Mechanical Fitter/Turner

at  Capral

• Fulltime Role
• Immediate start available
• Great Salary
• Work for a National Company & grow with Australia’s first choice supplier of aluminum products and solutions.

ABOUT US:

Austex Dies is a subsidiary of the Capral Group. We are Australia’s leading extrusion die manufacturer. Our capabilities include CADCAM Design, a full range of CNC machining including Turning, Milling, EDM Erosion and Wire Cutting and in-house Heat Treatment facilities.

ESSENTIAL SKILLS:

• Minimum of 3 years’ experience
• Experience on conventional lathe with accurate workmanship
• Strong track record in quality manufacture
• Attention to detail / quality driven
• Understanding of properties and machinability of steel in extrusion dies
• Ability to turn blank on soft and hard state on lathe
• Manual turning on borer / accuracy of radial drill
• Ability to work shift work (as required)
  Applicants must also be prepared to undertake a pre-employment medical inclusive of drug and alcohol test.

ABOUT THE ROLE

This position is to join our experienced team with in-house die manufacture, to ensure the ongoing quality of extrusion dies are available to meet production demands.

RESPONSIBILITIES & DUTIES:

• Demonstrate experience on conventional lathe
• Good basic understanding of the properties and machinability of tool steel Reviewing drawings and specifications to determine suitable material, method and sequence of operations, and machine settings.
• A well developed ability to read and interpret engineering drawings
• Fitting fabricated metal parts into products and assembling metal parts and subassemblies to produce machines and equipment.
• Checking fabricated and assembled metal parts for accuracy, clearance and fit using precision measuring instruments.
• Diagnosing faults and performing operational maintenance of machines, overhauling and repairing mechanical parts and fluid power equipment.