About Nobles
A Noble & Son Pty Ltd is Australia’s leading specialist provider of lifting, rigging and equipment, technical services & engineering design providing complete solutions for our clients heaviest and most complex lifting requirements. With a company history dating back over 100 years Nobles has numerous locations throughout Australia supplying mining, oil & gas, cranes & construction, shipping & transport, manufacturing, defence, utilities as well as other agricultural & industrial sectors.

The Opportunity:
This is an opportunity for an enthusiastic Lifting & Rigging Technician (Mechanical Engineering Technician) to join the Nobles team. We have secured several large projects across Australia and are looking for individuals who are seeking a new challenge.

What you will be required to do:
In this role you will work across several areas of our operations to provide assistance and develop your skills in our unique industry. Working 38 hours per week Monday to Friday generally with regional work requirements from time to time.

Your Key Attributes:
If you are a self-starter who is passionate about producing quality work this role could be for you. If you want to develop a career, this role will provide you career development opportunities to get training in this field.
Your demonstrated commitment to safety, accuracy and learning will ensure your success in this role. You will thrive on working in a team and will be results driven, highly organised and able to communicate effectively at all levels of the organisation.

Your responsibilities in this role include:

• In house and/or on-site visual inspection, repair and testing of customers lifting, rigging & working at heights equipment.
• Perform scope work onsite to assist engineers to design lifting equipment.
• Scoping of engineering design while in the field for various lifting applications. This involves reporting and drawing of the design for engineering assessment.
• Select and use plant and equipment from a Bill of Materials (BOM) suitable to the item being manufactured.
• Manufacture wire rope and chain assemblies using aluminium ferrules and steel parts and then load test them using hydraulic test bed.
• Analyse the test data and provide completed test report with photos and drawings of the load test.
• Proactively identify assets for replacement or repair in accordance with the relevant Australian Standards.
• Organise and supervise the required repairs and testing once order approved.
• Carry out required repairs once approved.
• Travel to regional and interstate locations for extended periods of time.
• Estimate the repair costs and quantities required for quoting.
• Perform load tests onsite as required using mobile load measuring equipment and suitable rigging equipment.
• Collecting lifting equipment defect data in accordance with Australian Standards and entering this data into Nobles’ Tech Inspect Data Management System for varying periodic maintenance schedules.
• Accurate data entry of inspection reports on the Nobles inhouse inspection reporting program
• Ensure all completed inspections are in line with related Australian Standards & local regulations.
• Ensure all completed repairs are in line with related Australian Standards & local regulations.
• Ensure all completed manufactured items are in line with related Australian Standards & local regulations.
• Store person duties including goods inwards and outwards and general maintenance and housekeeping of workshop.

Qualification required

An AQF Associate degree, Advanced Diploma or Diploma in Engineering or another related field or a comparable formal qualification and minimum one year full-time work experience in the last 5 years.

At least three years of relevant experience may substitute for the formal qualifications listed above.

What you will bring to Nobles:

• Knowledge and understanding of lifting and rigging componentry highly regarded.
• Ability to read, review and understand relevant Australian Standards
• Highly motivated and energetic
• Able to take direction well
• Natural mechanical aptitude
• Working at heights (desirable)

What we offer you:

• Great team environment
• On site car parking
• Reward and Recognition Programs
• Employee Assistance Program
• Service Awards
• Health programs

• A remuneration package including a base salary of between $70K - $80K plus super, plus overtime.
• Nobles value proposition includes:

Candidates will be required to undergo a pre-employment medical with drug and alcohol test as part of the recruitment process.
Shortlisting will commence immediately so early applications are encouraged.

Please, no recruitment agencies.

Nobles is an equal opportunity employer with an inclusive and non-political culture, backed up by a strong set of organisational values, that encourages and rewards performance.