Fitter and Turner
- Permanent Full Time
- Monday to Friday, 76 hours per fortnight, 9 day fortnight
- $40.48 - $44.06 p/hr (LGIA Stream C Level C10 – C7 + Site + Tool Allowance) + Superannuation (depending on qualifications and experience)
- Location – Rockhampton
About the Job
Are you looking for a rewarding career close to home? Excited to make a positive impact in your local community? Eager for variety in your daily work?
We’re hiring a qualified Fitter & Turner with welding/fabrication skills to keep our Council assets in top condition. This role covers a wide range of maintenance and repair tasks on both fixed and mobile equipment, including earthmoving machinery, pumps, combustion engines, landscaping gear, street-sweeping vehicles, and structures.
If you’re passionate about delivering quality work and want to be part of an organisation that provides variety in your day, values work-life balance and safety in a modern workshop, we’d love to hear from you. Join us and make a difference in your community every day!
This position requires the completion of a satisfactory Criminal History Check - Police Certificate (Australia Wide Name Only Police Check).
What You'll Do
- Experience in repairing and maintaining plant equipment including hydraulic and pneumatic systems
- Manufacturing, assembly and machining of parts and equipment from raw materials
- Cutting, drilling, welding & grinding of various materials
- Experience in welding/fabrication on mobile plant and various structure
What you'll get in return
As an employee of Rockhampton Regional Council, you will join a diverse and innovative team of more than 1000 employees supported by good leadership, who proudly deliver services and make a difference to the lives of people living and working within the region.
- Supportive Work/Life Balance
- A large employer with a strong values driven culture
- 12% employer superannuation contribution, with the option to salary sacrifice up to an additional 6%
- Ongoing training and development opportunities
- Corporate membership discounts
- Payroll deductions and salary sacrifice options
- 17.5% annual leave loading
- Wages paid fortnightly
- Employee Assistance Program
- Fitness Passport and active social clubs
What you need to do next
To apply for this opportunity, please submit two documents:
- A 1-2 page Cover Letter addressing the Application Criteria below;
- Your Current resume.
Application Criteria
- Your qualifications – Trade qualification as a Fitter and Turner, licences, and other training/competencies
- Your skills and experience – include your work experience for machinery or equipment you’ve worked on, and the types of workshop machine tools used
- Your involvement in completing job WH&S Procedures
Please use Council’s cover letter template and ensure you <u>clearly label</u> each Application Criteria in your cover letter.
Click the ‘Apply’ button above to complete your online application.
Applications Close: Monday 15 June 2026 at Midnight (AEST)