Plant Mechanic

For over 90 years, Fulton Hogan has been delivering high-quality infrastructure to improve the lives of people every day. Our 10,000+ team works in a range of environments, creating, connecting, and caring for communities across Australia, New Zealand, and the South Pacific.

What’s on offer?

We are seeking to appoint a full-time Plant Mechanic to Join our experienced Fleet Workshop Team based in Hazelmere, Perth WA. Working Monday to Friday with overtime opportunities.  This role is offering a competitive hourly rate plus penalties, superannuation, monthly RDO and Laundered uniforms.

Reporting to the Workshop Supervisor, you will be pivotal in hands on support ,undertaking of breakdown and scheduled maintenance and repairs of Civil Construction and Road Transport Mobile Plant in our modern well-equipped workshop. Supported by a close-knit team, you will be enabled to work to your strengths on a diverse range of Plant and Equipment.

We foster training and upskilling using our internal and external providers to ensure you have the skills required to work safely and efficiently.

Core Responsibilities:

• Major and minor servicing of mobile construction plant and equipment including road transport and earthmoving.
• Mentoring, supporting and training Trades and Apprentices and ensuring workshop tooling consumables and Trades have a clear path for success.
• internal projects on plant rebuilds, new equipment commissioning and constant improvement innovation.
• Repairs and fault-finding hydraulics, pneumatics electrical and mechanical systems.
• Ordering parts for assigned tasks and diagnosing and repairing a wide range of systems and completing documentation of repairs or conducting services on mobile plant including allocation of hours to jobs.
• Modifying and upgrading systems to meet safety and ergonomic requirements.
• Rebuilding of components testing and commissioning on installation.

To be successful in this role you will ideally possess the following experience and skills, or be willing to learn and develop under mentorship:

• A can-do attitude and drive to make a positive impact to the team by enabling its growth and success and proactively initiate breakdowns by using your experience and resourcefulness.
• Demonstrated experience in servicing a variety of mobile / heavy diesel plant, including trucks, heavy machinery, earth moving and asphalt laying equipment such as road pavers, rollers, skid steers, shuttle buggies, excavators, and loaders.
• Experience in both Hydraulics and Electrical systems, coupled with sound plant and diesel servicing and diagnostic’s knowledge.
• A good work ethic and proactive approach to regulate plant maintenance and servicing.
• Well organised and able to work to procedures, with an ability to work both independently and as part of a team.
• A valid Driver’s Licence and Forklift ticket.

• Want to be rewarded for the good work you do? Apply now to learn more about the applicable hourly rate and allowances.

• Looking for a company that places people at the heart of everything? Our Living Safely culture ensures that we care for ourselves, each other and the communities that we work in.

• Keen to progress your career? We invest in our people’s career development and provide pathways in the form of apprenticeships, traineeships, or certificate(s) opportunities. If additional tickets and licenses are required, we can help with that too.

• Never worked in our industry before? We open new doors for people with transferable skills and experiences, helping them to thrive in the world of infrastructure construction. Where applicable, we provide training and support to help you succeed in the role.

• Looking to enhance your wellbeing? We offer benefits, including corporate health and fitness programs, health insurance discounts, personal banking support, a range of retailer discounts, and access to our Employee Assistance Program (including your immediate family).

• Want to help us better the communities we live and work in? Our purpose of creating, connecting, and caring for communities is more than a saying to us – it’s a way of thinking, working, and living because we're locals too, and seek to give back in ways that strengthen and build resilient communities. 

Our people share the same set of values that keep us REAL. Respect, Energy and Effort, Attitude and Leadership are what we stand for at Fulton Hogan and encourage us to foster a diverse and inclusive culture where we listen to, care for, celebrate, and respect everyone.

We are committed to reconciliation and building and nurturing respectful relationships with First Nations peoples. Through our First Nations Engagement Strategy and Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP), we aim to promote opportunities, cultural understanding and partnerships that celebrate and acknowledge the contributions of Indigenous communities.

If our REAL values resonate with you, please submit an application for the position.

If you’re not sure that you meet 100% of the selection criteria, that’s okay, we would still like to hear from you and potentially discuss how your skills could be utilised at Fulton Hogan.