Boilermaker/Fabricator

Bundaberg Sugar Group Ltd is a grower, miller, refiner, and marketer of sugar and related products in Australia. The company is one of Australia's largest cane growers and owns and operates sugar mills in Queensland. Bundaberg Sugar participates in all levels of the raw sugar industry in the districts in which it operates.
The company's activities span the full sugar processing cycle including cane growing, milling, refining, packaging and distributing sugar products to retail, industrial and export customers.
The company's other value adding operations include Bundaberg Walkers, one of Australia's longest established, heavy engineering and foundry enterprises; and Bundaberg Molasses which supplies molasses and related products to industrial and rural markets.
Bundaberg Walkers is seeking highly skilled Boilermaker/Fabricator to join their team of professionals on a full time and permanent basis.
The role includes but is not limited to:
• Cut, roll, shape, bend, position, align, fit and weld parts to form complete units or subunits.
• Verify conformance of work pieces to specifications and engineering drawings by using measuring equipment.
• Locate and mark work piece bending and cutting lines, allowing for thickness, machine and welding shrinkage and other component specifications.
• Understand engineering drawings to determine material and equipment requirements and task sequences.
• Move parts into position manually or with hoists or cranes.
• Set-up and operate hand and power tools, pipe fitting equipment, pneumatic tools, measuring devices, pressure gauges and welding equipment.
• Construct boilers, pressure vessels and tanks to Australian Standards and/ or customer requirements.
• Inspect individual components and assembled vessels to locate any defects.
• Operate and maintain manual handling equipment.
• Ensure records on applicable inspection sheets are kept up to date while performing tasks; cross checks are carried out on critical dimensions and the inspection sheet is handed in to the supervisor in a timely manner.
• Ensure compliance with company safety, environment and quality policies and procedures.
• Ensure records needed to verify conformity of product are maintained.
To be considered for this role, you must have:
• Trade Qualified Boilermaker/Fabricator
• 5+ years’ experience in the manufacturing industry is desirable
• Forklift and overhead/ mobile crane licences are desirable
• First Aide certificate is desirable
• Where necessary, Working in Confined Spaces and Working at Heights tickets are desirable
• Good ability to read and understand 2D AutoCAD and Inventor drawings
• Good verbal and written communication skills with trade terminology.
• Good organisational skills with the ability to multi-task.
• Ability to handle work accurately and swiftly while under extremely tight time constraints.
• Able to work well with limited supervision.
Salary: Guaranteed annual earnings of at least $70,000 + Super
If you meet the above criteria and would like to be considered for this position, please apply now!