Mechanical Engineer

We want you! Are you an experienced Engineer looking for your next challenge? We have a great opportunity for you to join our expanding team.

About the Role

A great career opportunity exists for a dynamic and proficient Mechanical Engineer to join an expanding engineering team based in Mackay. With a primary focus in design & engineering, this role will cover the complete design & fabrication process, from initial scoping with a client all the way through to delivery of the fabricated solution, along with any onsite training/testing.

This leadership role within the engineering team comes with responsibility to develop junior staff & undertake complex multidisciplinary projects.

You will be responsible for:

• Undertaking design & engineering activities within the business
• Support our products & engineering team in development of new products
• 3D scanning including reverse engineering & using this information to develop engineering solutions to meet customer needs.
• Support our products & engineering team in development of new products
• Work to build the engineering capabilities of the business & develop junior staff.

About You

Successful candidates will have experience/skills in the following -

• Mechanical Engineering experience (5 years +)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering
• REPQ certified or on the way to REPQ certification (FMS Group can provide support to achieve this)
• 3D CAD modelling experience (SolidWorks preferred)
• Experience with FEA modelling (ANSYS preferred)
• Excellent drafting capabilities is desirable
• Experience with laser tracker & 3D scanning is desirable but not a prerequisite.
• Experience within the heavy machinery industry would be desirable
• Be an effective communicator (for an engineer) and have sound engagement skills
• Prioritising and managing timeframes and deadlines
• Have a high attention to detail
• Be confident, flexible, team player and show initiative

This is a great opportunity to join a company with continued growth and opportunities for further development.

Why Join Us?

Not only will you receive a competitive salary, we also have great employee benefits on offer, such as:

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for the employee and families
• Above legislation Superannuation
• the opportunity to continue to build the team with the employee referral scheme (an extra way for you to earn additional money), 
• Salary packaging – such as Novate leasing
• Private Health discounts 
• Length of Service Recognise awards
• Flare HR employee benefits

Who are we: Field Mining Services Group supplies qualified trade labour and specialist maintenance solutions to mine sites throughout Australasia. We’re a provider of choice for leading national and multinational clients operating in the mining, construction, oil and gas industries. 

The Group includes: Central Queensland division (CQ FMS), Western Australia division (WA FMS) and Papua New Guinea division (PNG FMS). With continued growth, we have recently created the Products, Equipment & Components division (PEC FMS), by partnering with Ground Force & Tow Haul from the USA. 

As a Group, we support our people and the communities in which we live and work, through sponsorship and community involvement. We have offered sponsorship or support to many organisations within WA & QLD, a few we offer support to are: WA Modified Sedans 2023/2024 seasons, Boddington Rodeo, Moranbah Junior Motorcross, Saints Netball Club, Best in the West MX open 2023, The Neighbourhood Hub’s community Christmas Appeal.

We promote and provide support to the Ronald McDonald Family Room at Mackay Base Hospital, Movember, MACA Cancer 200, Prostate Cancer awareness month, Breast Cancer awareness month, RIN’s R U OK Day Breakfast, which we have hosted for the last few years in Mackay, QLD.

We take pride in winning the Mackay RIN Awards for 2022 & 2023.

2023 Winner - Connecting in the Community Award

2022 Winner - Champion Culture Award

Field Mining Services Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer and we value diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from diverse cultures, perspectives, skills and experiences within our workforce. All employment will be based on merit, competence, performance and business needs.

We respectfully request no recruitment agency approaches