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Boilermaker Welder FIFO

Posted Date:  27 Mar 2025
Location: 

Port Hedland, WA, AU, 6721

Your new role as a Boilermaker reports into the Workshop Supervisor in a permanent FIFO from Perth or Port Hedland residential position with our Port Hedland Team where you’ll have your own Boilermaker specific service truck to take to various clients. 
 

About Port Hedland 
Our Port Hedland branch handles component and hydraulic rebuilds, mining equipment overhauls, and mid-life maintenance. We assist multinational companies and individual owners, ensuring they fulfill earthmoving commitments.

 

Roster: 12Days, 9Off OR 14Days, 7Off – 10.5hrs/day (inclusive of meal break)

 

What You’ll Do: 

  • Fabricate and repair structural steel and equipment components on Caterpillar mining equipment 
  • Read and interpret schematics and specifications accurately 
  • Liaise with various site/local clients on their requirements in an effective manner 

 

Skills & Experience: 

  • Australian recognised Boilermaker or Fabrication Trade Certificate (essential)
  • Heavy-Rigid Licence (essential)
  • Proficiency in MIG and Arc welding techniques – TIG is a bonus 
  • Crane (CN), Dogging (DG) and Rigging (RG) High Risk Work Licences
  • Working in a field service role or mine site experience 
  • Experience working on large mining machinery

 

Our Benefits inclusive of but not limited to:

  • Financial Benefits – Paid Parental Leave & Secondary Carers Leave, Salary Sacrificing, Novated Leasing, Income Protection Insurance & more than 600 retail discounts, such as, Coles, Petbarn, Virgin, HOYTS & Crown.
  • Health & Wellness – Discounts with BUPA, Fitness Passport to access multiple gyms across Australia & EAP access to support you and your immediate family.
  • Culture & Career – Personal and Team Recognition (Made for More awards), Internal Career Progression, Training & Flexibility through our award-winning WesTrac Institute
  • Recommend & Spend – Opportunity to receive a referral bonus up to $5000 for applicable roles
  • Additional Perks – Emergency Services Leave, Defence Force Reserves Leave & Employee Share Purchase Plan opportunity. 

 

Our Company & Commitment
With over 4,500 employees, WesTrac is one of the world's largest authorised Cat® equipment dealers, offering a wide range of mining and construction equipment and management solutions. 
 

At WesTrac, we reflect diverse communities, celebrate our people's diversity, and create a culture where employees feel safe to be their authentic selves. We encourage applications from First Nations people, LGBTQIA+ individuals, and those from culturally diverse backgrounds. WORK180 endorsed employer for our commitment to diversity, inclusion, and equality. 

 

Reference Number: 3864
 

At WesTrac, our primary focus is our people. As we look to the future, we’re focused on harnessing the best talent and providing them with the support they need to achieve success.

WesTrac is a member of the Diversity Council of Australia and recognises the value of and strongly support the principles of equal employment opportunities in the workplace, and we are committed to achieving a diverse and engaged workforce. We are an equal opportunity employer and encourage applications from female, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island candidates.

WesTrac is an endorsed employer for women via WORK180 - who have reviewed our policies, processes, and initiatives to certify that we are an organisation that supports diversity, inclusion and equality.

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