Real work.
Serious customers.
Proper tradespeople.
We do the jobs where the plant's down, the part has to be spot-on first time, and the customer is waiting on us to get them running again.
See Open RolesWIN $500 when your mate sticks
Know a gun tradie? Refer them — if we hire them and they clear 3 months, you pocket $500.
Our Services
Highest-value workLine Boring
Our highest-value work — we'll train you. On-site line boring for mining, civil and heavy industry across Victoria.
Workshop + mobileGeneral Engineering & On-Site Machining
Manual lathes, horizontal borers, mills — one-offs and small batches. We go to the job when moving it isn't an option.
Full scopeFabrication & Boilermaking
Structural and process fabrication alongside our machining capability — full-scope solutions without the runaround.
Who We Are
Metro Machining is a Melbourne engineering shop with workshops in Campbellfield and Drouin, Gippsland.
THE MISSION — TO BE THE BEST SUPPLIER OF LINE BORING & ASSOCIATED ENGINEERING SERVICES IN OUR REGIONS.
What We Stand For
Four values. Non-negotiable.
INNOVATION & TECHNICAL EXCELLENCE
WE SELL SOLVED PROBLEMS
WHAT THIS MEANS AT METRO
- Think outside the box
- Quality matters
- Craftsmanship and attention to detail
- Right first time
ACCOUNTABILITY
OWN IT
WHAT THIS MEANS AT METRO
- Pull your weight in your role
- Keep your bookwork and job tracking tight
- Make a mistake — own it early and fix it
- Don't blame the tools, the drawings, or other people
- If your name's on it, stand behind it
HONESTY
STRAIGHT TALK
WHAT THIS MEANS AT METRO
- Be a good bloke people can trust
- Tell it how it is
- Speak up early when something's wrong
- Same to your face as behind your back
TEAMWORK
WE WIN TOGETHER
WHAT THIS MEANS AT METRO
- Back your mates when the pressure's on
- Jump in and help before you're asked
- Share what you know — don't hoard it
- Leave the ego at the gate
- We win together and lose together
The Work You'd Be Doing
This is what lands on the schedule.
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Bucket Wheel Excavator
Shipped from Germany in three sections — we machined the joints and line-bored the drive coupling circles to tolerance.
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Nauru Power Station
Engineered custom cast iron sleeves and decked bearing caps in Campbellfield, flew out and restored the engine that powers a nation.
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Moomba Gas Fields SA
6 machines, 124 bores, fully self-contained desert program.
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Glen Valley High Country
4x4 truck in, snapped 100mm pin out — machine back running in 4 days.
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HMAS Canberra — MASTIS Antenna
800mm on-site face machining on an amphibious assault ship's antenna mounting system.
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GWA-Certified at Height
GWA-certified crew machining nacelle and hub components on-turbine, at height.
REFERRAL BONUS
KNOW A GUN MACHINIST?
Refer a tradie. If we hire them and they stick three months, you collect $500. JACKPOT. EVERY TIME.
"We don't want any muppets, and neither do you."
Where You'll Work
Mining Review
"Masters of Machining"
"A small engineering company that has earned a big reputation."
Featured in The Australian Mining Review
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Ready to do real work?
We're looking for tradespeople who want variety, growth, and a workshop that runs properly.
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