Service Technician Mechanical Fitter

Service Technician / Mechanical Fitter

Process Pumps / Process Water – Bayswater, Victoria

Process Pumps/Water is seeking a hands-on Service Technician/Mechanical Fitter to join our growing team based in Bayswater, Victoria.

This is a varied role that combines workshop-based manufacturing and assembly with repair, maintenance, and field service work. A key part of the role involves assessing, repairing, overhauling, and testing pumps, dosing equipment, and process equipment returned from customer sites.

You will also be involved in building water treatment systems, chemical dosing skids, pumping systems, and process equipment, as well as servicing and maintaining customer equipment across a wide range of industries including food and beverage, manufacturing, water treatment, agriculture, mining, and industrial processing.

The role offers variety where one day you may be repairing pumps and mechanical equipment in the workshop, the next you could be building a dosing skid, installing equipment on-site, or assisting with the commissioning of a water treatment system.

As a growing business, this role offers the opportunity to develop your skills, take on increasing responsibility, and help shape your future within the company.

Key Responsibilities

• Management of workshop repair jobs from assessment through to completion

• Inspection, fault-finding, repair, overhaul, testing, and reporting of pumps, motors, valves, dosing equipment, and associated mechanical systems

• Assembly of water treatment systems, pump skids, and chemical dosing systems

• Mounting pumps, tanks, instrumentation, and pipework onto skids and backboards

• Assembly of PVC, PP, stainless steel, and other process pipework systems

• Light fabrication and workshop manufacturing

• Marking out, cutting, drilling, and preparing components for assembly

• Light machining work using manual workshop equipment

• Installation, commissioning, servicing, and maintenance of equipment at customer sites

• Fault-finding and troubleshooting of mechanical systems

• Completing service reports and job documentation

• Maintaining workshop tools, equipment, and housekeeping standards

Skills and Experience

• Trade qualification as a Fitter & Turner, Mechanical Fitter, Maintenance Fitter, or the ability to demonstrate equivalent practical experience

• Strong mechanical aptitude and problem-solving skills

• Ability to work independently and as part of a team

• Positive attitude, willingness to learn, and the ability to adapt to changing priorities and tasks

• Good communication skills and a professional attitude

• Current Australian Driver's Licence

• Experience using common workshop machinery, hand tools, and mechanical equipment

• Experience carrying out fault-finding, repairs, and maintenance of mechanical equipment

Highly Regarded but Not Essential

• Experience with pumps, water treatment equipment, or process systems

• Experience fabricating brackets, mounting plates, and supports

• Experience with PVC and plastic pipework fabrication and assembly

• Welding experience

• Forklift licence

• Experience operating manual lathes and milling machines

• Basic electrical or instrumentation knowledge / experience

What We're Looking For

We understand that the right person may not have experience in every aspect of the role. Full training and ongoing support will be provided to help the successful candidate develop their skills and grow within the business.

More important than any specific qualification or industry background is attitude. We are looking for someone who is practical, reliable, adaptable, willing to learn, and takes pride in producing high-quality work.

Whether your experience comes from pumps, manufacturing, maintenance, water treatment, food processing, mining, agriculture, or general industry, we are interested in people who can bring strong mechanical skills and a positive approach to work.

What We Offer

• Diverse and interesting work across workshop and field service activities

• Ongoing training and development opportunities

• Supportive team environment

• Opportunity to grow with an expanding Australian business

• Exposure to a wide variety of mechanical, pumping, and water treatment systems

• Long-term career opportunities for the right person

Remuneration will be negotiated based on experience, skills, and qualifications.