Mechanical Technician

Queensland, AustraliaJob Family Group:Production Engineering UpstreamWorker Type:RegularPosting Start Date:December 10, 2025Business Unit:Integrated GasExperience Level: Early CareersJob Description: What's the roleThe Mechanical Technician assists the maintenance team to deliver safe, quality and efficient mechanical maintenance across the LNG facility.Reporting to the Mechanical Supervisor, your roles include:Perform the Permit holder role; including isolation reviews, risk assessment development / review and hold toolbox talks.Intervene on unsafe acts / safety concerns.Provide inputs into improving safety, quality and procedures / processes.Execute/perform preventative and corrective maintenance tasks on plant and equipment, ensuring safety and quality.Maintain maintenance records to a high standard within the Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS).Provide assistance in major maintenance works such as shutdowns and equipment overhauls.This role is based on Curtis Island with a daily Ferry commute of 20-30 minutes average, ideally you should come from Gladstone or the surrounding area.What you bring A Mechanical Trade background and significant post trade experience are essential. Additional Qualifications or skills such as a PSV Overhaul / testing, flange management, turbo machinery experience, confined space and working at heights accreditation would be highly regarded.Ideally, you'll also have mechanical maintenance experience in at least one of the following industries: Major Hazard Facilities, LNG; Cryogenics, hydrocarbon processing plant are desirable.To be able to carry out this role effectively you must be able to work as part of a team to develop ideas and solutions to both simple and complex problems.Working to high safety and quality standards is essential to our success, while ensuring that Personal Safety and Asset Integrity is maintained on our journey to GOAL ZERO.APPLICATION PERIOD WILL RUN UNTIL DEC-24.What we offerYou 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. 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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 andinternational 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.We are committed to attracting a broader and more diverse pool of candidates. If this position doesn't feel like the perfect fit for your qualifications right now, we'd still love to hear from you. Consider creating a profile in our Talent Community so we can keep you in mind for future opportunities that may align with your skills.Shell in AustraliaShell 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 124-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. 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