About

Electronic Engineering Technician position available to join our SQS teams across all states of Australia.

Southern Steel Group and its subsidiaries specialise in providing the finest steel products, sheet & coil, and expert steel processing and distribution. Our company network is extensive, represented in every Australian state.

Southern Queensland Steel is part of the Southern Steel Group, the largest privately-owned steel company in Australia. With more than 1400 employees nationwide, the foundations of this company are built on strong values and a sense of family belonging.

We service our customers through multiple SQS businesses and division affiliates in various States in Australia. In NSW: Steelpipes, Piling Solutions Australia, Rigby Jones, Rollco, Metal Shop Technics, Southern Sheet & Coil, Coil Processors. In QLD: Rigby Jones. In Victoria: Surdex Steel, Smithweld Bending, KOMO Metform Engineering, Alliance Laser, Surdex Sheet & Coil, Eliott Engineering, Australian Rollforming Manufacturers. In SA: Brice Metals, Ferrocut. In WA: WA Cutting Services, Boyd Metal Industries

To succeed in this position, you will need to have industry related experience within similar position, a strong work ethic and strong safety focus.
The ability to carry out work with minimal supervision, a keen and enthusiastic approach to your work and willingness to work over time will help you ensure success in this role.

Main Objective:
The Electronics Engineer sustains the operation and maintenance of all machinery and equipment.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:
Perform diagnostics, repairs and service of machinery and equipment both in a workshop and field environment
Ensure company equipment are at all times safe, and compliant
Evaluate performance of equipment
Inspecting finished products for compliance with specifications, drawings and regulations
Testing, repairing and modifying equipment
Ensure that paperwork is completed in a timely and accurate manner
Maintain records of scheduled servicing
Plan and implement engineering, maintenance and project work maximising both asset and people performance
Liaise with production team to ensure issues with processing equipment operations are resolved promptly
Ensure that correct feed material is loaded into processing machine before processing operation commences as per machine operational procedures
Conduct daily pre-operational checks as per procedures and assist in the maintenance of the processing machines
Ensure product is produced in accordance with customer and or Surdex Steel procedures and to meet customer requirements
Compile job sheets in the required manner and placing them in the required location
Remove completed jobs from processing machines and place in relevant location
Loading of vehicles with outward moving stock, where required
Housekeeping – at all times ensuring factory/warehouse is clean and tidy
Check that any materials handling equipment being used has been checked for daily maintenance
Carry out other duties as directed by supervisor
Assist in stocktake as required
Conduct all duties in accordance with procedures as specified in the Business Management System manual to ensure Quality and Accreditation is maintained
All employees are subject to legal obligations regarding their own and their fellow workers Work Health & Safety (WH&S). They are to fully co-operate with the company WH&S Policy and Program, to ensure safety in the workplace is maintained. All employees shall undertake hazard identification as part of their normal duties and report any unsafe conditions or work practices. All employees are responsible for their own safety as well as those around them.

Skills/ Knowledge Required:
Knowledge of the steel industry and related products
Forklift competency (where applicable)
Crane competency (where applicable)
Processing equipment competency (where applicable)
Knowledge of Work Health and Safety
Understanding of the requirements of ISO9001
Communication skills
Literacy skills
The successful applicant will be joining a secure, reputable organisation who offers their employees opportunities for career progression.

If you have the skills & experience we need and have a positive attitude, please apply now.

Note: Only short-listed candidates will be contacted. We promote a safe work culture; therefore, we have a process of reference checking and pre-employment medicals which includes a drug and alcohol screen for the successful applicant.

Salary: Between $75,000 and $80,000 per annum + Super