MT3 - Brooklyn
Brooklyn, VIC, AU, 3012
Sims Metal (Sims) is a global leader in metal recycling. With facilities across the globe, Sims plays an intrinsic role in the circular economy by making resources available for future use. As a responsible corporate citizen, we continuously seek new ways to broaden our participation in the environmental sector, ensuring that our future is as bright, safe, and secure as at any time in our long history.
With a promote-from-within philosophy and a variety of programmes available to support continuous learning, Sims offers the opportunity for a rewarding career. We are committed to the ecologically sound and sustainable use of resources and strive to operate in a manner that minimises waste and protects the environment.
Sims Metal have an excellent opportunity for a motivated and experienced Maintenance Fitter – Fixed Plant to join our VIC maintenance team, based in Brooklyn.
Reporting to the Maintenance Supervisor, you’ll play a key role in carrying out preventative maintenance, servicing, and day to day repairs on our fixed plant equipment.
What We Offer:
- A competitive wage structure- Base Rate of $48.52-$51.12 + ample over time available
- The opportunity to work with state-of-the-art machinery
- A strong focus on multi-skilling and continuous improvement
- Stable, full-time hours covered by our EBA including annual rate increases
Key Responsibilities:
- Perform preventative and predictive maintenance on fixed plant equipment, including hammermill shredders, conveyor systems, balers, and metal sorters
- Work to a daily maintenance plan and complete all relevant documentation
- Respond to and assist with equipment breakdowns
- Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives
- Follow all safety, environmental, and quality protocols
About You:
- Trade qualified Fitter & Turner, with experience in conveyors, motors, and gearboxes
- Confident in general welding
- Hold a current driver’s license
- Hands-on experience in a similar heavy industrial or metal processing environment
- Strong diagnostic and repair skills
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
If you're a safety-focused professional with a passion for machinery and continuous improvement, we’d love to hear from you.
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 Principles of Purpose: Be Safe + Well, Band Together, Be Accountable + Transparent, Consistently Innovate, Inspire with Purpose, Celebrate + Have Fun.