Fitter - Defence

• $38.71 an hour plus super
• Full-time role working 38 hours per week Monday to Friday
• Finish at 12 pm on Fridays 
• Relocation assistance
• Work on unique Defence assets 
• Training & Upskilling provided 
• On-site Parking

Ventia is a leading infrastructure services company, operating across Australia and New Zealand. As an Australian Defence Force partner, Ventia works across some of Australia's newest, most unique equipment including artillery, small arms, instruments, night vision equipment, high-tech armoured vehicles, personnel carriers, and propulsion equipment.  

An exciting opportunity for a Fitter to join our fun, collaborative, and hardworking Defence Maintenance Contract team based at Wallangarra, QLD, just north of Tenterfield, NSW. This is an opportunity to join Ventia in a role which provides a corridor for a great lifestyle outside of work 

About the role 

As a Fitter, you will use your highly detailed workmanship to inspect, repair, and recondition military hardware. As a qualified Fitter, it will be your responsibility to provide direct embedded support and teamwork with Defence and Defence training activities to ensure hardware is functional and training objectives are achieved.

• Perform maintenance, servicing, repairs, and preventative maintenance on military equipment, hardware and Defence armaments
• Safely operate machinery to repair, manufacture or modify required parts
• Certify plant and equipment as serviceable and fit for purpose
• Provide occasional support to various Defence Bases across the state assisting with Armory maintenance. All travel, accommodation and Food paid for

About you  

• Possess a Trade Certificate III Mechanical Fitting
• High Risk Forklift Licence- required
• Hold a valid Australian Driver's License
• MR or HR License – Desirable
• High Risk Dogging & Rigging, Overhead Crane, and Confined Space Entry - highly regarded, or must be willing to obtain
• Physically fit and enjoy hands-on work
• You must be an Australian citizen and able to maintain a Defence Security Clearance