Mechanical Fitter

Job Description

BlueScope is an Australian-born global success story spanning 15 countries. Our team of over 16,500 people is our strength and we want our people to be safe, successful and well. We’re leaders and innovators in transforming steel into smart products and solutions that support society, today and in the future. We’re proud of brands, like COLORBOND ® steel that inspire and protect everything from hospitals to bridges and stadiums.

The Opportunity

Our Port Kembla Manufacturing facility is looking for a Mechanical Fitter in our Metal Coating Lines (MCL) team based in Port Kembla. As a part of the broader Australian Steel Products portfolio, we have six major manufacturing sites at Port Kembla that deliver a variety of products, innovative solutions and services to our export and domestic customers.

Working on our Metal Coating Lines (MCL) at our Springhill plant, you will ensure that equipment is maintained to the highest standards to meet our objectives for safety, quality, and reliability. You will apply your mechanical fitting skills and experience to complete both complex and routine maintenance tasks, with a focus on improving our equipment performance and reliability by understanding plant and equipment conditions and then implementing corrective actions to restore as required.

What Will You Do?

In this key role, which impacts the safety of our people as well as the quality and reliability of our equipment and products, you will be: utilizing your trade skills to carry out the total maintenance function on our MCL plant 

• Inspecting quality critical equipment and fault-finding 
• resolving issues and fixing any non-conformances 
• seeking ways to continuously improve our maintenance strategies  
  

More About You

You will have a strong technical background with the ability to work effectively and flexibly in a team environment. You will also have:

• Mechanical trade qualifications
• a commitment to your safety and well-being and care for others 
• ability to fault-find mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic equipment and their interaction with process line automation 
• Experience working both independently and as part of a manufacturing team 
• Strong attention to detail with the ability to resolve issues effectively and efficiently 
  

Why BlueScope

As we’re creating strength for the future through our people, products and solutions, BlueScope supports you to build your expertise within a safe and positive team environment. At BlueScope, you’ll:​

• Learn and develop as you grow. Work alongside specialists and keep your skills and knowledge at the forefront of the industry with our lifelong learning culture.​
• Experience connection and care. Experience a positive, inclusive work environment where we look out for each other’s safety and wellbeing.​
• Build innovative products. Seek better, smarter ways to work, help develop sustainable solutions, and make things happen.​
• Deliver work that matters. Every action you take matters in delivering for our customers and strengthening communities for the future. We value what you do.