About the opportunity

We are seeking a motivated Workshop Trainee to join our team and assist with maintaining and repairing equipment in both a workshop and a farm environment. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who is eager to learn and develop hands-on skills, while working towards a formal qualification.

Key Responsibilities:

Reporting to the Workshop Supervisor your responsibilities will include:

• Assisting in the fabrication process, including measuring, assembling materials and ensuring all work complies with project specifications
• Maintaining accurate records of work orders, maintenance tasks and other relevant forms
• Assisting with maintenance activities including:
• Delivering prompt, cost-effective breakdown repairs and maintenance services for farm machinery and equipment
• Ensuring proper upkeep of company assets and coordinating timely replacements as needed
• Conducting routine maintenance on plant and machinery to ensure optimal performance
• Learning and applying basic workshop skills, including the use of tools, machinery and equipment

To be successful for this position, you will have:

• A valid C class drivers’ licence
• Enthusiasm and a willingness to obtain a Certificate III or higher in an Engineering trade (mechanical and/or metal fabrication)
• A safety-first mindset and the ability to follow instructions
• A strong work ethic

The successful candidate will be classified as a level one or two employee under the Miscellaneous Award (based on the relevant Award criteria). Depending on previous experience and skills, a base hourly rate that exceeds the award rate may be offered to the successful candidate.

How to Apply:

To be considered for this position, please submit a covering letter addressing the requirements mentioned above and your resume via our website by 17 November 2024. Please note that candidates will be evaluated before the closing date.

About Rural Funds Management:

Rural Funds Management (RFM) is an industry leader managing approximately $2.4 billion in agricultural assets on behalf of retail and institutional investors, including the ASX-listed Rural Funds Group (RFF). We have over 27 years' experience owning, developing, and operating farms in most Australian states. 

At RFM, our culture is built on the core principle of 'Managing good assets with good people.' We believe in being precise, offering variety, rewarding effort, and providing a friendly workplace. 

Joining RFM means becoming part of a dedicated team of over 250 professionals, including fund managers, finance experts, horticulturists, agronomists, and farm managers. Whether you are seeking a corporate or operational role, RFM has a place for individuals who are passionate about agriculture and finance.

The Squiz product team is working to deliver a cloud-based Digital Experience Platform (DXP) with several core capabilities including Content Management, Optimisation tooling, and Platform services.

We're seeking a Software Engineer's of all levels to join our product engineering team on a permanent basis, with a focus on improving capability across various parts of the DXP. All with experience across our stack - Typescript, React, Node & AWS. (Fullstack)

Roles we are currently hiring for:

Team Leads (hands on)

Senior Software Engineers

Software Engineers

We’re location-flexible!  This role is open to all candidates on the east coast of Australia.

This role is hybrid, allowing you to work where and when works best for you.

For this role, we ask that you can demonstrate the following experience:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience in related fields
• Professional hands-on experience in software development building and maintaining large-scale software products
• Proficiency in full-stack development, with expertise in web based languages and frameworks including Node, TypeScript, React or similar, and cloud platforms such as AWS
• Strong understanding of testing principles and demonstrated experience in implementing testing strategies to improve software quality and robustness
• Experience with Agile or other iterative development methodologies. We use Scrum for most of the teams, with some using Kanban
• Strong understanding of secure coding practices, particularly community standards such as OWASP
• Previous experience mentoring junior and mid level software engineers

Nice to have

• Previous experience working on DXP or CMS platforms, or experience integrating or using DXP/CMS platforms
• Previous experience creating or maintaining site builders, page builders or WYSIWYG interfaces

 What you would do (the role day to day): 

• Work within a team of 3-5 software engineers to help build our Digital Experience Platform. Each team consists of a Team Lead, and 3 or 4 software engineers at different levels - junior, mid and senior
• Develop/enhance robust application code which meets all technical requirements
• Collaborate with team members to generate User Stories, Acceptance Criteria and estimates
• Provide guidance to junior engineers and assistance to senior engineers
• Write and maintain software documentation
• Assist Team Leads and Engineering Managers to create and deliver technical roadmaps
• Lead best practices in software development, code quality, and architecture across our tech stack within your team - Node, TypeScript, React, AWS, Cloudflare, GitLab CI/CD

Locations: Sydney, Melbourne or Brisbane

Why work for Squiz? 

You’ll work with some of the most intelligent and down to earth people you’ve ever meet. We are made up of a diverse range of passionate professionals who love challenging the status quo. Every day is different, but what is constant is we all love what we do.

We have a lived commitment to flexibility, we know the success of our people is dependent on them having a balanced life. You will be offered flexibility as to where and how you work every day. We want you to be able to work in a way that drives productivity, efficiency and outcomes; along with connection and collaboration.

Who we are: 

Squiz helps complex, service-led organisations harness the power of digital, improving the services they offer online. 

Founded in 1998, Squiz grew during the rise of the internet. Since then, we have evolved from a simple web content management system into a full digital experience platform (DXP), helping customers make the shift from being content managers to experience creators.

The Squiz DXP brings together content, search, data and applications in one place. To get the most out of the platform, customers can collaborate with our digital experts to design solutions and adapt as demands change.  

We are headquartered in Australia, with teams and customers across the globe, and offices in New Zealand, the United States, the United Kingdom and Poland.

Come as you are -We celebrate diversity and unite on the elements of our company DNA, starting every customer conversation with “why?” to really understand their needs, working hard to find a way to overcome every challenge, and fighting for better outcomes with the work we do. We also check our egos at door, we don’t take ourselves too seriously and we have fun along the way.

We are a 2024 Circle Back Initiative Global Employer – we commit to respond to every applicant

Recruitment Agencies: We politely ask that you avoid making any approaches or sending any unsolicited resumes to our Recruitment Team or Hiring Leaders across our business. Squiz is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.