Leading Hand

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About the Role

Whether you’re kicking off your career or looking to take the next big step, we offer opportunities for our team to start something BIG (along with some seriously good perks).

We are on the hunt for a Field ServiceLeading Hand to join our expanding Field Service team based out of Townsville! This is a Permanent, Monday to Friday role, working 38 hours per week.

As a Field Service Leading Hand, you will:

• Provide effective leadership to ensure productive, high-quality workmanship is delivered through a team of field service fitters

• Ensure customer expectations are being met and exceeded by the team by aligning work plans, budgets and resources and communicating any variations in a timely manner to the Foreman for action.

• Assess projects and assist with quoting work

• Drive safe working practices and ensure staff members are aware and follow safety protocols, procedures and performing regular safety interactions with the team members.

• Monitor the time management of your team to maximise efficiency

• Ensure that Safety inspections are conducted, and registers are maintained

Why Hastings Deering?

At Hastings Deering our people are our heart—it’s as simple as that.

When you start something big with Hastings Deering, you’ll have access to:

• A competitive hourly rate and competency based pay increases!

• Leading Hand and Field Service allowances!

• Key critical leadership role – make a difference today!

• Employee discounts, rewards, and incentive programs.

• Income protection insurance

• Dedicated programs and utilities to support your physical, mental, and financial health, such as our EAP, free health checks, and discounted private health insurance.

• Opportunities for training, mentorship, and career development specific to your role.

• A supportive, diverse, and inclusive team spread across Australia and internationally.

• Ask us about our employee bonus payments. Earn up to $750 per quarter!

About You

A successful teammate will have the following: 

• Certificate III or IV in Trade Certification, Post Trade Qualifications with a minimum of five (5) years' experience

• Previous experience on CAT machinery & CAT diagnostic systems will be desirable

• Demonstrate competence to show supportive and structured leadership in the workplace.

• Skills to provide high level technical advice and guidance to subordinates.

• Skills to provide a very high level of customer service, whilst ensuring customer needs are addressed.

• Competent to promote team effectiveness, communicate up and down the chain of command and inspect others work to ensure high level quality assurance.

• Maintain a high level of workplace health and safety.

• Excellent planning and organisational skills

To Apply: Hit the ‘Apply Now’ button

Enquiries: Please call 1300 071 618

Contact Person: Sophie Lougheed, Talent Acquisition Partner FNQ

About Hastings Deering

Hastings Deering is one of the top 5 Caterpillar dealerships globally. We sell, rent, and offer support and parts distribution services for Cat® products across a range of industries, including resources, general construction, civil transport and commercial construction, power systems, government, primary industries and marine. 
 
We have more than 3,500 employees across 23 business service centres throughout Queensland, Northern Territory, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands and New Caledonia, with our headquarters based in Brisbane, Australia. 

Terms and Conditions are applicable to all ‘New Employee Attraction incentives’