Mechanical fitter

About the role

Fixify Services is a locally owned and operated business in Karratha that specialises in servicing, repairing and hiring forklifts, high/low vehicles, and airport ground support equipment (GSE).

Key responsibilities

• studying drawings and specifications to determine suitable material, method and sequence of operations, and machine settings

• 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

• setting guides, stops and other controls on machining tools, setting up prescribed cutting and shaping tools and dies in machines and presses, and setting controls for textile machines

• forming metal stock and castings to fine tolerances using machining tools to press, cut, grind, plane, bore and drill metal

• cutting, threading, bending and installing hydraulic and pneumatic pipes and lines

• preparing pattern mechanisms to control the operation of textile machines used to spin, weave, knit, sew and tuft fabric

• diagnosing faults and performing operational maintenance of machines, and overhauling and repairing mechanical parts and fluid power equipment

• may erect machines and equipment on-site

• Dismantle and remove engine assemblies, transmissions, steering mechanisms and other components, and check parts

• Repair and replace worn and defective parts and reassemble mechanical components, and refer to service manuals as needed

• Select required tools and equipment to repair and replace defective mechanical components as per the service manual

• Perform scheduled maintenance services, such as oil changes, lubrications and engine tune-up for machines, mechanical components and hydraulic parts

• Test and adjust mechanical parts after being repaired for proper performance

• Check, repair and replace hydraulic parts of machines and plants

• Repair and install conveyor belt components such as pulleys, idlers, rollers and drive system, including assembling and fitting metal and mechanical components

About us

Fixify Services is locally owned and operated in Karratha. We especially work on forklifts, high/low vehicles, and airports' GSE. We service, repair forklifts and vehicles, and now hire forklifts.