Leading Hand Mechanical Tradesperson (Ashtonfield)

Job No**:KGE54**

Location**:Ashtonfield**

**LEADING HAND MECHANICAL TRADESPERSON**

**About the role**

Kings Engineering has an exciting opportunity in its team for a Leading Hand Mechanical Tradesperson, with experience in maintaining heavy earthmoving equipment. This role will be based at our Ashtonfield Workshop however will be required to work from other sites at times.

The successful person will provide effective supervision and leadership to ensure the achievement of safety and production targets by providing a high quality and timely maintenance service to a wide spectrum of engineering services including Mining, Transport, Construction, Rail, and Manufacturing industries.

This is a full-time permanent position paying $48.69 per hour ($96,211 per year plus super) with excellent flexible work options available.

**_ Key Responsibilities_**
- Provide safe, effective, and efficient mechanical maintenance services to customers
- Meet required targets with safety as the priority
- Perform quality inspections of machinery and document as per legislative and operational requirements
- Communicate and organise with customers and our workshop regarding labour requirements, and current & upcoming work as required
- Appropriately allocate activity to team to continuously achieve targets with safety as the priority as required
- Make sure quality work scopes are defined and followed to meet customer expectations
- Manage the procurement expectations for jobs, current and future planning to be able to meet customer demands in a timely manner and on budget
- Communicating to production and engineering employees on project, maintenance and breakdown issues and problems and working as a team to develop an appropriate course of action
- Assist in the development of quotes, reports and the verification of dossiers
- Provide technical advice to tradesmen as required
- Attend and participate in meetings with other departments in projects and planning activities as directed.
- Conduct toolbox talks and pre-start meetings with employees

**Essential Criteria**
- 5+ years supervisory experience
- Demonstrated commitment to safe work practices
- Mechanical Trade Certificate
- High level computer proficiency
- Experience in maintaining heavy earthmoving equipment
- Ability to effectively communicate within and between work teams, demonstrating positive interpersonal skills
- Current valid NSW Driver's Licence

**_Desirable Criteria_**
- Working knowledge of the pulse software system
- Working knowledge at CAT heavy earthmoving equipment
- Forklift
- Dogging
- Working at heights
- EWP

**Working with Kings Engineering**

Kings Engineering is a leading NSW engineering business that is Australian owned and operated. Founded in 1923, Kings has a proud history of providing engineering solutions across a range of industries. This position will be based at our Ashtonfield workshop and will work across a range of industries including tunnelling and infrastructure, open cut and underground mining, rail and manufacturing.

We are committed to diversity in the workplace and we invest in our people so that they can deliver for our customers. Our inclusive Apprenticeship Training Program has been developing the next generation of tradespeople and leaders for more than 40 years.

Kings offers numerous benefits including excellent hourly rates, work-life balance providing roster choices (4 day week/ 9 day fortnight or 5 day week with monthly RDO), shift loading, attractive site rates, diversity of work, PPE allowance, laundered clothing, work location and regional lifestyle and other benefits such as gym memberships, upskill training opportunities, supportive Paid Parental Leave packages and chance to cash out personal leave.

**Investing in our people and the community**

At Kings Engineering, part of The Bloomfield Group, we invest in our people and we invest in the community.

Underpinning how we go about our work are our company values: We Care. We Deliver.
- We respect and care about the safety and wellbeing of our people, our local community and the environment.
- We work together with integrity to deliver safety, operational best practice, customer satisfaction and compliance.

This position requires an individual aligned to the values of our company.

**To Apply**

**_Applications are Open._**
- The Bloomfield Group is committed to equal employment opportunity and diversity, priding itself on an inclusive workplace. All applicants must be able to evidence their Right To Work in Australia._

**About Bloomfield Group**: The Bloomfield Group is a proud and successful Australian mining and engineering group.

Australian owned and operated, we have been part of the community for more than 80 years and employ hundreds of local people.

The mining operations are our Rix’s Creek Mine northwest of Singleton, and our Bloomfield Mine east of Maitland. Apply on Kit Job: kitjobau.com/job/3qn47e