What Makes You Right For UGL

• Ability to provide a safe, supportive and positive workplace
• Empower a united and collaborative culture
• Deliver technical excellence and create efficient, innovative solutions
• Build an enviable reputation and the trust of employees, clients and other stakeholders
• Genuine concern for safety

Why Join UGL

• Work-Life Balance: A 4-Day roster ensures every weekend is yours to enjoy .
• Team Culture: Be part of a collaborative and skilled team known for delivering results.
• Growth Opportunity: Work in a permanent position where your skills and experience are highly valued, with a pathway to progress
• Variety & Challenge: Tackle a range of tasks within a dynamic workshop environment.

Why UGL?
At UGL, we are committed to fostering a
safe, supportive, and innovative workplace
. As part of the CIMIC Group, we deliver world-class engineering, construction, and maintenance services across sectors such as rail, transport, technology, and energy. We pride ourselves on technical excellence, collaboration, and building trust with our employees, clients, and stakeholders. If you're driven by safety and technical innovation, you'll thrive with us.

Diversity And Inclusion
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourage applications from individuals of diverse backgrounds, including people with disabilities, Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people, mature-aged workers, and people from culturally diverse backgrounds.

Screening And Pre-Employment Checks
Please note that relevant screening checks, including a national criminal history check and pre-employment medical assessment (with drug and alcohol screening), will form part of the recruitment process.

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• Assist tradespeople by positioning and holding metal stock or products to enable work to be carried out;
• Hand tools to tradespeople, and hold tools not immediately required;
• Perform assembly and dismantling operations, such as screwing and bolting;
• Transport tools, materials and work pieces to and from sites or workbenches;
• Clean and prepare working surfaces
• Operate grinders, jack hammers etc as instructed
• Trade Assistants may specialise as boilermaker's assistants, fitters' assistants.

Requirements

• Minimum 3 months experience on a maintenance site preferred but not essential
• Elevated Work Platform Ticket preferred but not essential
• 'C' Class Drivers License
• Able to perform duties, maintaining high standards in both Safety and Quality.

Discipline
Trades Assistant

Primary Location
Australia-QLD-Mackay & Coalfields

Work Type
Full-time