Team Leader Hydraulic Cylinder Rebuild Technician

Expressway Spares is looking for a full-time Team Leader/ Hydraulic Cylinder Rebuild Technician to join the team in Mackay! 

About Us

Expressway Spares is an Australian, family-owned Company, in business for 60 years. We cater to the mining, general contracting, and rural sectors with the supply of quality new, used, and reconditioned parts and components to suit Caterpillar and Hitachi.

Working with us means joining an amazing team of people and a workplace with great core values. Being a family-owned business means we believe in a healthy work/life balance. We are big on safety (awarded WHS Champions in the 2022 SafeWork NSW Excellence Showcase) and making sure all our employees feel safe, supported, and able to thrive within their role.

The Benefits of Working with Expressway Spares

• Competitive rates – negotiated based on experience

• Four weeks annual leave

• Day shift roster

• Overtime rates on weekends

• All PPE and uniforms provided

• Exceptional team and working environment 

• Training, development, and career progression opportunities

• Family friendly mid-year parties, Christmas parties and monthly BBQ’s

• Recruitment bonuses when referring to others

• Periodic Audiometric monitoring, flu vaccinations & skin checks provided

• Not working away from home be home every night.

The Role

Primarily working on Caterpillar hydraulic and suspension cylinders, you'll be part of a small team of dedicated cylinder technicians. You'll have your own toolbox for personal tools, along with access to top-of-the-range measuring equipment and major tooling.

Duties:

• Maintain and participate in a safe work environment

• Dismantling cylinders for the purpose of

• Inspection

• Repair assessment

• Reporting

• Parts assessment utilising OEM software equivalents

• Failure analysis

• Improvement recommendations

• Assembly of the reconditioned cylinders while using safe work and OEM methods, completing QC documentation, and operating a custom cylinder rebuild and hydraulic test bench

• Production of a quality product with expectation of extended life

• Leading a small team to ensure scheduled work is completed daily meeting all quality standards.

Desired Qualifications/Experience:

• Trade qualification preferable, however not essential

• Must have extensive CAT Hydraulic Cylinder reconditioning experience

• Leadership skills of small teams

• OEM systems operating experience desirable but not essential

• Hold a valid Driver’s License

• Current Forklift Ticket preferable, however not essential

Required

•      National Police Check