Bar/Rod/Warehouse Mill Operator – Steel Manufacturing

Bar/Rod/Warehouse Mill Operator – Steel Manufacturing (Temp to Perm)
Location: Laverton North | Roster: 12-Hour Rotating Shifts | Type: Full-Time, Ongoing
Pay Rate: $48.23/hr (Day) | $62.69/hr (Night) + 16.5% Super

Join one of Australia’s leading steel manufacturers at our Laverton North Bar/Rod Mill/Warehouse departments in a hands-on, high-impact operational role. We’re seeking safety-focused, mechanically minded operators to work across multiple mill and finishing areas in a 24/7 production environment.

This is an exciting opportunity to secure long-term, stable work with excellent pay, ongoing training, and a predictable rotating roster provided 6 months in advance.

What We’re Looking For
* Valid LF Forklift Licence (essential)
* Ability to pass a mechanical aptitude test
* Experience in heavy industrial or production environments (steel preferred)
* Strong focus on safety, quality, and teamwork
* Trade Qualification (highly regarded)
* Crane License (highly regarded)
* Commitment to maintaining high standards in safety, production and housekeeping

Your Day-to-Day Responsibilities:

As a Bar/Rod Mill Operator, you will be trained and rotated across multiple areas, including:
* Roll & Guide Operations: Dismantle and assemble mill stands, build/refurbish roll and guide equipment, maintain operational standards and housekeeping.

• Roughing, Finishing & Main Pulpit Operations: Monitor and control equipment from reheat furnace through to cooling bed/conveyor, ensuring continuity of hot rolling, cutting, and handling systems.
• Bar Mill Cold Shear, Raker, Bundler/Stacker & Tagging Operations; Operate and monitor cold shear, bundle and tag products to customer specifications, and maintain downstream processing flow.
  Rod Mill Forklift, Coil former and Tagging Operations: Operate and monitor Coil Former, Transport and stack finished coils with 16T forklift, bundle and tag products to customer specifications, and maintain downstream processing flow.
• Laboratory Operations: Ensure all products meet Australian and Infrabuild standards through sampling and quality checks.
• Maintain high safety standards, follow lockout/tagout procedures, and prepare the next shift for success.

As a Warehouse Operator, you will be trained in key Warehouse functions, including:
* Bridge and Gantry crane operations for transporting and loading finished product (licensing highly regarded, however training / qualification will be provided).

• Crane chasing to support loading of finished goods bundles onto flatbed trucks.

• Load Restraint auditing

• Warehousing stocktakes, maintain operational standards and housekeeping including timber chocks for stacking.
• Maintain high safety standards, follow procedures, and prepare the next shift for success.

Roster & Pay
12-hour rotating shift patterns:

Bar Mill & Warehouse 4-shift

○ 2 Days (6am – 6pm)
○ 2 Nights (6pm – 6am)
○ 4 Days Off

Rod Mill & Warehouse 3-shift

• Week 1

○ 2 Days (6am – 6pm)
○ 2 Nights (6pm – 6am)
○ 5 Days Off

• Week 2

○ 3 Days (6am – 6pm)
○ 1 Day Off

• Week 3

○ 3 Nights (6pm – 6am)
○ 4 Days Off

• Rosters are issued 6 months in advance – plan holidays and personal time with confidence
  * Rates:
  ○ $48.23/hr (Day)
  ○ $62.69/hr (Night)
  ○ Plus 16.5% superannuation

What’s in it for You?
* Secure, ongoing role with a clear pathway to permanency
* Consistent, fair roster with regular 4+day breaks
* Excellent pay and benefits, including night shift loading and 16.5% super
* Supportive, safety-first work culture with room to grow
* Ongoing training and development across key steelmaking operations

Ready to join a team that values safety, precision, and teamwork? Apply now to start your career in steel manufacturing at the Laverton North Bar/Rod Mill.