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Reference ID R184583 Updated 08/18/2025
Maintenance, Reliability and Turnarounds
Australia
Chinchilla
N/A

What’s the role

You will be responsible for the safe and effective maintenance execution for defined scopes on QGC Upstream Assets (including pipelines, wellsite’s, ground water monitoring wells, Field compression Stations, Central Processing Plant and Ponds). The role will deliver high quality and efficient work execution to ensure a state of safe operational readiness.

Core accountabilities:

  • Diversity in Shell means valuing all the ways we differ because they create individual perspectives and unique contributions. Inclusion at Shell means having a safe, positive, and caring environment in which our differences are understood, embraced, and valued by the people we work with. The successful candidate will role model D&I behaviours and create an environment where different views and perspectives are valued.

  • Ensure all HSSE risk assessments and operational processes are properly and rigorously used.

  • A strong commitment to our values, code of conduct, safety, and the environment

  • Apply our standards with rigor and intervene when they are compromised.

  • Coach and mentor Apprentices and Trainees

  • Work within QGC HSSE & SP Framework.

  • Actively demonstrating and applying the Shell QGC Upstream culture

What you’ll be doing

You will be responsible for the safe, high-quality, and effective execution of mechanical maintenance across a range of oil and gas assets. This includes both planned and corrective maintenance activities, with a strong focus on reliability, safety, and continuous improvement.

Core Responsibilities

  • Utilize CMMS (e.g., Maximo) for planning, executing, and closing out PM/CM work orders, ensuring accurate asset history and failure reporting.

  • Perform inspections, diagnostics, servicing, and rebuilds of mechanical equipment including:

    • Pressure Safety Valves (PSVs)

    • Hydraulic hoses and systems

    • Caterpillar gas engines

    • Waukesha gas engines

    • Air compressors

    • Frick and Ariel gas compressors reciprocating/rotary

    • TEG FMC pumps and dehydration skids

  • Remedy issues through laser shaft alignment and flange management practices.

  • Apply vibration analysis and condition monitoring techniques to assess equipment health.

  • Support turnaround and campaign shutdown events.

  • Adhere to Permit to Work (PTW) systems and Safe Isolation practices.

  • Record work logs and close out work orders in CMMS with detailed documentation.

  • Deliver Safety Critical Equipment (SCE) and Integrity Critical Equipment (ICE) maintenance on time and as planned.

  • Provide support and coverage for Leading Hand roles when required.

Leadership & Safety

  • Demonstrate visible leadership and a strong commitment to HSSE standards, Shell values, and code of conduct.

  • Conduct and apply rigorous HSSE risk assessments.

  • Promote Diversity & Inclusion by fostering a respectful and inclusive work environment.

  • Coach and mentor apprentices and trainees, and maintain strong relationships with contractors and operations teams.

What you bring

  • Certificate III Mechanical Trade or higher; First Aid (including CPR) certification.

  • Significant maintenance experience in heavy industry, ideally oil & gas or petrochemical.

  • Proven experience with gas-driven compression equipment.

  • Familiarity with HYTORC and RAD guns, Swagelok tube bending and fit-out.

  • Strong fault-finding and troubleshooting skills across pipelines, field compression stations, and ponds.

  • High competence in laser alignment, flange management, and risk mitigation strategies.

  • Experience with safety monitoring systems and industrial facility permit systems.

  • High Risk tickets (Dogman, EWP, Forklift), Heavy Rigid truck license, and Working at Heights training desirable.

  • Strong communication and organizational skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate effectively.

  • Willingness to reside in remote locations during work execution phases.

Roster & Work Conditions

  • Back-to-back position on a 15/13 roster, working 11-hour days.

Crucial to the success of this role is the ability to lead and work effectively in/and across multi-functional teams and interface with and influence a wide range of internal and external stakeholders, whilst maintaining a high work level of work ethic, being able to work autonomously and being passionate about diving our company’s performance.

APPLICATION PERIOD WILL RUN UNTIL SEPT 2.

What we offer

You bring your skills and experience to Shell and in return you work with talented, committed people on one of the most important challenges facing our planet. You’ll have the opportunity to develop the skills you need to grow in an environment where we value honesty, integrity, and respect for one another. You’ll be able to balance your priorities as you become the best version of yourself.

  • Progress as a person as we work on the energy transition together.

  • Continuously grow the transferable skills you need to get ahead.

  • Work at the forefront of technology, trends, and practices.

  • Collaborate with experienced colleagues with unique expertise.

  • Achieve your balance in a values-led culture that encourages you to be the best version of yourself.

  • Benefit from flexible working hours, and the possibility of remote/mobile working.

  • Perform at your best with a competitive starting salary and annual performance-related salary increase – our pay and benefits packages are considered to be among the best in the world.

  • Take advantage of paid parental leave, including for non-birthing parents.

  • Join an organisation working to become one of the most diverse and inclusive in the world. We strongly encourage applicants of all genders, ages, ethnicities, cultures, abilities, sexual orientation, and life experiences to apply.

  • Grow as you progress through diverse career opportunities in national and

  • international teams.

  • Gain access to a wide range of training and development programmes.

Note: We are keen to support flexible working arrangements, subject to local regulations and legislative frameworks. If this is of interest to you, please describe in your application the type of flexible working arrangements for which you would like to be considered (e.g., part-time, job share).

We'd like you to know that Shell has a bold goal: to become one of the world’s most diverse and inclusive companies. You can get to know more about how we're working towards that goal, click here.

We are committed to attracting a broader and more diverse pool of candidates. If this position doesn’t feel like the perfect fit for your qualifications right now, we’d still love to hear from you. Consider creating a profile in our Talent Community so we can keep you in mind for future opportunities that may align with your skills.

Shell in Australia

Shell has operated in Australia since 1901. From operating Australia’s first oil refinery, which was central to meeting Australia’s fuel needs, to fuelling the first Qantas commercial flight in the 1920s, to playing a foundation role in building some of Australia’s largest and most innovative natural resource developments.

Throughout this 124-year relationship the needs of our customers and the nation have changed and we have continued transforming our portfolio to meet these needs. Today, we are a leading natural gas producer and are playing our part in the transition to a low-carbon future by investing in the power sector, renewable energy sources and carbon abatement activities.

Shell has a significant Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) business in Australia that makes a valuable contribution to today’s energy supply. This integrated gas portfolio includes our two Shell-operated gas production and liquefaction businesses, Shell QGC in Queensland and Prelude Floating LNG offshore in Western Australia, and our joint venture interests in Gorgon and North West Shelf in Western Australia and Arrow Energy in Queensland.

Today, Shell’s portfolio in Australia also includes zero- and low-carbon energy businesses such as commercial and industrial retailer, Shell Energy carbon farming specialist, Select Carbon the 120MW Gangarri solar development; residential energy retailer, Powershop Australia a 49% stake in WestWind Australia a 50% share of Kondinin Energy and several grid-scale Battery Energy Storage Solutions projects. High quality Shell branded fuels and lubricants are available right across Australia, through an exclusive brand license arrangement with Viva Energy.