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Job posting end date: 08/06/2025

 

 

 

 

Join a global leader in the mining, aggregates, and process industries. Metso is seeking an experienced and detail-driven Workshop QA/QC Inspector to support our Karratha Service Centre operations.

About the Role

As a Workshop QA/QC Inspector, you’ll play a crucial role in controlling and verifying the quality of all mechanical, welding, and surface coating activities within the workshop. You will be responsible for ensuring that all tasks are completed in line with Metso specifications, Australian Standards, and customer requirements — maintaining high workshop QA/QC standards across component refurbishments and repairs.

This role involves monitoring work processes, performing inspections at key stages, maintaining records, and providing feedback to the workshop team and supervisors.

Key Responsibilities

Oversee and verify mechanical repair, rebuild, and refurbishment quality during workshop operations — including crushers, screens, gearboxes, slurry pumps, pulleys, and drives.

Perform in-process and final inspections of mechanical work, ensuring all tolerances, specifications, and quality requirements are met.

Conduct welding inspections in line with applicable standards and procedures — including visual inspection, dimensional checks, weld mapping, and review of welding records.

Inspect surface preparation and protective coatings — including environmental monitoring, surface profile checks, DFT (dry film thickness) readings, and adhesion testing.

Manage calibration and maintenance records for precision measuring, NDT, and inspection equipment.

Complete and maintain ITPs or MDR's (Inspection & Test Plans, Manufacturer Data Reports), characteristic record sheets, weld and coatings inspection reports, and QA records in designated job files.

Log non-conformances, defects, and feedback reports via the feedback portal and manage corrective actions through to closure.

Liaise with third-party contractors for NDT, welding qualifications, and coating inspections when required.

Read and interpret technical drawings, OEM specifications, weld procedures, coatings data sheets, and job instructions.

Provide clear and detailed inspection findings and quality feedback to Repairs Coordinators, Leading Hands, and the Engineering team.

Monitor workshop compliance with Metso quality standards, procedures, and customer specifications.

Participate in continuous improvement initiatives within the workshop QA/QC function.

About You

You’re a proactive and detail-oriented professional with strong experience in workshop-based mechanical, welding, and coatings quality control. You have a sound understanding of OEM mining equipment refurbishments and a practical, collaborative approach to maintaining high standards.

To be successful in this role, you will have:

Mechanical Trade Certificate (Fitting & Machining, Boilermaking) or Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical).

Coating and/or welding inspection qualifications (ACQPA, NACE/AMPP, CSWIP 3.0/3.1, WTIA or equivalent) — highly regarded.

Proven QA/QC inspection experience in workshop repair, rebuild, or manufacturing environments.

Strong knowledge of mining OEM equipment and workshop refurbishment workflows.

Current WA Driver’s License.

Current Forklift Certificate/licence.

Proficiency with precision measuring tools and QA documentation processes.

Sound computer literacy (Microsoft Word, Excel, and digital QA systems).

Excellent communication, documentation, and teamwork skills.

Why Join Metso?

Industry-leading OEM workshop and quality systems

Modern, well-equipped facility in Karratha

Work on large-scale mining equipment and rebuild projects

Be part of a supportive, experienced, and respected global team

Ready to lead the way in workshop QA/QC?
Apply now and become part of the Metso Karratha team.

 

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Metso is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workforce culture. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, nationality, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, status as a protected veteran or status as a qualified individual with a disability.

 

Metso is a frontrunner in sustainable technologies, end-to-end solutions and services for the aggregates, minerals processing and metals refining industries globally. We improve our customers’ energy and water efficiency, increase their productivity, and reduce environmental risks with our product and service expertise. We are the partner for positive change.  
 
Metso is headquartered in Espoo, Finland. At the end of 2024 Metso had close to 17,000 employees in around 50 countries, and sales in 2024 were about EUR 4.9 billion. Metso is listed on the Nasdaq Helsinki. 

 

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