Leading Hand-4

Company :

Hastings Deering (Australia) Ltd

About the Role

Whether you’re kicking off your career or looking to take the next big step, we offer opportunities for our team to start something BIG (along with some seriously good perks).

We have multiple opportunities for Leading Hands to join our team in Mackay. These are permanent full-time roles working a 9-day fortnight.
 

As a Leading Hand in the Mineshop you will:

• Provide active leadership to employees to improve safety, performance and deliver on customer expectations.

• Ensure all team members are working towards a goal of No Harm, through Safety interactions and proactive hazard reporting.

• Lead a team in execution of planned work as per work schedule while proactively identifying job quality and efficiency risks.

• Provide guidance and expertise when required.

• Identify opportunities to increase customer value for money and assist quoting of variations to job scope.

• Report defects and unsatisfactory practices to help promote continuous improvement.

• Ensure adverse environment impacts are identified, and sustainability measures implemented as per Company policies and procedures.

• Ensure apprentices obtain every opportunity to achieve competencies in an acceptable timeframe via on-the-job training.

Why Hastings Deering?

At Hastings Deering our people are our heart—it’s as simple as that.

When you start something big with Hastings Deering, you’ll have access to:

• A competitive hourly rate and competency-based pay increases

• Employee discounts and rewards

• Income protection insurance

• Dedicated programs and utilities to support your physical, mental, and financial health, such as our EAP, free health checks, and discounted private health insurance.

• Opportunities for training, mentorship, and career development specific to your role.

• A supportive, diverse, and inclusive team spread across Australia and internationally.

• Leading Hand Allowance
   

About You

A successful teammate will have experience in: 

• Certificate III or IV in Trade Certification, Post Trade Qualifications with a minimum of five (5) years’ experience

• Demonstrate competence to show supportive and structured leadership in the workplace.

• Skills to provide high level technical advice and guidance to subordinates.

• Skills to provide a very high level of customer service, whilst ensuring customer needs are addressed.

• Competent to promote team effectiveness, communicate up and down the chain of command and inspect others work to ensure high level quality assurance.

• Maintain a high level of workplace health and safety.

• Excellent planning and organisational skills

To Apply: Hit the ‘Apply Now’ button

Enquiries: Please call 1300 071 618

Contact Person: Talent Acquisition Partner – Lily Dann

About Hastings Deering

Hastings Deering is one of the top 5 Caterpillar dealerships globally. We sell, rent, and offer support and parts distribution services for Cat® products across a range of industries, including resources, general construction, civil transport and commercial construction, power systems, government, primary industries and marine. 
 
We have more than 3,500 employees across 23 business service centers throughout Queensland, Northern Territory, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands and New Caledonia, with our headquarters based in Brisbane, Australia.