Plant Technician

BOC is a member of The Linde Group, a leading global industrial gases and engineering company with more than 80,000 employees working in around 100 countries worldwide. We are committed to delivering innovative solutions that help our customers become more productive, energy efficient and sustainable.

The focus of this role is on the continuous safe and reliable operation of the Bulwer Island Bulk ASU (Air Separation Unit) which operates on campaign 24 hours/day, 7 days a week.

This position may be called upon to assist in major turnaround of electrical/instrumentation work at any of our QLD tonnage sites based in Townsville, Columboola (LNG) or Yatala.

Additional responsibilities in this role also include:

• Be a part of a collaborative team, in a fast-paced and dynamic heavy industry
• Diagnose and repair plant instrumentation and electrical equipment faults
• Site operational activities – such as issuing work permits, taking plant logs, and performing plant start-ups
• Assist in commissioning and major turnaround electrical and instrumentation work, from time to time, at any of our other QLD tonnage sites (Townsville, Columboola, Yatala).
• Organize and complete routine maintenance of electrical, pneumatic and hydraulic instrumentation
• You will achieve safe, efficient, and reliable operation by meeting key performance indicators (KPI’s) defined together with the Manager whilst working effectively with the local team to coordinate activities
• Troubleshoot, repair, calibrate and install various pieces of process instrumentation including flow meters, level/temperature/pressure transmitters and all types of control valves
• Conduit & wire installation

Skills and experience we are looking for:

• You possess a QLD electrical licence with supporting electrical trade qualification
• You come with a Minimum of 5 years demonstrated experience as an Electrical or Instrumentation technician in a heavy industrial setting
• Experience in performing electrical isolations, testing circuits and equipment.
• Be available for on-call and emergency works independently where required
• Strong focus on safety and hazard recognition
• Highly desired:
  • Have Cert III/IV in Instrumentation
  • Experience with hazardous areas and EEHA qualification.
  • Experience performing calibrations of pressure transmitters, flow transmitters, level transmitters and valves

Why you will love working with us

At Linde we identify ourselves with our products – either working for the technical or medical gases business. Being a company with a long tradition in the gases business, we not only care about our customers and high-quality products, but most importantly about our employees. While working with us, expect a safe workplace, high safety standards and a true commitment from our managers to safety.

At Linde, the sky is not the limit. If you’re looking to build a career where your work reaches beyond your job description and betters the people with whom you work, the communities we serve, and the world in which we all live, at Linde, your opportunities are limitless. Be Linde. Be Limitless.

Our people have the opportunity to thrive and excel. We provide a wide range of training programmes to enhance career development, with a potential for overseas opportunities. We also have a variety of employee appreciation programmes to recognize solo and collaborative team efforts.

 At BOC we understand and respect a work/life balance, and that's why we have introduced initiatives such as generous parental leave, flexible working arrangements and attractive superannuation benefits. We are also firmly enthusiastic and involved when it comes to the community as well as our partner charities with organisations such as Road Safety Education and Redkite.

BOC is proud to be a WORK180 Endorsed Employer for Women. If you would like to know more information about how we are supporting our employees, you can view our policies and benefits here: https://au.work180.co/employer/boc-au

In order to apply, you must have full work rights in Australia. Due to the nature of our industry and our commitment to safety, all final candidates will be subject to comprehensive pre-employment medical and background checks.