Maintenance Technician

At Ampol, we believe in the Power of Us - the extraordinary power of people to connect, act, and make a difference. 

As a leading energy company operating across Australia, New Zealand, Singapore and the United States, our work spans fuel supply, energy solutions, convenience retail, infrastructure, trading and shipping. Every role at Ampol plays a part in something bigger - powering progress for our customers, communities, and people. 

Your career here is yours to shape. We back our people with real opportunities, the tools to grow, and a culture that rewards ownership and initiative. Whether you’re deepening your expertise or taking on something new, we’ll support you to power a career that works for you. 

We’re building a workplace where everyone feels welcome, respected, and valued - because when people are free to be themselves, powerful things happen. 

About Infrastructure

Ampol has been proudly fuelling Australia since 1900, from humble beginnings, through 120 years of growth and change. From our origins until today, we’ve always been inspired by the role we can play in people’s lives – to keep them moving, to make journeys happen. Fuel may be the foundation of our business, but our motivation and purpose come from the people, businesses, industries, and communities we engage with.   

We are the operational heart of the business, responsible for the refinement and distribution of petrol and petroleum products. Our operations span the country and working with us will provide you with the opportunity to meet a diverse team of experts who help make Ampol the energy supply chain leader it is today.  

This purpose reflects our commitment to delivering value for our customers and our people, through safe, reliable, and competitive operations. As we look to the future, we will continue to innovate through new energy and fuel solutions to continue powering better journeys, today and tomorrow.  

About the role

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Maintenance Technician / Mechanical Fitter to join our Manufacturing team at the Lytton Refinery. 

In this role, you will be responsible for delivering safe, efficient, and reliable mechanical maintenance activities across the refinery, supporting equipment integrity, plant reliability, and compliance with Ampol’s Operational Excellence Management System. 

The position also includes participation in an on-call roster, with on-call duties approximately once every six weeks, providing after-hours and weekend support for breakdown maintenance. 

Key responsibilities

• Perform mechanical maintenance safely and in full compliance with Ampol OEMS, Safe Work Procedures, and Permit-to-Work requirements, supporting zero-harm outcomes. 
• Work autonomously across all refinery areas, including hazardous chemical and process environments, escalating issues when engineering or specialist support is required. 
• Deliver preventive, corrective, and breakdown maintenance on rotating and static equipment, including pumps, compressors, exchangers, valves, and tanks. 
• Execute precision mechanical tasks such as alignments, torquing, measurements, tolerances, and equipment rebuilds to OEM and API standards, with accurate as-found/as-left documentation. 
• Identify equipment defects, raise SAP notifications, and provide technical input to Maintenance, Reliability, Engineering, Projects, and Operations teams. 
• Participate in RCAs, PM optimisation, continuous improvement initiatives, and safety observations, actively identifying hazards and improvement opportunities. 

Qualifications & Experience

• Certificate IV in Mechanical Engineering or above. 
• Proven experience in maintenance in the Oil and Gas industry. 
• Proficiency with SAP, Excel, and document management systems.  
• Experience in Power BI is desirable 
• Strong attention to detail and time management under competing priorities. 
• Forklift License, Working at Heights, Confined Space Certificate, Rigging and Dogging Qualifications preferred but not required. 
• Experience in refinery, manufacturing, or heavy industry settings. 
• Demonstrate experience and knowledge working on rotating equipment, reciprocating compressors, steam turbines piping and valves. 
• Must have the ability to read Engineering drawings, Isometric drawings and P&ID's. 
• Exposure to reliability or maintenance planning frameworks (PM03, work packs, reactive break downs etc.) 

Our Benefits

• Our total remuneration is competitive. This is across base salary, a performance incentive, employee share offers and a 25% discount on Fuel for two privately used cars!    
• Access to Ampol's Benefits & Recognition platform: providing you access to retail discounts and cashbacks at over 500+ retailers in Australia that assist with everyday living expenses.   
• We value recognition.  We have an internal recognition platform amplifying the achievements of those who do great work and demonstrate our capabilities and values.   
• Career development and learning opportunities including LinkedIn Learning and other tailored training solutions.    
• Paid Parental Leave - up to 12 weeks paid Parental leave, and up to a year off (unpaid)    
• BabyCare Package - financial and flexible support for parents transitioning back to work.    
• Need some wheels? Novated Lease options are available.    
• Invest in your future with the Employee Share Scheme    
• Care for your Community. Spend one paid day a year volunteering with one of our Ampol Foundation partners.   

Want to take your career to the next level? Apply today. Applications close on 08 March 2026. 

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We’re an equal opportunity workplace. We not only embrace diversity and inclusion; we celebrate what makes you unique. We welcome applications from people of all ages, cultural backgrounds, and diverse sexualities and genders (including if you identify as transgender). We also highly encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to apply for roles with Ampol.