Apprentice Boilermakers

• 2027 Apprenticeship Intake  
• NEPEAN Conveyors located in Mackay QLD
• Kick start your fabrication trade career!

Are you ready to get paid while you learn, build real-world skills, and start a trade career with a successful local organisation that has a global reach across six continents? NEPEAN Conveyors is now inviting motivated future tradespeople to apply for our 2027 Apprentice Boilermaker intake based in Mackay, QLD.

As part of the NEPEAN group, you’ll join a proudly Australian business with decades of experience delivering large-scale conveyor and materials handling solutions for mining, ports and heavy industry. This is your opportunity to learn from skilled tradespeople, work on industry-leading equipment, and develop the foundation for a long-term career in engineering and fabrication.

This fixed-term apprenticeship runs for up to four years and is designed to support you from day one through mentoring, structured learning and hands-on workshop experience. By the end of the apprenticeship, you will have the opportunity to become a qualified Fabrication Boilermaker and complete a nationally recognised Certificate III in Engineering – Boilermaking/Welding.

 You’ll be trained across the assembly, disassembly, maintenance and overhaul of underground mining materials handling equipment, conveyor components, gearboxes, driveline equipment, winching equipment, hydraulic power packs and related workshop activities.

What you’ll learn

• How to read blueprints, drawings and specifications to understand job requirements.
• Welding, fabrication, metal preparation and use of tools and machinery including MIG, TIG, MMA welding, grinders, drills and factory equipment.
• Assembly and overhaul of conveyor components and underground mining equipment.
• Safe workshop practices, WH&S requirements and quality-focused work habits.
• How to work in a supportive team environment while building confidence, trade knowledge and practical capability.

• Earn while you learn with above-Award apprentice pay.
• Build a real trade career with a nationally recognised qualification and hands-on industry experience.
• Learn from experienced tradespeople who will mentor and support you throughout your apprenticeship.
• Work locally in Mackay while contributing to projects connected to mining and heavy industry customers across Australia and beyond.
• Join a proven organisation with strong Australian roots and global reach across six continents.
• Be part of a team culture that values safety, teamwork, reliability, curiosity and a willingness to learn.

We’re looking for enthusiastic, reliable and safety-minded applicants who are keen to learn, enjoy practical hands-on work and want to build a future in the engineering and fabrication trade. Completion of Year 12 is required, and previous school-based work experience or a Certificate in Engineering Pathways will be highly regarded.

If you’re ready to learn a trade, work with great people and grow with a successful local organisation that reaches customers around the world, apply for the NEPEAN Conveyors 2027 Apprentice Boilermaker intake in Mackay.