Senior Hydraulic Fitters

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