Company Description
Join Canberra's No.1 Hydraulic Specialist
Our continued growth offers opportunities for experienced and hands-on Hydraulic Fitters to work in an engineering environment in Queanbeyan NSW (border City of Canberra), AUSTRALIA.
Work for a leading hydraulic engineering company established for 30 years with a great reputation for customer service and 'Expertise You Can Trust' Providing hydraulic, engineering and product support services to a wide range of industries, we are also an authorised dealer for Palfinger – the World's No.1 vehicle loading crane brand.
Job Description
The roles would ideally suit trade qualified fitters with solid troubleshooting skills and a passion for mechanical machinery. You will be tasked with a broad range of servicing, repair and refurbishment activities and will require skills and experience across a range of mechanical and hydraulic systems and components.
As an enthusiastic and highly productive team member, some of your key duties will include:
* Maintenance and repair work on a broad range of fixed and mobile hydraulic equipment;
* Carry out general machining and/or mechanical bench work;
* Repair/refurbish hydraulic cylinders;
* Reading and interpreting schematic diagrams to effectively troubleshoot problems on a wide range of industrial equipment;
* Use test equipment to methodically isolate and diagnose faults including: closed loop, open loop; pressure comp, load sensed, hydraulic & electronic proportional control;
* Installation and commissioning of hydraulic systems;
* Fit-up, programming and servicing of the World's No.1 crane brand;
* Carry out detailed service and safety inspections on mobile equipment;
* Thoroughly test and quality control all work;
* Accurately complete reports and service documentation
Qualifications
Skills and Experience
* Demonstrate a high level of engineering and hydraulic technical knowledge with confidence to work independently;
* Hands-on experience in engineering and machine shop functions;
* Experience with servicing and maintenance on a broad range of mobile equipment including truck mounted cranes;
* An understanding of hydraulic and electronic control and safety systems
* Minimum Certificate III in Engineering Mechanical Trade [Fitter/Machinist] or similar;
* Post trade Fluid Power qualifications with the ability to read & apply hydraulic schematics;
* Experience in the fundamentals of maintenance practices & high level of fault-finding and problem- solving skills;
* Disciplined with attention to detail and accuracy
* Strong work ethic & pride in workmanship
* Drivers licence & own transport
Additional Information
Benefits & Perks
Join a small professional and enthusiastic team and enjoy the following benefits:
* Long term, secure employment;
* Continuous opportunities to learn about the latest equipment and leading hydraulic products;
* Opportunities to work on unique machines and diverse range of engineering projects;
* Generous above award wages and conditions + overtime, allowances, laundered uniform & all PPE provided;
* Free onsite parking
* Canberra/Queanbeyan has all the city benefits - 2hrs to the beach - 2 hrs to the snow - 1st class educational facilities.
**SKILLED VISA APPROVED** applicants welcome