Job No: KGE52

Location: Rutherford

BOILERMAKER / WELDER

About the role

Kings Engineering has an exciting opportunity in its team for an experienced Boilermaker or Welder.

The successful applicants will support the achievement of safety and production targets by providing high quality and timely maintenance services to a wide spectrum of engineering industries including Mining, Tunnelling and Infrastructure, Rail and Manufacturing. The role may involve the operation, maintenance, or repair of tunnelling / mining equipment, fixed equipment and assets.

Benefits

Competitive hourly rate from $42.33 up to $44.71 per hour (increases to $43.60 up to $46.05 from 1 August 2024)
All overtime paid at double time
Roster choices (4 day week/9 day fortnight or 5 day week with monthly RDO)
Shift loading and attractive site rates
PPE Allowance
Laundered clothing
Subsidised gym memberships
Upskill training opportunities
Supportive paid parental leave packages
Cash out of personal leave options

Key Responsibilities

Examine and provide safe, quality, effective, and efficient fabrication services to customers
Utlise various tools to measure, calculate, modify, cut or shape materials to fit the technical brief
Execute precise blueprints, drawings and specifications to plan and meet required targets with safety as the priority
Provide repair and fabrication maintenance support on underground and open-cut mobile equipment and fixed plant
Demonstrated excellent housekeeping and equipment care
Selecting, cleaning and preparing metal stock
Cutting marked-out metal sections and shapes using hand tools, flame cutting torches and metal cutting machines
Shaping and bending metal sections and pipes using hand and machine tools, and by heating and hammering
Aligning parts to be joined using hand tools and measuring instruments
Joining metal sections using various welding techniques, bolting and riveting
Cleaning and smoothing welds by filing, chiselling and grinding

Essential Criteria

Demonstrated commitment to safe work practices relevant to the mining industry and a commitment to zero harm
Fabrication trade qualifications in addition to extensive experience within a heavy industrial or mining related environment, ideally 3 years plus post trade
Ability to effectively communicate within and between work teams, demonstrating positive interpersonal skills
Ability to read and interpret fabrication drawings and perform marking, cutting out using oxy and plasma cutter, grinding and gouging
Ability to demonstrate previous experience welding in all positions, using flux cored wire – MIG and Stick experience
High Risk WorkCover tickets required for role include Forklift, Work Platform and Working at Heights
Current valid NSW Driver's Licence

Desirable Criteria

High Risk WorkCover tickets such as C6 Crane (60T), Dogging, and Basic Rigging
MDG25 Guideline for safe cutting and welding at mines
Relevant Welding Certifications to AS1796

Working with Kings Engineering

Kings Engineering is a leading NSW engineering business that is Australian owned and operated. Founded in 1923, Kings has a proud history of providing engineering solutions across a range of industries. Located at Rutherford, Kings works across a range of industries including tunnelling and infrastructure, open cut and underground mining, rail and manufacturing.

Kings offers numerous benefits including excellent hourly rates, work-life balance providing roster choices (4 day week/ 9 day fortnight or 5 day week with monthly RDO), shift loading, attractive site rates, diversity of work, PPE allowance, laundered clothing, work location and regional lifestyle and other benefits such as gym memberships, upskill training opportunities, supportive Paid Parental Leave packages and opportunity to cash out personal leave.

To Apply

To apply for the position please answer the screening questions and attach your resume.

To find out more about Kings Engineering, please visit www.pwgking.com.au

The Bloomfield Group is committed to equal employment opportunity and diversity, priding itself on an inclusive workplace. All applicants must be able to evidence their Right To Work in Australia.

About Bloomfield Group

The Bloomfield Group is a proud and successful Australian mining and engineering group.

Australian owned and operated, we have been part of the community for more than 80 years and employ hundreds of local people.

The mining operations are our Rix’s Creek Mine northwest of Singleton, and our Bloomfield Mine east of Maitland.

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