Maintenance / Trade Assistant - Metal Recycling Plant

Maintenance / Trade Assistant | Join Our Pinkenba Team

We are seeking a reliable and motivated Trade Assistant to join your growing team at our newly constructed Pinkenba facility. This is an excellent entry-level opportunity for someone who is hands-on, eager to learn, and looking to build a career in the metal recycling and heavy industry sector.

As this is a newly constructed facility, you will join us during the commissioning phase. This is a unique chance to learn the “ins and outs”  of our plant infrastructure from day one. You will provide vital support to our maintenance team and operators, helping to ensure the site runs safely and efficiently.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Supporting the Plant Supervisor and Team Leader with daily tasks to keep production moving.
• Assist with basic equipment maintenance, spares management, and ensuring a tidy, hazard-free workplace.
• Following all WHS/OHS procedures and acting as a second set of eyes to ensure a safe work environment.
• Observing and learning new maintenance work, assisting with technical tasks like blade changes.

To be successful in this opportunity, you will have:

• A strong work ethic and the ability to show up on time, ready to work
• A can-do mindset and a genuine willingness to take direction and learn new skills.
• The ability to perform manual tasks and work in a hands-on, outdoor industrial environment
• A natural commitment to looking out for yourself and your teammates.
• A driver’s license is required. A forklift license and any other trade qualification are a major plus, but we are willing to train the right candidate.

In return, we offer:

• A competitive salary and overtime
• On-the-job training, with certified tickets and opportunities for career progression
• Opportunity to further develop your leadership skills with a pathway to managerial positions

Interested?

Click "Apply" and upload your cover letter and resume. We look forward to hearing from you!

Applications Close

15 April 2026, 11:00pm AEST

Perks at Work:

• Join an environmentally conscious company recognised as the most sustainable corporation in 2024 on Corporate Knights' Global 100 index. We are dedicated to ecologically sound practices, minimising waste, and protecting the environment.

• Parental Leave: Sims is pleased to offer a paid parental leave policy, providing 12 weeks of paid leave for primary carer and 6 weeks for non-primary carer. This benefit is available to parents involved in the birth or adoption of a child, affirming our commitment to supporting employees through major life changes.
• Novated Lease: Enjoy tax-effective vehicle leasing, providing both convenience and savings.
• BUPA Discounts: Access exclusive health insurance discounts for you and your loved ones.
• Prioritise your mental and emotional well-being with confidential counselling and support services through our tailored EAP program.
• Access exclusive superannuation sessions tailored to enhance your understanding and management of superannuation benefits, providing valuable insights and support for your financial well-being.

A career with Sims provides you with the opportunity to work with an organisation whose goal is to be the world’s safest and most responsible recycling company. Our people achieve this by creating a zero-harm workplace, being exemplary members of the communities in which we operate, and being responsible stewards of the environment. We also offer competitive pay and a range of attractive benefits.

At sims together we are a diverse group of employees who are supported by our equal opportunity policy. To achieve our purpose to create a world without waste to preserve our planet, we are guided by our Pillars of Purpose: Be Safe + Well, Band Together, Be Accountable + Transparent, Consistently Innovate, Inspire with Purpose, Celebrate + Have Fun.