Refinery Maintainer (Electrical - Day)

Job highlights
  • Excellent remuneration package and benefits
  • Townsville, Queensland, Australia
  • Residential role in Townsville
Job ID 43011 Closing date 16/01/2026 Last Updated 11/12/2025

Refinery Maintainer - Electrical
Smelting & Refining, Refinery & Port, CRL Maintenance 
Townsville, Queensland, Australia 
Ref. No 43011

The Role
Glencore Copper Refinery is currently advertising for a residential vacancy that exists within the Refinery Maintenance team. 

These exciting opportunities will see you gain exposure to the many aspects of electrical work involved in an industrial copper refining plant. Reporting to the Electrical Supervisor, you will provide maintenance activities in a safe, efficient and cost-effective manner to maintain production targets and uphold all electrical statutory requirements. Working with skilled and enthusiastic teams, this position will allow you to develop and apply your technical skills and knowledge of the Electrical / Instrumentation Trade.

The successful candidates will be responsible for:

  • Performing electrical works within a team environment to achieve maintenance and production KPI’s 
  • Preventative maintenance, fault finding during breakdowns and repairs
  • Installation and project work


You will have the following skillset and attributes:

  • Trade qualification – Electrician with an equivalent Queensland Electrical Mechanic License
  • Self-motivated and flexible with a high standard of work
  • A Cert 3 or 4 in Instrumentation would be highly regarded
  • A high standard of safety and a commitment to a safe work culture
  • Good interpersonal skills


Demonstrated experience with the following not required, but will be highly regarded: 

  • Fixed plant maintenance and automated machinery
  • Industrial process control, instrumentation maintenance and calibrations
  • LV Motor control and VVVF drives, HV switchgear/switching
  • ABB Symphony / 800XA distributed control system and Allen Bradley PLC’s


This position will work a Monday to Friday 8hr Day shift roster.

For further information please contact:  Anthony Wood (07) 4781 8277

Applications Close: 08.00am Friday 16th January 2025