Underground Electrical Technician

Role Details:

Reporting to the Leading Hand at Agnew site, you will be responsible for providing quality and timely preventative electrical maintenance and repairs of the underground mining infrastructure in alignment with Gold Fields and operation specific quality procedures and statutory regulations.

As an employee at Gold Fields, we expect all levels of employees to act in a manner that seeks to align and enhance the values, safety culture, and performance of Gold Fields with the purpose of creating enduring value beyond mining.

This role is offered on 8 days on 6 days off, 7 nights on, 7 days off roster and is Fly in Fly out from Perth or Drive in Drive out from the Goldfields region.

Benefits include:

• Private Health Insurance Allowance

• Quarterly Bonus Scheme

• Flexible work arrangements on offer

• Salary sacrifice options

• Increased annual leave entitlements

• Employee Assistance Program

• Long service leave pro rata after 5 years of continuous service

• Educational assistance

About the role:

• Maintain a high standard of housekeeping throughout the maintenance workshops and wherever maintenance work is carried out, to contribute towards a safe work environment, efficient operation of the facilities and to reduce the risk of incidents or injury and the existence of potential hazards;

• Routine inspections, installation & fault finding of communication systems: Leaky Feeder, Digital Drift;

• Fault-finding, diagnosis, repair and maintenance of the High voltage & Low voltage Underground infrastructure, Mobile equipment, and primary and secondary Pumping/Ventilation;

• Commissioning and decommissioning of equipment;

• Maintenance and repairs of RCT remote bogging/guidance systems.

About you:

• Australian Recognised Electrical Trade Qualification & WA Electrical Licence

• Previous experience working on underground and surface infrastructure

• Valid WA Manual Driver’s Licence

• High Voltage Switching certification (Desirable)

• Working at Heights EWP, Crane, Dogging &/or Forklift ticket also (Desirable)

• Current First Aid Certificate (Essential)

Applications can be submitted via: https://careers.goldfields.com/Australia

Gold Fields is committed to achieving an inclusive workforce. We recognise that the diverse talent of our people will ultimately determine our growth, performance and success. We strongly encourage applications from female, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, as well as candidates with culturally diverse backgrounds.