Metal Fitter and Turner

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Metal Fitter and Turner

If it needs to be made from metal, I'm on it! I fit, assemble, grind and shape metal parts and tools for our renewable energy projects. It's all about precision in this business. I work to detailed plans to fabricate what we need. I'm the Michelangelo of metal!

Environment

Outdoor Project Sites Uncomfortable sounds or noise levels Using hands and tools to control or feel objects
Working with hands
Being creative
Leading and guiding
Solving problems
Working with people
Data and Details

Skills

  • Mechanical  
  • Mathematics  
  • Building and Construction  
  • Design  
  • English Language

Qualifications

  • Certificate III or IV in engineering – mechanical trade 
  • Often part of an apprenticeship. 

Benefits

  • Salary 33% higher than the average of all Australian occupations 
  • Stable future demand expected 
*Average of all Australian occupations

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Discover the wonders of electricity & renewable energy

Upper Primary

Grade 5 & 6

Students explore the basics of electricity. Students will learn how electrical energy can be transferred and transformed in electrical circuits.

Lower Secondary

Grade 7 & 8

Students explore how energy sources such as the sun and wind can be harnessed to produce electricity, and ways to store it.