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SYDNEY Yard
2C Factory Street
Granville NSW 2142
1300 385 839

BRISBANE Yard
23 Aranda Street
Slacks Creek QLD 4127
1300 385 839

Mon-Fri: 7am-5pm
Sat-Sun: Closed

info@deconcut.com
Accounts: accounts@perfectgroup.au

1300 385 839 info@deconcut.com

Cold Cutting Jobs, UHP Abrasive Water Jet

  • Cold cutting technician, UHP water jet
  • Oil, gas, LNG and industrial plant
  • No flame, no sparks, no hot work
  • AU work rights required
Apply now, takes 2 minutes

We are hiring cold cutting technicians. Ultra high pressure abrasive water jet cutting of steel and concrete where flame cutting is not allowed: live and recently live plant, tanks and vessels, hazardous areas, and anywhere the material must not see heat.

The point of cold cutting is that it works without a hot work permit and without sparks. That makes the permit, the isolation and the gas test as important as the cut. If you have run UHP water jetting on refineries, LNG, chemical plants or mine sites, we want to hear from you.

DeconCut is Perfect Group's specialist industrial cutting business. We take the cuts other contractors walk away from: sections too big or too heavily reinforced for a normal saw, plant where flame cutting is not allowed, confined and remote spaces, and jobs where the cut sequence has to be engineered and signed off before anyone starts.

Fill in the form below and someone will ring you back within one business day. It takes about two minutes. Attach a CV if you have one handy, or reply to the confirmation email with it.

Mobile cranes lifting a large horizontal industrial vessel within a controlled work zone
Elevated work platform positioned at an exposed steel frame during industrial shed deconstruction at The Bays.
Wire saw operators making a vertical cut in a reinforced concrete wall with slurry containment at the Prospect Pre-Treatment Plant
Track-mounted diamond wall saw set up on a reinforced concrete wall at Cremorne.

    The basics

    Two minutes. Everything marked with a star is required, and the more you fill in the faster we can place you.

    We are hiring in NSW, QLD and WA, including FIFO mining work out of Perth. Pick "Anywhere in Australia" if you will travel.
    You must already have the right to work in Australia. We are not able to sponsor visas.
    Pick the closest one. The next questions change to match.

    The work you want

    These are compulsory. They are how we match you to a job.

    Concrete or steel. Large sections, tunnels, plant.
    Robot or hand lance, removing concrete with high pressure water.
    Washer cutting, surface prep, pumps and guns at 500 to 3,000 bar.
    Cold cutting, no heat, no hot work permit.
    Demolition robots, hydrodemolition robots, rail mounted cutting systems.
    Oil and gas, mining, power stations, ports, refineries.
    Oil and gasMiningPower generationPorts and wharvesRefineries and chemical plantsWater and tunnelsRailOffshoreNone yet Optional. Tick all that apply.
    PDF or Word, up to 5MB. If you do not have one on your phone, submit anyway and reply to our email with it.

    Your experience

    The more you tick, the better we can match you to a job.

    White CardWorking at HeightsConfined SpaceGas Test AtmospheresAsbestos Removal Class B (non-friable)Asbestos Removal Class A (friable)Asbestos SupervisorAsbestos AssessorDemolition licenceSilica awarenessEWP under 11m (Yellow Card)EWP over 11m (WP licence)Forklift (LF)Dogging (DG)Basic Rigging (RB)Intermediate Rigging (RI)Traffic Control (TCT)Implement Traffic Management Plan (TMI)ExcavatorSkid steer or Posi-trackTelehandlerRollerTruck mounted crane (HIAB)Slewing craneFirst AidRail Industry Worker (RIW) card Tick everything current. Leave blank if you are starting out.
    Sydney MetroSydney TrainsSydney WaterWestern Harbour TunnelMalabar System AllianceTransport for NSWNone yet Inducted workers get on site faster, so this matters to us.
    JackhammerQuick cut or demo sawConcrete sawPressure washerScaffold labouringSteel fixingConcretingTraffic controlCleaning and housekeepingNo tools yet, willing to learn
    ExcavatorSkid steer or Posi-trackForkliftTelehandlerScissor liftBoom liftHoistFrannaSlewing craneBobcatRollerDump truck
    Road sawingWall sawingWire sawingCore drillingHand sawingRing sawingGrinding and polishingConcrete patchingConcrete repairsConcrete cancer repairPost-tension cable workGPR scanningHydrodemolitionKerb and channel cutting
    General constructionConcrete remediationStructural steel repairsAbrasive or shot blastingIndustrial coatings and paintingWaterproofingCathodic protectionCarbon fibre strengtheningHeritage restorationAbseiling or rope accessBridge worksFacade works
    Soft strip outStructural demolitionHigh reach demolitionAsbestos removalHazmat removalPlant decommissioningTunnel and excavationCivil worksRecycling and sortingSite remediationDewatering
    DemolitionCivilRemediationConcreteStrip outRailWaterMiningCommercial buildingIndustrial

    References and availability

    A work reference or a character reference. Three is ideal, one is enough to get started.
    Fly-in fly-out, drive-in drive-out, or away for a stint. The away jobs usually pay better.
    Pick the one that suits you best right now.
    Regional means outside the capital cities: country towns, mines, regional infrastructure projects.
    New South WalesQueenslandWestern AustraliaVictoriaSouth AustraliaNorthern TerritoryTasmaniaAnywhere in Australia Tick every state you would go to.
    Optional. Helps us match you when a regional job comes up.
    Tunnels and metroRail corridorsRoads and bridgesMines and quarriesPorts and wharvesPower stations and refineriesWater treatment plantsCommercial buildings and CBDIndustrial plants and warehousesDefence sitesDemolition sitesAny site Optional. Tick as many as you like.
    Compulsory. A few lines is fine, but give us real employers and real jobs. It is what we search when a role comes up.

    What the job is

    • Setting up and running UHP pumps and cutting heads for abrasive water jet cutting of pipe, plate, vessels and concrete.
    • Managing garnet feed, hoses and nozzles, and keeping the spread clean and serviceable.
    • Working to the site permit, isolations and gas testing, with a safety observer on every cut.
    • Capturing spent water and garnet for proper disposal.
    • Recording each cut: material, thickness, method and time.
    • Supporting the cutting engineer on trial cuts and method statements.

    What we look for

    Tell us what you have actually done. If you are strong on most of this and keen on the rest, still apply.

    • MSMWJ301 Operate a high pressure water jetting system, or equivalent Class B competency.
    • UHP water jetting or cutting experience on oil and gas, petrochemical, mining or industrial sites.
    • White Card and a driver licence.
    • Confined Space, Working at Heights, gas test atmospheres and permit to work experience.
    • Offshore tickets such as BOSIET are a plus, but not needed for onshore work.
    • Happy to travel and work away.

    What it pays

    Pay depends on experience and tickets. Tell us what you are on and we will be straight with you. Travel work pays more, and there is interstate work for people who want it.

    Other names for this job

    Companies label this role differently and so do candidates. If your last job was called cold cutting technician, water jet cutter, abrasive water jet operator, UHP cutting technician, high pressure water jet cutting, hot work free cutting, cold cutting operator, and the work matches what is above, this is the same job. We hire on what you have done, not on the title.

    What we are like to work for

    DeconCut is new, and that is the honest pitch. You would be joining at the start of a specialist business that sits inside a group that already has the safety system, the certifications, the plant and the people. We are building the crews now and we want operators who will help us run serious cutting plant properly. The people who get in early are the ones who will run the crews as it grows.

    Work rights

    You need the right to work in Australia. We do not sponsor visas and we do not charge anyone a fee to apply or to be placed, ever. If someone asks you for money to get a job with us, it is not us. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply.

    What happens after you apply

    • You get an email straight away confirming we have your application.
    • Someone rings you within one business day, on the mobile number you give us.
    • If you did not attach a CV, reply to that confirmation email with it. It is the fastest way to get in front of us.
    • We keep your details on file. Even if there is nothing today, we come back to people when the right job lands.

    Where the job is

    Our yards are at 23 Aranda Street, Slacks Creek in Brisbane and 2C Factory Street, Granville in Sydney. The work goes where the structures are: tunnels, bridges, power stations, mines, refineries and industrial plant up and down the East Coast and interstate, so expect travel and time away on the bigger jobs.

    Other roles

    Read about the work itself on our service page. We are also hiring: Diamond Wire Saw Operator, Tunnel and TBM Cutting Technician, Heavy Steel and Industrial Cutting Technician, Shutdown and Decommissioning Cutting Technician, Hydrodemolition Operator, High Hazard and Remote Cutting Technician, Cutting Engineer. Every DeconCut role is on the Work With Us page.

    aboriginal flagsDeconCut acknowledges the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Isander people as Traditional Custodians of the country on which we live and work. We pay our respects to the Traditional Custodians and Elders past, present and future, and honour their connection to the land and ongoing contribution to society.