Fitter and Turner

• Permanent Full Time
• Monday to Friday, 76 hours per fortnight, 9 day fortnight
• $40.48 - $44.06 p/hr (LGIA Stream C Level C10 – C7 + Site + Tool Allowance) + Superannuation (depending on qualifications and experience)
• Location – Rockhampton

About the Job

Are you looking for a rewarding career close to home? Excited to make a positive impact in your local community? Eager for variety in your daily work?

We’re hiring a qualified Fitter & Turner with welding/fabrication skills to keep our Council assets in top condition. This role covers a wide range of maintenance and repair tasks on both fixed and mobile equipment, including earthmoving machinery, pumps, combustion engines, landscaping gear, street-sweeping vehicles, and structures.

If you’re passionate about delivering quality work and want to be part of an organisation that provides variety in your day, values work-life balance and safety in a modern workshop, we’d love to hear from you. Join us and make a difference in your community every day!

This position requires the completion of a satisfactory Criminal History Check - Police Certificate (Australia Wide Name Only Police Check).

What You'll Do

• Experience in repairing and maintaining plant equipment including hydraulic and pneumatic systems
• Manufacturing, assembly and machining of parts and equipment from raw materials
• Cutting, drilling, welding & grinding of various materials
• Experience in welding/fabrication on mobile plant and various structure

What you'll get in return

As an employee of Rockhampton Regional Council, you will join a diverse and innovative team of more than 1000 employees supported by good leadership, who proudly deliver services and make a difference to the lives of people living and working within the region.

• Supportive Work/Life Balance
• A large employer with a strong values driven culture
• 12% employer superannuation contribution, with the option to salary sacrifice up to an additional 6%
• Ongoing training and development opportunities
• Corporate membership discounts
• Payroll deductions and salary sacrifice options
• 17.5% annual leave loading
• Wages paid fortnightly
• Employee Assistance Program
• Fitness Passport and active social clubs

What you need to do next

To apply for this opportunity, please submit two documents:

• A 1-2 page Cover Letter addressing the Application Criteria below;

• Your Current resume.

Application Criteria

• Your qualifications – Trade qualification as a Fitter and Turner, licences, and other training/competencies
• Your skills and experience – include your work experience for machinery or equipment you’ve worked on, and the types of workshop machine tools used
• Your involvement in completing job WH&S Procedures

Please use Council’s cover letter template and ensure you clearly label each Application Criteria in your cover letter.

Applications Close: Monday 15 June 2026 at Midnight (AEST)