Mechanical Technician

Queensland, Australia

Job Family Group:

Maintenance, Reliability and Turnarounds

Worker Type:

Regular

Posting Start Date:

October 20, 2026

Business Unit:

Integrated Gas

Experience Level:

Early Careers

Job Description:

What’s 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.

What you’ll be doing

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.
• 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.
  

What you bring

• 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.
  Preferred
• Experience with rotating equipment, pressure systems, valves, compressors, pumps, flange management, lifting/rigging, statutory/SCE maintenance or LNG export facility operations.

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