Ship Repair - Maintenance Boilermaker/Welder

About the role

The Boilermaker / Welder is required to conduct fabrication and welding duties on time, in full and to standard, while striving for continuous improvement. The Boilermaker/ Welder is responsible for keeping themselves and their colleagues safe as well as maintaining a clean, tidy, and productive work environment.

Key objectives & responsibilities include:

• Conduct fabrication and welding/boilermaker duties as directed.
• Understand and accept the assigned task.
• Ownership and respect for tools and equipment.
• Completing assigned tasks in full and to the required standard.
• During periods of reduced trade specific works, assist in other trade-based sectors of the business as reasonably directed.
• Completing works within the required time frames and, if unachievable, informing Supervisor immediately.
• Understanding, accepting, and delivering the quality standards.
• Improving the quality standard.
• Understand, implement, and comply with all Austal Policies and Procedures relating to HSEQ.
• Hold self and workmates accountable to HSEQ standards.
• Promoting a ‘safety first’ culture.
• Improving HSEQ performance.
• Ensuring good housekeeping is practiced.
• Holding self and others accountable to the standards.
• Improving the standard.
• Reduce waste in all its forms.

Required Skills / Experience / Attributes:

Essential

• Hold a Construction safety induction (white card).
• Trade qualification – Welder / Fabricator, Boat builder or Boilermaker.
• Previous experience in Boilermaking/ Welding in heavy industry.
• Able to attain welding qualifications to Survey Body level standard.
• Capable of performing work in a safe and acceptable manner.
• Demonstrate adequate theoretical knowledge.
• Ability to use standard tools and equipment related to the trade.
• Possess good time management skills and ability to meet set targets.

Desirable

• Previous experience in Boilermaking/ Welding in the Marine Repair industry.
• First Aid, EWP and Forklift Certification.
• Previous experience in Defence / Government.

Why Austal

• Competitive compensation and benefits package.
• Professional development and training opportunities.
• A supportive and dynamic work environment.
• Opportunities for career advancement within our growing organisation.

What's on Offer?

• Located in Brisbane
• Permanent salaried position
• 38 hours per week 8 hours Monday - Thursday with 6 hours on a Friday
• Salary Sacrificing, Novated Leasing, Retailer discount, EAP, Insurance discounts.

Our global team is guided by a universal set of values that describe the focus of our efforts. Our goal is for all our decisions and actions to reflect these core values. We believe that putting our values into practice creates the greatest benefits for our shareholders, customers, employees, suppliers, and communities in which we serve.

Excellence - Customer Focus - Integrity - Team Work

At Austal we are committed to providing a safe and inclusive work environment for all. We believe that achieving greater diversity will enhance our operations and as such we actively encourage Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islanders, people of all backgrounds, ages, sexual orientation, and those with Disability to apply.