Mechanical fitter
Ventia

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Are you a student eager to gain hands-on experience in mechanical fitting? Don’t miss this exciting opportunity to work at one of Australia’s largest power stations!
Located at Yallourn, this placement offers the chance to learn in a dynamic industrial environment powered by brown coal from Australia’s second-largest open-cut mine. Each year, Yallourn mines around 18 million tonnes of high-moisture brown coal, which is transformed into superheated steam to drive four massive turbine generators. These turbines produce 1,480 megawatts of electricity per hour - enough to power approximately 2 million homes.
As a Mechanical Fitter student, you’ll get exposure to maintaining, repairing, and ensuring the reliability of critical power station equipment, making this an invaluable experience for students interested in engineering or the energy sector. If you’re ready to take the next step toward a rewarding career, reach out to learn more about this unique opportunity!

Skills You Might Learn

Students will gain an understanding of the skills and activities required for a mechanical fitter, including setting up tools, marking out components, shaping materials, and assembling parts to create machinery and other equipment.

Typical Tasks & Duties

Students will observe qualified mechanical fitters using various machine tools, lathes, cutting, grinding, shaping equipment, milling and drilling machines, and precision measuring instruments, to perform routine tasks such as fabricating, installing, repairing, and modifying machinery and other plant equipment.
• Trades people use machinery to cut, grind and shape materials such as metal and plastic
• The operation of specialist machinery and hand tools
• The assembly of fabricated components to produce machines, equipment and tools
• Maintenance and repairs of machinery and equipment
• Overseeing the fabrication process and making changes to deliver high quality components
• Operation of power tools to high standard
• Maintaining power transmission systems, cooling systems and hydrating systems

Student Requirements

Must be completing the following course to be eligible:
22632VIC Cert II Engineering Studies
MEM20105 Cert II in Engineering
MEM30205 - Mechanical Trade

Dress Requirements

Students must wear long sleeved top/shirt, long pants and safety boots (no shorts are permitted).

Special Transport Requirements

Students must organise their own transport to and from Yallourn Power Station

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• 22470VIC - Certificate II in Engineering Studies