Trainee Plant Process Technician (Oil Refinery)

This is an extremely unique opportunity to join an industry that has no downturns – after your traineeship you will have the opportunity to take your skills to a higher position with Southern Oil or work at a number of various Refinery’s or Mines – the future earning potential and opportunities are endless.

GTES is taking applications from young to mature applicants – you just need the right attitude and the drive to push your career and opportunities/possibilities to the next level.

Southern Oil Refining (Southern Oil) is a private, 100% Australian owned company, based in Wagga Wagga, NSW, which has been re-refining waste oil since 2001.

Southern Oil re-refines waste lube oil for reuse as lube oil – its best and highest use and a cradle-to-cradle solution. Southern Oil’s Wagga Wagga plant and Northern Oil Refinery at Gladstone are the only facilities in Australia producing fully re-refined lube oil accredited for use by a major international oil company for global applications.

These re-refineries give Southern Oil the capacity to process 38% of Australia’s annual waste lube oil production (including 100% of Queensland’s waste lube oil).

Sound interesting? Well together with GTES, Southern Oils are looking for someone enthusiastic and eager to learn.

Your New Opportunity

  • Loading and unloading of tankers

  • Laboratory work including testing and analysing oils

  • Process monitoring including temperature and pressure checks, preventative maintenance, fault reporting, general plant operation.

Skills and Attributes

  • Excellent communication skills & a positive and mature attitude

  • Very fit – this role is at times physically demanding and you will need a high level of fitness

  • Mechanically minded or a background in labour intensive work

  • A current driver’s licence is essential. (Red P minimum)

What’s on offer

  • Significant additional on the job training

  • First aid and Forklift License cert and license

  • Opportunity to gain a Certificate III in Process Plant Operations

  • Work alongside a supportive team of operators, tradespeople, engineers, and scientists.

How to Apply

Does this sound like you? We will be holding interview over the next 2 weeks so don’t hesitate please “APPLY NOW” OR email your resume to recruitment@gtes.com.au

Wagga WaggaAlex CorneliusenTrainee, Oil Refinery