Diesel Fitter
Automotive · Redbank, Brisbane QLD, Australia · Full-Time · $60/hr
Good with heavy machinery and confident tracking down tricky faults? A long-standing construction and engineering company in Queensland needs a skilled Diesel Fitter / Heavy Plant Mechanic to keep its varied fleet of construction and mobile plant running reliably.
This is more than routine servicing in a workshop. You will handle specialised plant and head out to sort equipment problems in the field, so a real track record with heavy machines, complex diagnostics and quality repairs matters.
Your trade papers, work background and hands-on experience will help show you are the right fit. Overseas applicants with the right qualifications who meet the experience and visa criteria can get employer sponsorship. Fleet experience gained in the Middle East, the Philippines or anywhere else is worth putting forward.
Key Responsibilities
- Respond to field breakdowns and get equipment back into working order
- Look after and service a varied fleet of heavy construction and mobile plant, including planned servicing and preventative maintenance
- Track down mechanical faults and work out the right repair
- Find and fix faults in hydraulic systems
- Do electrical fault finding on heavy mobile machines
- Repair and service cranes, excavators, piling rigs and related machinery
- Inspect equipment on site and note what maintenance or repairs are needed
- Swap out worn, damaged or failed hydraulic and mechanical parts
- Use the right workshop tools and diagnostic gear for each repair
- Test machines after repair to make sure they run safely and reliably
- Keep records of servicing, repairs, inspections and replaced components
- Prioritise breakdowns and get field-service jobs done efficiently, working on your own at remote or onsite equipment issues
- Keep housekeeping, safety and workshop practices at a high standard
- Stick to every applicable workplace health and safety procedure
Requirements & Eligibility
- Hold a recognised trade qualification: Diesel Fitting, Heavy Plant Mechanic, Mobile Plant Mechanic or equivalent
- Proven industry experience maintaining and repairing heavy mobile plant, with a strong background in construction, earthmoving or specialised heavy equipment
- Hands-on knowledge of cranes, excavators, piling rigs or similar machinery
- Advanced skills in mechanical diagnostics and fault-finding
- Good knowledge of hydraulic systems and repairing their components
- Experience doing electrical diagnostics on mobile plant
- Previous experience in field service or breakdown response
- Can troubleshoot and finish repairs without constant supervision, and is comfortable moving between the workshop and construction sites
- Current Australian driver's licence or relevant eligibility to obtain one
- Strong safety awareness and professional ways of working
- Reliable, adaptable and self-motivated
- Able to show evidence of your relevant qualifications and professional experience
- Familiarity with equipment from CAT, Komatsu, Hitachi, Liebherr, Tadano, Grove, Franna, Terex or similar brands will be advantageous
- Employer sponsorship is available for eligible overseas applicants
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