Ventia
Leading essential infrastructure services provider operating, maintaining and managing critical public and private assets.
Fitter Armourer
Inspect, repair, and maintain military hardware as a qualified fitter/armourer.
Job Highlights
About the Role
Join Ventia in a role which keeps the Australian Defence Force’s wheels turning! A great opportunity for a Fitter/Armourer to join our fully geared Defence Maintenance Contract team based at Enoggera. As a Fitter/Armourer you will use your highly detailed workmanship to inspect, repair, and recondition military hardware. As a qualified Fitter and Armourer or Fitter and Turner, it will be your responsibility to provide direct embedded support and teamwork with Defence and Defence training activities to ensure hardware is functional and training objectives are achieved. Perform maintenance, servicing, repairs, and preventative maintenance on military hardware and defence armaments. Safely operate machinery to repair, manufacture or modify required parts. Certify plant and equipment as serviceable and fit for purpose. Provide occasional support to various Defence bases across the state, assisting with armory maintenance, with all travel, accommodation and food paid for. • Inspect, repair, and recondition military hardware • Perform maintenance, servicing, repairs, and preventative maintenance on defence armaments • Safely operate machinery to repair, manufacture, or modify required parts • Certify plant and equipment as serviceable and fit for purpose • Provide occasional support to Defence bases for armory maintenance (travel, accommodation, and food covered) • Work on unique defence vehicles and assets
Key Responsibilities
- ▸hardware repair
- ▸armament maintenance
- ▸machinery operation
- ▸equipment certification
- ▸armory support
- ▸vehicle maintenance
What You Bring
Possess a Trade Certificate III Engineering Mechanical (Fitter & Turner) or Certificate III Engineering Mechanic (General Fitter). Hold a valid Australian driver’s licence; an MR of HR licence is desirable. Must be physically fit, enjoy hands‑on work, be an Australian citizen and able to maintain a Defence Security Clearance. • Hold Trade Certificate III Engineering Mechanical (Fitter & Turner) or Certificate III Engineering Mechanic (General Fitter) • Hold a valid Australian driver’s licence (MR of HR licence desirable) • Be physically fit, enjoy hands‑on work, Australian citizen, and maintain Defence Security Clearance
Requirements
- ▸certificate iii
- ▸driver’s licence
- ▸physically fit
- ▸australian citizen
- ▸security clearance
- ▸hands‑on
Benefits
Benefits include $45.01 an hour plus super, a 38‑hour work week Monday to Friday with a half‑day on Fridays, training and upskilling, relocation assistance for the right candidate, work on unique defence vehicles and assets, 17.5% annual leave loading, and provision of all tools, PPE, uniforms and on‑site parking. • Earn $45.01 per hour plus super with 38‑hour work week and 17.5% annual leave loading • Receive training, upskilling, relocation assistance, and all tools, PPE, uniforms, and on‑site parking
Work Environment
Onsite