Automation Technician/Electrician

About the company

Intertek is a leading Total Quality Assurance provider to industries worldwide. Our network of more than 1,000 laboratories and offices in more than 100 countries, delivers innovative and bespoke Assurance, Testing, Inspection and Certification solutions for our customers' operations and supply chains. Intertek Total Quality Assurance expertise, delivered consistently with precision, pace and passion, enabling our customers to power ahead safely.

About the role

You will be joining a small team of experienced Technician’s that monitor, maintain, troubleshoot, replace, rebuild, and repair both automated and manual sample preparation equipment. The equipment includes, but not limited to, manual LM5 and LM2 pulverizes, jaw crushers, CRB crushers, robotic systems. Other plant equipment includes dedusting systems, compressors, wastewater treatment as well as laboratory equipment including fusion machines and TGA’s. 

Duties

The successful applicant will assist the team with primary responsibilities of the role to include:

• Carry out daily preventative maintenance tasks on all the equipment listed in About the Role section.
  • This includes equipment checklists, like checking safety interlocks, greasing bearings, checking belt tensions, recording bearing temperatures, cleaning equipment, changing out crusher wear plates, replacing milling grinding bowls etc
• Troubleshooting and fault finding of both manual and automated equipment, these faults could be mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and more. 
• Strip, assess and report findings on failed equipment.
• Rebuild failed equipment using mechanical and electrical schematics.
  • Mill rebuilds consisting of eccentric mass, bearings, seals, pulleys, shafts etc
  • Crusher rebuilds consisting of multiple eccentric shafts, bearings, seals, as well as wear and cheek plates.
  • Automated cell equipment, including sensors, switches, PLCs, motors, pneumatic components and more.
• Be able to travel to various remote laboratory sites to repair breakdowns of equipment and systems, help commission and decommission project sites and more. 

Qualifications / Experience / Skills

The position would ideally suit someone with:

• WA Restricted electrical license or full EW license preferred.
• Forklift License
• High level of mechanical knowledge and proven experience essential.
  • Machine strip and rebuild.
  • Problem solving mechanical faults.
  • Fitting and replacing heavy bowls and crusher plates
• Understand and interpret pneumatics, engineering drawings and equipment schematics to a high-level.
• Ability to work in a team and work autonomously.
• Have great communication skills.
• Previously working with any equipment listed in this advert would be beneficial. 
• Motivated self-starter.
• Applications from suitably experienced and skilled interstate and international candidates considered.

Culture

Intertek is an Equal Opportunity employer and it is our Company’s policy to employ suitably qualified or experienced persons without discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment due to their ancestry, age, disability, genetic information, gender, gender identity, national origin, race, religion, sexual orientation, or any other protected group status.

We recognise and respect the value and contribution that individuals of different backgrounds, cultures and perspectives bring to our organization and we are committed to providing a positive, safe and inclusive work environment for everyone in our diverse and talented team.

Intertek is also committed to ensuring our recruitment process is fair, equitable and accessible for people from all backgrounds. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples are strongly encouraged to apply for our vacancies. If you have any questions in relation to our recruitment process, please email us at ***************@intertek.com.

Benefits

You will enjoy:

• A salary package commensurate with experience
• Access to the Intertek Australia employee benefits program, which includes;
• Corporate health insurance plans
• Corporate banking options
• Intertek’s employee assistance program

How to apply, who to contact

To apply for this position, please apply via SEEK..

Please note that only candidates selected to progress will be contacted.