Mechanical Technician

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About the role

Mechanical Technicians execute preventative, corrective and breakdown maintenance across QGC Midstream mechanical equipment and systems.

The role supports safe, reliable and compliant operation of the LNG asset by completing high-quality maintenance, defect elimination, inspections, repairs, testing and equipment handovers in accordance with approved procedures, maintenance strategies and Control of Work requirements

Accountabilities

Safety, Health, Security, Environment & Process Safety

• Work safely in accordance with Shell HSSE expectations, Life Saving Rules, Control of Work, Permit to Work, isolation and job hazard analysis requirements.
• Demonstrate personal responsibility for safe work execution, intervention and stop-work authority.
• Maintain housekeeping, tooling, lifting equipment and worksite standards.
• Contribute to safe preparation and execution of shutdowns, campaigns and major maintenance events.

Mechanical Maintenance Execution

• Execute preventive, corrective and predictive maintenance on mechanical equipment and systems.
• Inspect, diagnose, repair, overhaul, test and return mechanical equipment to service in accordance with maintenance strategies, procedures and OEM requirements.
• Support maintenance of pumps, compressors, valves, piping, pressure equipment, rotating equipment, static equipment, lifting equipment and associated mechanical systems as applicable to the asset.
• Perform fault-finding and troubleshooting to minimise equipment downtime and improve reliability.
• Support SCE, statutory and regulatory maintenance tasks as directed

Reliability, Quality and CMMS

• Record as-found and as-left condition, failure information, work logs, materials usage and completion feedback in the CMMS.
• Identify defects, recurring failures and improvement opportunities and escalate through appropriate maintenance and reliability processes.
• Support defect elimination, bad actor reviews and continuous improvement activities. • Role model inclusive behaviours and contribute to a respectful team culture.
• Ensure quality repairs and effective equipment handovers to Operations

Teamwork and Capability

• Work collaboratively with Operations, E&I, Engineering, Planning, Contractors and OEM representatives.
• Support apprentices, trainees and developing technicians through coaching and knowledge sharing.
• Maintain required QGC, site, trade and competency requirements.
• Role model inclusive behaviours and contribute to a respectful team culture.

Skills and Experience

• Mechanical trade qualification.
• Experience in industrial mechanical maintenance, preferably in LNG, oil and gas, petrochemical, utilities, mining, heavy industry or process plant environments.
• Competence in mechanical planned maintenance, breakdown response, troubleshooting and quality repair execution.
• Experience with Permit to Work systems, isolations, JHA/JSA and safe systems of work.
• Ability to use CMMS systems to record maintenance history and work completion information.
• Experience with rotating equipment, pressure systems, valves, compressors, pumps, flange management, lifting/rigging, statutory/SCE maintenance or LNG export facility operations.

Key Competencies

• Personal Safety Leadership
• Mechanical Maintenance Execution
• Fault Finding
• Quality Repair
• CMMS Discipline
• Reliability Mindset
• Teamwork • Continuous Improvement

What we offer

You bring your skills and experience to Shell and in return you work with talented, committed people on one of the most important challenges facing our planet. You’ll have the opportunity to develop the skills you need to grow in an environment where we value honesty, integrity, and respect for one another. You’ll be able to balance your priorities as you become the best version of yourself.

• Progress as a person as we work on the energy transition together.
• Continuously grow the transferable skills you need to get ahead.
• Work at the forefront of technology, trends, and practices.
• Collaborate with experienced colleagues with unique expertise.
• Achieve your balance in a values-led culture that encourages you to be the best version of yourself.
• Benefit from flexible working hours, and the possibility of remote/mobile working.
• Perform at your best with a competitive starting salary and annual performance-related salary increase – our pay and benefits packages are considered to be among the best in the world.
• Take advantage of paid parental leave, including for non-birthing parents.
• Join an organisation working to become one of the most diverse and inclusive in the world. We strongly encourage applicants of all genders, ages, ethnicities, cultures, abilities, sexual orientation, and life experiences to apply.
• Grow as you progress through diverse career opportunities in national and international teams.
• Gain access to a wide range of training and development programmes.

Note: We are keen to support flexible working arrangements, subject to local regulations and legislative frameworks. If this is of interest to you, please describe in your application the type of flexible working arrangements for which you would like to be considered (e.g., part-time, job share).

We'd like you to know that Shell has a bold goal: to become one of the world’s most diverse and inclusive companies. You can get to know more about how we're working towards that goal, click here.

Shell in Australia

Shell has operated in Australia since 1901. From operating Australia’s first oil refinery, which was central to meeting Australia’s fuel needs, to fuelling the first Qantas commercial flight in the 1920s, to playing a foundation role in building some of Australia’s largest and most innovative natural resource developments.

Throughout this 125-year relationship the needs of our customers and the nation have changed and we have continued transforming our portfolio to meet these needs. Today, we are a leading natural gas producer and are playing our part in the transition to a low-carbon future by investing in the power sector, renewable energy sources and carbon abatement activities.

Shell has a significant Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) business in Australia that makes a valuable contribution to today’s energy supply. This integrated gas portfolio includes our two Shell-operated gas production and liquefaction businesses, Shell QGC in Queensland and Prelude Floating LNG offshore in Western Australia, and our joint venture interests in Gorgon and North West Shelf in Western Australia and Arrow Energy in Queensland.

Today, Shell’s portfolio in Australia also includes zero- and low-carbon energy businesses such as commercial and industrial retailer, Shell Energy carbon farming specialist, Select Carbon the 120MW Gangarri solar development; residential energy retailer, Powershop Australia a 49% stake in WestWind Australia a 50% share of Kondinin Energy and several grid-scale Battery Energy Storage Solutions projects. High quality Shell branded fuels and lubricants are available right across Australia, through an exclusive brand license arrangement with Viva Energy.

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