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OFI / Powering Innovation

Locality: Bunbury, Western Australia

Phone: +61 8 9725 6120

Address: 15 Leichardt Street 6230 Bunbury, WA, Australia

Website: http://www.ofigroup.com.au

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24.01.2022 SENIOR DESIGN ELECTRICAL ENGINEER JOB OPPORTUNITY For more than 30 years, OFI has provided innovative electrical solutions across Australia to the Mining and Resource, Government and Defence, Fuels and Explosives and other key sectors. Our specialist Electrical Engineering, Automation, Instrumentation and Design and Construction capabilities are borne from embracing evolutions within our industry, active research and development of new ideas and a consistent commitment to the... development of our people, infrastructure and systems, to meet the changing needs of our clients. Our dynamic team is comprised of excellent communicators who are skilled in their chosen field and understand the importance of collaboration and perseverance. We are proud and committed to our reputation as the team with the skills, fortitude and adaptability to always deliver. OFI is seeking an experienced Senior Design Electrical Engineer to be based either in Perth or Bunbury, Western Australia with more than ten years experience in Industrial Electrical applications within Australia. The successful candidate will join an engaged and motivated team, dedicated to pursuing industry breakthroughs and elite systems performance, for the benefit of our clients. For more information on this role. please visit our website: https://www.ofigroup.com.au//senior-design-electrical-eng/ TO APPLY: Please call (08) 9701 9232 for a preliminary phone interview with our HR team. IMPORTANT: DO NOT apply by sending us your CV these applications will not be considered. NOTE: Only applicants with current legal right to work in Australia will be considered. No recruitment agencies please.

23.01.2022 OFIs Fairest and Best Our very own Accounts Administration Officer, Britt Gliddon, recently won the Harvey Brunswick Leschenault Football Clubs fairest and best for the third year running AND player of the final. If that wasnt prestigious enough, Britt was also named as an instrumental Centre Half Forward for the 2019 South West Football Leagues womens team of the year. ... To quote the South Western Times, Britt always gives "plenty of encouragement to all her team mates" and "puts in a solid performance" with "tremendous skills under pressure". We think she does that here too! Congats Britt.

23.01.2022 We are in the final stages of MOVEMBER... wed love your support to help us reach our fundraising goal. Stay tuned for the end result of all our Mos...

23.01.2022 After a rigorous training and certification process, OFI can now offer AS61439 Verification Services and Auditing Services. OFI engineering staff recently spent time conducting a gap analysis and thorough reviews to ensure compliance which includes internally developed checklists and reporting formats.

23.01.2022 CONGRATULATIONS SAM AND VASKO!! Our HR Admin Officer, Samantha Mitchell, married Vasko Suleski on the 29th September in a gorgeous ceremony at St Nikola Macedonian Orthodox Church in North Perth. Sam met Vasko working hard at F45 Training and two years later he pulled out the big-romance-guns by proposing over a romantic dinner at the EIFFEL TOWER in PARIS!! It looks like it was a spectacular day... congratulations from the whole OFI team!

23.01.2022 The Push Up Challenge is an easy and unique way to engage our staff and community in mental health awareness. Each day, OFI will target a number of push-ups to complete that reflects a different statistic to do with mental health in Australia. For example, 45 push-ups to recognise the 45% of Australians who will experience a mental health condition over their lifetime.... Over the course of 21 days well be challenged to complete 3,046 push-ups in total, representing the 3,046 lives lost in Australia to suicide in 2018. Eight OFI staff have signed up for The Push Up Challenge - and we think Maitland, Frazer, Emma, Sam and Mel are off to a great start... Together, we can make a real difference - sign up today and join the push for better mental health! More info: https://www.thepushupchallenge.com.au/

22.01.2022 In exciting news, OFI has recently been awarded the manufacturing and on-site install of Switchroom No 6 and MCC005 at Tronox's North Shore site. Having recently completed the initial electrical and control system design for the project, OFI is now committed to the manufacturing of the MCC005, construction of the switchroom, installation of new cables and testing and commissioning of the switchroom. We are looking forward to another successful collaboration with Tronox, who continues to provide value to the local South West community.

22.01.2022 As a key partner with Sitzler, OFI continues to always deliver key engineering and technical support at the US-Australian Space Surveillance Telescope at Harold E.Holt in Exmouth. We are proud to be part of this ongoing project and supporting Defences space capabilities.

21.01.2022 At OFI we are proud of our Crew and without doubt know we have the #bestcrew but it sure is nice when a valued client notices that weve really got something special going on here! Congratulations Atif and the Engineering Crew, awesome work!

21.01.2022 MEET OUR TEAM Christine Watchon, Engineer Christine specialises in engineering design and spends her days designing power system studies, conducting arc flash calculations, producing single lines, schematics, terminations and switchboard designs.... Christine shines when sharing her knowledge with the OFI team, always patient and generous with her time. Most importantly she is driven always putting the client first and openly communicating throughout complicated projects. When not being an organisational master at OFI, Christine loves to spend time going out for dinner, watching movies and sightseeing beautiful places in WA with her family.

21.01.2022 In support of R U OK Day, our crew held a staff BBQ last Thursday 10 September. Open conversations surrounding mental health and wellbeing are really important to us, we value a workplace that is rich in support and community and encourages all our employees and their families to feel safe and valued and know if at any time they need to reach out, they can. Everyone enjoyed a relaxed afternoon over a delicious BBQ, chatting and learning more about safely starting conversati...ons about mental wellbeing. Yellow was the dress code and Ros took home the prize for best dressed! Thanks to all who came along for a very successful afternoon and here’s to a safe and inclusive OFI workplace!

21.01.2022 The health and wellbeing of our staff is important to us at OFI. Recently, we welcomed Lisa Hynes to the OFI community as Support Service Officer to support our employees and assist in the care of vulnerable family members during the COVID-19 pandemic. By offering support and best practice advice to staff and their families, Lisa has helped OFI staff members balance the demands of family and work life during this challenging time. ... Welcome Lisa and thank you for all your support!

20.01.2022 New Junior OFI Team Members! It was cuddle time last week at OFIs Bunbury workshop as we met our two smallest and newest members, Ella and Brooklyn. These cutie-patooties brought smiles to the faces of everyone lucky enough to be in the office.... Congratulations to Emma (OFIs Administration Manager) and Michael. Ella is a beautiful little girl. And congratulations to Mellita (OFI OHSEQ Coordinator) and Geoff - Brooklyn is an adorable little man.

20.01.2022 Never ones to 'run' away from a challenge, OFI Crew Emma MacLennan, Brittany Gliddon, Melissa Doddy (with daughter Evviva), Mellita Hill (with baby Brooklyn) and Emma Smith joined the Bunbury Runners Club annual Women's Fun Run earlier this month. Sporting OFI team colours, we were proud to see the team join in the fun... go OFI!

19.01.2022 TEAM ORCA FOR THE WIN! OFI are once again proudly supporting Newton Moore Senior High School (NMSHS) with their Submarines in School Challenge. Coordinated by the Re-Engineering Australia Foundation, the competition supports the interest and development of future engineers. Our sponsorship will assist NMSHS’ competing team, Team Orca, obtain equipment for the construction of their submarine for the competition as well as marketing and advertising of their project. ... We are thrilled to be supporting this fantastic initiative again in 2020 as part of our commitment to the development of future engineers. We wish Team Orca all the best with their submarine! Stay tuned for updates

17.01.2022 The team at OFI were thrilled to host Colby Gilmore for a week of work experience in our workshop earlier this month. Colby was warmly welcomed by the whole team and found the in-depth involvement and exposure to switchboards highly rewarding and engaging. When asked what he thinks makes OFI unique? The collaborative, family environment where everyone supports each other Id come back in a heartbeat!

17.01.2022 HAPPY HOLIDAYS! The team at OFI would like to wish everyone a happy and safe Christmas break. Thank you for your support throughout 2020, we look forward to continuing to work together in 2021.... Our Perth and Bunbury offices will be closed from 12pm Wednesday 23rd December, and will re-open on Monday 11th January 2021. Any correspondence received during this time will be actioned upon our return in the New Year.

17.01.2022 We were recently engaged by Avora Energy to provide commissioning and quality assistance for the installation of solar arrays at Sunrise Energy Groups Image Resources Solar Farm in Boonanarring, WA. To date, our OFI team have conducted several site visits and reviews as well as the preparation of quality documents for the project. When completed and active, the solar farm will be configured as a behind the meter solution and is expected to provide approximately 25% of the required electricity for the Image Resources Mineral Sands mine on an annual basis.

16.01.2022 OFI GOES DRY FOR JULY A group of OFI staff members are putting their health and wellbeing first and raising funds for a worthy cause this July as they take part in Dry July. Money raised will provide invaluable services for cancer patients, their families and carers. With only 11 days to go staff have been enjoying the health benefits from being alcohol free with reports of better sleep and increased energy levels! So far, our team has raised close to $1,000. You can support the OFI Crew and make a donation here: https://bit.ly/2DIZTGy

16.01.2022 OFI Real Time Support System The Remote Tech That Can Help With COVID-19 OFI Group have been working with a wearable Real Time Support System for more than a year to enable its engineers and specialists to collaborate with regional and remote projects in WAs North West. This cutting-edge technology allows for real-time distance individual thermal imaging, real-time high definition streaming to remote subject matter specialists interactively and real time distance vision re...cording of front-line workers. With the COVID-19 crisis currently unfolding in Australia, OFI have identified the OFI Real Time Support System as a way medical staff can continue to do their jobs without the constant threat of contracting and spreading the virus. OFI are currently seeking volunteers from the medical community to be involved in some usability tests for a system OFI have developed to support medical staff in this crisis. The test would require the volunteer to download a well-known and widely used App to their Apple or Android device, or an application to their PC. It will take approximately 10-15 minutes to conduct the test, with the volunteer able to be involved from any location with an internet or wifi connection. We would love to hear from volunteers that work within the medical profession, as we feel that through technology and smarter systems of work we could improve the way we manage the response to Coronavirus and the OFI Real Time Support System could assist in reducing exposure for all staff and specialists using it. Please Direct Message us anytime if you are interested, we would love to hear from you!

16.01.2022 ON THE BLOG | WELCOMING OUR NEWEST GRADUATE ENGINEERS Starting work recently as our newest Graduate Electrical Engineers, Isaac and Faizan are warmly welcomed to the OFI family. To read more about OFI's commitment to emerging talent click here: ... https://www.ofigroup.com.au//ofi-supports-rising-talent-w/ See more

15.01.2022 OFI’s Real Time Support System Headset (RTS) has been working hard for the past few months. Currently being utilised for dry commissioning in Northern Western Australia, our team commissioned a UPS (Uninterrupted Power Supply) while simultaneously setting up the connection to the specialist technician back in Perth. Our team were able to safely and successfully commission the UPS and the site now has critical facilities backed up all through the RTS. It is great to see OFI’s innovative solutions delivering exceptional results.

15.01.2022 OFI was engaged by RCR Mining Technologies to collaboratively design, fabricate, construct and commission the electrical/control component of 2 x 3000TPH apron feeders for Roy Hill Stockpile Reclaim System. This project was fast tracked involving the design and fabrication of custom built dual skinned outdoor MCC’s capable of handling the harsh Northwest environment. Each MCC housed 150kW VSD’s with on board forced ventilation / pressurisation with cyclonic dust separation.... The installation of MCC’s, generators, instrumentation, electrical field devices was done whilst conveyor was in operation with safeguards in place, with final programming, commissioning and SCADA interfacing was all completed during a short outage. In line with OFI's commitment to 'always deliver', this project was completed on time and with minimal impact to client operations.

14.01.2022 A WIN FOR SWORDFISH! OFI recently supported the Year 8 SSV Swordfish Team from Newton Moore Senior High School with their Submarines In School Challenge. OFIs Senior Electrical Engineer, Dr. Atif Sharif was a supportive mentor, helping the team through the WA STEM SUBs competition. ... Coordinated by the Re-Engineering Australia Foundation under the guidelines of Australian Department of Defence, the competition supports the interest and development of future engineers. We were thrilled to hear they won the WA state title! Congratulations SSV Swordfish and good luck with the upcoming Sydney Nationals.

14.01.2022 OFI Supporting Newton Moore Senior High Schools SSV Swordfish Team SSV Swordfish will be competing in the Re-Engineering Australia Foundation (REA) Submarines In School Challenge in October. Tasked with building a submarine and trade display as part of the Department of Defences STEM program, OFIs Senior Electrical Engineer, Dr. Atif Sharif has been mentoring SSV Swordfish in the construction and display of the submarine. OFIs Atif is thrilled to share his ideas and encou...rage real problem solving skills with the team, supporting future engineers on their path to success. We are all looking forward to seeing some innovative ideas come out of the competition! As a side note - our Managing Director Mike Golden and Company Secretary Suzie Liaros also attended Newton Moore and hope for a home-school win in October. Good luck SSV Swordfish and we hope you make the finals in Sydney!! Image: Re-Engineering Australia Foundation

14.01.2022 Rod Young, OFIs Senior Project Manager for the RAAF Curtin Fuel Facility Remediations Works Project was recently invited by the Derby Chamber of Commerce to present how this project had benefited the local community. Rod was pleased to share how the project had contributed to local tenancy occupations, employed local sub-contractors, hired local plant and equipment, and supported local small businesses (food, beverage and accommodation). OFI was also proud to continue suppor...ting the local community through the COVID-19 period, whilst adhering to the Shire of Derby/West Kimberley recommendations, such as self-isolating staff for 14 days in Broome. Pictured (L-R): Geoff Haerewa (Derby Shire President), Paul White (Derby Shire Deputy President) and Rod Young (OFI Senior Project Manager).

14.01.2022 Welcome to the OFI Team Maitland We would like to welcome Maitland Hardwick as our first year apprentice. Maitland is looking forward to a full and diverse learning environment here at OFI. He will learn and experience all aspects of industrial installation work including the installation, maintenance, repair, testing and commissioning of electrical and electronic equipment and systems under the diligent supervision of our team of skilled and experienced electricians. ... Maitland has a menagerie of pets including guinea pigs, dogs, pigs and chickens and loves to hang out with friends and skate on the weekend. With travelling Australia high on his bucket list - we hope your work journey with OFI will help you see amazing things here in our great state! Welcome to the team Maitland.

13.01.2022 Lead by Administration Manager, Serah, we recently held a 'Big Breakfast' to raise much needed funds for breast cancer research... and raised an impressive $300 for the cause! It was a fun and successful morning for all staff involved and Serah proved to be quite a gun on the breakfast BBQ.

13.01.2022 Central to our uncompromising standards of excellence, a recent annual audit was completed at OFI for our occupational health and safety, environment and quality management systems. Issued through the experts in risk management and quality assurance, DNVGL, OFI was successful in meeting all certification requirements.

12.01.2022 To maintain our high standards in Quality and Electrical Compliance OFI is very pleased to announce that Adam Morrison has been appointed to the position of QA/QC Manager. In his past nine years with OFI, Adam has managed and been involved with numerous projects in Mining, Defence and Power Generation - allowing him to experience first-hand the importance of maintaining good test practices and electrical compliance. He is currently using his knowledge and experience to develo...p new e-test sheets utilising mobile platforms to further enhance OFIs quality and efficiency. Congratulations Adam! Best of luck in your new role.

12.01.2022 In preparation for the changes in our work and home lives as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, OFI ensured it could support its staff in times of need by creating food, basic medical and essential items hampers in the eventuality that any staff or family members needed extra supplies or support. Thankfully the length and negative impact of COVID-19 was not as critical in Western Australia, so many of our staff and their families didnt require the back up supplies. We were happy to ensure the support could be passed onto the broader local community and we donated the hampers to Bunbury Foodbank WA. Sam Curulli, from our HR team was thrilled to help pass on the hampers to Foodbank on behalf of OFI.

12.01.2022 ITS HIP TO BE SQUARE OFI has an ongoing commitment to training and interdepartmental collaboration. As switchboard manufacturers accredited to assemble CUBIC enclosures, OFIs engineering and construction team recently completed extensive training using the CUBIC software and documentation. This training will facilitate versatile designed switchboards to suit client requirements. Well done to our team for successfully finishing this training!

11.01.2022 OFI Real Time Support System - Hazardous Area / Explosive Atmosphere rated units with IECEx Certification Weve had plenty of questions on the OFI Real Time Support System in the past week, many regarding its usability in hazardous or explosive areas. The unit has Hazardous Area / Explosive Atmosphere rated units with IECEx Certification and is rated forEx ib IIC T4 Gb, Ex ib IIIC T135C Db IP6X, Zone 1 and 2 (Flammable/Explosive Gases) and Zone 21 and 22 (Flammable/Combustib...le/Explosive Dusts). Built tough for extreme and harsh environments, the unit is IP66 Industrial grade and can operate all day on a single charge. Plus, on a personal use note, it integrates perfectly with all PPE and is comfortable to wear the whole day. Our GM Mike can attest to that!

11.01.2022 SPACE SURVEILLANCE TELESCOPE OFI is proud of the skills and commitment of our team, always striving for a superior level of design and delivery for complex and critical projects such as the Space Surveillance Telescope Project (SST) in Exmouth, WA. OFI was a major electrical and communications infrastructure subcontractor for the SST. Bringing this project to a successful close is a testament to OFIs highly experienced technical capability, project management proficiency a...nd capacity to openly and effectively innovate and collaborate. Well done team! Picture: Sitzler Pty Ltd

11.01.2022 CONGRATULATIONS JYE! OFIs Jye Colum was recently promoted to a Project Coordinator position. Jye commenced working with OFI as a electrician in 2013 and worked his way through Leading Hand and then Supervisor. A seasoned electrical supervisor, Jye consistently works above and beyond what his role demands and his commitment, quality of work and adherence to OFI standards has seen him promoted to this position. From all of us here at OFI - well done Jye!

10.01.2022 Supporting our local community is important to OFI. We recently sponsored the Harvey Brunswick Leschenault Netball Club to enable the purchase of netball uniforms for their junior team. We recognise the cost of junior sport registrations and uniforms can often put a strain on the club and its players, so OFI was thrilled to support one of our local teams in their sporting pursuits. Von Young from the HBL Netball Club said " We look forward to our players returning to the cour...ts soon. We would like to take this opportunity to thank OFI, we sincerely appreciate your generous support." We look forward to seeing the HBL Netball Club back on the courts soon too!

10.01.2022 WAPRES Main Switchboard Upgrade OFI recently completed the off-site design and fabrication of a new main switchboard for the WAPRES Bunbury Port site. A complicated project that required the port site to be shut down, OFI worked on: - PLC Controls - Switchboard installation; and... - Commissioning of plant back to operational status. OFI successfully completed the onsite works swiftly and within budget in the shutdown situation. Ensuring WAPRES could reactivate ship loading on schedule with minimum downtime. WAPRES were very happy with the high standard of works completed by OFI and were impressed with the excellent management, communication and OFIs ability to quickly and effectively complete the project.

10.01.2022 OFIs Mos for Bros We would love your help to hit our target of $4,000 to support mens health this Movember. Money raised helps to fund mens health projects globally. - Men die on average 6 years earlier than women. - Unchecked, prostate cancer rates will double over the next 15 years. ... - Testicular cancer rates have already doubled in the last 50 years. - Worldwide one man dies by suicide every minute of every day. - Males account for 75% of all suicides. Please donate today to support mens health (and our mo-growth!). Click here to donate to our team: https://moteam.co/ofi-mos-4-bros?mc=1

09.01.2022 Only TWO days to go in our Push Up Challenge. Were well on our way to completing the 3,046 push-ups in 21 days - and the whole OFI family is getting involved! Little Rigby is showing Mum Emma how its done...... The Doddy family (Will, Evviva and Mel) pushing it at home. And the OFI apprentices, Maitland and Frazer having a bit of a push up comp at the workshop! More info: https://www.thepushupchallenge.com.au/

09.01.2022 Images of space from the Space Surveillance Telescope (SST) in Western Australia have been captured, marking a significant milestone for the Defence space project. The first pictures from the joint Australia-United States space facility at Exmouth on WAs Coral Coast follows its reassembly in a purpose-built facility, complete with a 270-tonne rotating dome. OFI was a major electrical and communications infrastructure subcontractor for the SST and are proud to be part of succ...essful projects that highlight the skills and commitment of our team with complex and critical projects. Minister for Defence, Senator the Hon Linda Reynolds CSC said the telescope is a game changer for Defence. This world-leading, 360-degree telescope will enable Defence to better track and identify objects and threats in space including space debris, as well as predict and avoid potential collisions, Minister Reynolds said. Im particularly proud of the contribution by local companies, and that this facility highlights the important role regional Australia has to play in the safety and security of our nation. The Space Surveillance Telescope will now undergo extensive testing and is expected to be operational in 2022.

06.01.2022 Swordfish takes the title! The final update of the exciting and successful journey of the Newton Moore Senior High School Year 8 SSV Swordfish Team with their Submarines In School Challenge, proudly supported by OFI. The team comprising of Annas Atif (Mentor), Rayaan Atif (Graphics Designer & Engineer), Phoenix Albrey (Manufacturing Engineer) and Ashton English (Resource Manager & Team Manager) were thrilled to win FIRST PLACE in the State Championships trophy.... From this win, team member Rayaan Atif continued the winning journey by being selected as part of a higher-level team to compete in the National Finals held in Adelaide. Chosen due to his excellent graphic designing skills, Rayaan and his team won the national finals competition! Congratulations Rayaan - we are very proud of your achievements. OFIs Engineering Manager, Dr. Atif Sharif has been a supportive mentor, helping the team through the WA STEM SUBs competition. This National competition is coordinated by the Re-Engineering Australia Foundation under the guidelines of Australian Department of Defence, the competition supports the interest and development of future engineers.

06.01.2022 CPS Generator Inspections in Germany Our Senior Project Manager, John Castle recently travelled all the way to Germany to participate in the Factory Acceptance Test of our SST custom-designed, high defence specification caterpillar generator sets. As part of our collaboration with Sitzler/Defence in Exmouth, OFI re-designed and constructed 2.4MW Central Power Station comprising of six 400kW generators to power the Space Surveillance Telescope we have just completed in the Nor...th West. As a result of the custom redesign, the power station will be more efficient and cost effective while still meeting stringent defence and telescope requirements and is on-track for completion at the end of the year. We notice the trip also coincided with Oktoberfest... a lucky coincidence for John?

05.01.2022 Remote Technology Can Save the Day As the COVID-19 threat continues to heighten in Australia, technology is playing an ever increasing role in keeping medical professionals safe and businesses running. The OFI Real Time Support System is one way that medical staff can continue to do their jobs without the constant threat of contracting and spreading Coronavirus.... Perth and Bunbury based Engineering group OFI Group has been working with the Real Time Support System headset technology for more than a year to enable engineers and specialists to collaborate with regional and remote projects in WAs North West and work with highly technical and confidential projects within the Australian and US Defence Forces.

03.01.2022 Flexibility is the name of the game here at OFI COVID-19 has presented additional challenges for the team here at OFI. Taking each challenge in our stride, we pride ourselves on being on the frontline of innovation, flexibility and staff support. One of our primary projects during this time has been the development of the OFI Real Time Support System (read more about that here: https://www.ofigroup.com.au//remote-specialist-support-sy/), but we have also improved many inter...nal processes to enable us to protect our staff, improve communication and better deliver positive outcomes for our clients. Here are just a few of our team members collaborating and keeping the OFI wheels moving during this time!