Process Technician

• ASX100 – global manufacturer & marketer of commercial explosives, fertilisers and industrial explosives
• FIFO from Townsville 8/6 & 7/7 continuous rotational roster
• Stay happy and active onsite with our health and lifestyle facilities

About the Opportunity

Immerse yourself in a supportive work environment where health and lifestyle take center stage! Our camp boasts state-of-the-art facilities including a refreshing pool, a fully-equipped gym, cricket nets, and scenic walking tracks, ensuring our team members have ample opportunities to stay happy, healthy, and active beyond work hours. Join us and experience a workplace that prioritizes your well-being, offering the perfect balance between work and leisure.

IPL Manufacturing Operations - Phosphate Hill consists of an integrated open cut mine and processing facility, producing high quality ammonium phosphate fertilisers for domestic and export markets. The production facilities include ammonia, phosphoric acid, granulation and beneficiation plants. The plants are fitted with the latest technology and feature state of the art manufacturing processes.

The Phosphoric acid plant consists of horizontal vacuum belt filters for the purpose of dewatering rock slurry and filtering phosphoric acid from gypsum, reaction vessels for the purpose of reacting phosphate rock with sulphuric acid and an evaporation unit converting intermediate acid to strong acid.  Phosphate rock slurry/phosphoric acid & sulphuric acid storage facilities together with reslurrying of gypsum for tailings management is included.

Reporting to the Mineral Acid Plant Team Leader, your duties will include ensuring production volume and quality in accordance with set targets, perform housekeeping duties, resolve operating issues as they arise, maintenance notifications and identify opportunities for continuous improvement.

Responsibilities Include:

• Conduct safe field operations
• DCS control room operations
• Conduct safe permits & isolations procedures
• Shutdown preparation and planning of the plant
• Participate in continuous training and development

About you

We're seeking individuals who embrace challenge and are committed to maintaining a high level of physical fitness, while also demonstrating a passion for continuous learning and development in the field of Chemical Manufacturing.

To be successful in this role, you will ideally possess the following skills and attributes:

• Physically fit and able to perform daily manual handling activities
• Experience in a Process Technician role in a continuous processing environment, or; a trade qualification, and motivation to transition to an operations role.
• You will be flexible, conscientious, quality oriented and able to function effectively in a small, self-managed team environment.
• Previous experience within the chemical or gas processing industries would be advantageous, as would boiler and turbine operational experience.
• Proactive and results-driven, you have a strong focus on safety and quality work and thrive in an environment where you will be required to build strong working relationships with people at all levels.
• Must have excellent communication skills.

Benefits to you

• We are a team based on trust, collaboration and respect
• An above market attractive salary package is offered
• This is your opportunity to be part of a growing organisation where you can have an impact on the change and future vision.

Please click on apply and we will be in contact with you within 5 working days with an update

A little more about us

Working at Incitec Pivot Limited (IPL) provides the opportunity to progress your career with an industry leader in both the agriculture and mining industries.  IPL is an ASX 100 global diversified industrial chemicals company that manufactures and distributes industrial explosives, industrial chemicals and fertilisers.

Dyno Nobel, a wholly owned subsidiary of Incitec Pivot Limited, is a global leader in the commercial explosives industry. We provide blasting solutions and quality explosives products throughout North America and Australia, as well as selected customers predominately within the Asia Pacific region. Due to continued results and world leading innovation, customers in the mining, quarry, construction, pipeline and geophysical exploration industries choose Dyno Nobel.

At the heart of Incitec Pivot and Dyno Nobel’s culture is business excellence and we seek like-minded individuals who treat the business as their own and who strive to challenge and improve the status quo, focusing on improving productivity whilst maintaining zero harm for everyone, everywhere.

The culture of safety is paramount and you will play an integral part in promoting Health Safety & Environment (HSE) procedures to ensure Zero Harm at all times. You will also be familiar with modern safety practices as well as have the ability to pass a pre-employment medical assessment (including a drug and alcohol screen).

We support diversity in the workplace; women, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders and people with a multicultural background are strongly encouraged to apply.

Dyno Nobel and Incitec Pivot Limited is a proud member of the Diversity Council of Australia and Male Champions of Change, and holds a State Chair position on the National Association of Women in Operations.