Mechanical Technician

The Role

Adbri Cement is seeking an experienced Mechanical Technician to join our Birkenhead Reliability Team.

We’re looking for a hands-on tradesperson with strong heavy industry experience — whether your background is as a Boilermaker, Fitter, Millwright, Rigger, Lubrication Technician, or Compressor Technician — who takes pride in keeping fixed plant operating safely and reliably.

This role suits someone who enjoys working on heavy mechanical systems, shutdown work, precision maintenance, and contributing to plant reliability improvements in a large-scale industrial environment.

You’ll work alongside experienced leaders and trades with genuine ownership of your work and input into how maintenance is planned and executed.

A very competitive salary package is on offer, including overtime and call-out opportunities.

Responsibilities

• Lead by example in safety, quality and environmental compliance
• Perform mechanical maintenance across heavy fixed plant and rotating equipment, including compressors, conveyors and process assets
• Execute planned, preventative and predictive maintenance activities
• Support shutdowns, breakdown response and major repairs (including rigging and lifting tasks where required)
• Carry out installations, replacements, precision alignment and mechanical repairs
• Complete work orders and reporting within the maintenance system (SAP or similar)
• Contribute to plant reliability and continuous improvement initiatives

What You Will Need to Succeed

We encourage applications from tradespeople with experience in heavy industrial environments such as cement, mining, quarrying, oil & gas, manufacturing, ports or power generation.

• Trade qualification in Mechanical Fitting, Boilermaking, or Millwright (or equivalent)
• Strong experience in fixed plant and rotating equipment maintenance
• Experience working with compressors, conveyors, crushers, kilns or heavy process equipment
• Rigging / Dogging ticket (highly regarded)
• High Risk Licence – Forklift and EWP
• Confined Space and Working at Heights
• Experience in lubrication programs or condition monitoring (desirable)
• Experience supervising contractors during shutdowns (desirable)

Our Business

Adbri Cement was formally known as Adelaide Brighton Cement. A name that is synonymous with cement; it’s what we were founded on in 1882. Today we continue be a leading local manufacturer of cement, lime and pre-packaged dry blended products that are building a strong South Australia.

Creating and supporting a safer and diverse workforce

Adbri Cement puts safety first and recognises that diversity in our workforce drives innovation, encourages creativity and better equips us to be always ready. We are committed to increasing diversity within our workforce and our industry.