Capability category

Fitters

Mechanical fitters who install, align, maintain and repair rotating and static plant to tolerance.

The best fitters are already working. Poachd exists so their capability is discoverable without them having to apply for anything.

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Free for tradespeople, permanently. Companies pay for access and on a confirmed placement.

What this capability actually covers

Capability is the specific work someone can do and has done, not the job title on their last payslip.
  • Pump, fan, gearbox and drive installation and alignment
  • Pipework, valve and seal work
  • Shutdown, overhaul and breakdown maintenance
  • Precision alignment, vibration and condition work
  • Mechanical fabrication and fitting to drawing

Where the work is

Mining and processing plant, energy generation, water infrastructure, manufacturing, rail depots and heavy industrial sites.

What companies are really screening for

  • Plant types and shutdown experience, with realistic scopes
  • Precision alignment and measurement capability
  • Site tickets for the environment, including confined space and working at height
  • Roster tolerance and mobility, which usually decides the hire

Why a verified record of capability matters

Fitting work is judged on tolerance and reliability, and neither reads off a job title. Shutdown-hardened fitters are a different pool to workshop fitters, and projects need to know which one they are calling.

How this appears on a Poachd Passport

  • Plant and equipment worked on
  • Shutdown and maintenance history
  • Trade qualification and site tickets
  • Roster preference, region and availability

Industries drawing on this capability

The same people are being pulled between these markets, which is what makes the capability scarce.
  • construction workforce - Major construction programmes are increasingly constrained by trade capability rather than by design, funding or approvals.
  • infrastructure workforce - Water, transport, tunnels and public assets need technical trades who can work inside live systems and strict approval regimes.
  • energy workforce - Generation, transmission, storage and renewables are all building at once, drawing on the same licensed electrical and mechanical capability.
  • mining and resources workforce - Resources sites need maintenance and shutdown-hardened technical trades who will work a roster in remote conditions.

Other capability categories

  • Electricians - Licensed electrical workers installing, terminating, testing and energising power systems on critical infrastructure projects.
  • Electrical supervisors - Leading hands, site supervisors and electrical leads who run crews, sequence electrical work and carry the quality and safety load on site.
  • Instrumentation and controls - Technicians who install, terminate, calibrate and prove the control and monitoring systems that make plant behave predictably.
  • HVAC and mechanical - Mechanical trades installing, connecting and commissioning the air and water systems that keep critical plant within temperature.
  • Refrigeration - Licensed refrigeration trades working on chillers, heat rejection and refrigerant systems that critical facilities depend on.

Looking for fitters, or one of them?

Companies search capability, experience, region and availability directly. Tradespeople record what they can actually do and stay private until they choose otherwise.

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