Shift Fitter

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BlueScope is hiring a Shift Fitter at Port Kembla in the Springhill Maintenance Team on a 4:4 12-hour, 24x7 rotating roster with both day and night shifts on site. The role centers on maintaining mechanical equipment, isolating and repairing, fault finding, driving improvements to maintenance strategies, and using a computerized maintenance management system. You’ll join a cross-functional team delivering timely support to Springhill Works and be the first point of contact for maintenance issues, with safety as a priority. To apply, emphasize your mechanical trade qualification, maintenance experience, ability to work independently and in teams, strong attention to detail, and a safety mindset; highlight flexibility to rotating shifts. Applications close October 27, 2025.

Job Description

BlueScope is an Australian-born global success story spanning 15 countries. Our team of over 16,500 people is our strength and we want our people to be safe, successful and well. We’re leaders and innovators in transforming steel into smart products and solutions that support society, today and in the future. We’re proud of brands, like COLORBOND ® steel that inspire and protect everything from hospitals to bridges and stadiums.

The Opportunity

Our Port Kembla Manufacturing facility is looking for a Shift Fitter in our Springhill Maintenance Team based in Port Kembla. As a part of the broader Australian Steel Products portfolio, we have six major manufacturing sites at Port Kembla that deliver a variety of products, innovative solutions and services to our export and domestic customers.

You will join a cross-functional team that provides effective and timely support to the Springhill Works business units and ensures equipment is maintained to the highest standards to meet our objectives for quality and reliability. In this critical role, you will be the first point of call for maintenance issues and concerns and will assist with all operations inspections of equipment while using your technical background and experience to deliver key outcomes, whilst ensuring your safety and that of your colleagues are a priority.

This is a shift position working on a 4:4 12-hour 24 x 7 rotating roster, consisting of rotating night and days shifts, Monday through to Sunday. 

What Will You Do?

You will apply your technical expertise to ensure that all mechanical equipment is maintained, as well as assisting with the surrounding Springhill department requirements. You will:

• isolate equipment and perform maintenance and repairs   
• inspect quality critical equipment and fault find
• resolve issues and fix any non-conformances 
• seek ways to continuously improve our maintenance strategies 
• use of computerised maintenance management systems.

More About You

You will have a strong technical background with the ability to work effectively and flexibly in a team environment. You will also have:

• mechanical trade qualifications
• experience within a maintenance function
• experience working both independently and as part of a manufacturing team 
• strong attention to detail with the ability to resolve issues effectively and efficiently 
• a commitment to your own safety and wellbeing and care for others

Why BlueScope

As we’re creating strength for the future through our people, products and solutions, BlueScope supports you to build your expertise within a safe and positive team environment. At BlueScope, you’ll:​

• Learn and develop as you grow. Work alongside specialists and keep your skills and knowledge at the forefront of industry with our lifelong learning culture.​
• Experience connection and care. Experience a positive, inclusive work environment where we look out for each other’s safety and wellbeing.​
• Build innovative products. Seek better, smarter ways to work, help develop sustainable solutions and make things happen.​
• Deliver work that matters. Every action you take matters in delivering for our customers and strengthening communities for the future. We value what you do. 

We’re committed to fostering an inclusive environment where every employee feels respected and valued to be their authentic selves, and we encourage Women and First Nations people to apply. We’re passionate about driving sustainability outcomes that matter to our communities, including action on climate and our 2050 net zero goal.​ At BlueScope, we offer work-life flexibility through our B-flex program.

It’s an exciting time in our history as, together, we work towards Our Purpose: “We create and inspire smart solutions in steel, to strengthen communities for the future.” ​

Come and discover us at www.bluescope.com/auscareers​

Join us, creating strength for the future.

Applications close Monday 27th October 2025.