Operator : Trainee Nipper

Date:  21 Jan 2025
Location: 

Granny Smith - Laverton, WA, AU, 6440

Company:  Gold Fields Group Services (Pty) Ltd
Job Req ID:  66432

Role Details

 

Reporting to the Underground Supervisor, the Trainee: Nipper will learn how to assist the mining team to achieve daily targets while working closely with the underground operators, ensuring that all tasks are carried out in a timely and efficient manner

Safety is a core value at Gold Fields and we expect all employees to always act in a manner that seeks to enhance the safety culture and performance of our company.

 

This role is offered on a 12 month fixed term contract on 8 days on, 6 days off, 7 nights on, 7 nights off roster and is FIFO from Perth or DIDO from local surrounding communities.

 

Benefits include:
Gold Fields has a vast array of benefits including:

  •          Stability - Granny Smith has a 10-year mine life
  •          6 % Site Allowance & Quarterly Bonus Scheme & Private Health Insurance Allowance
  •          Virgin Velocity reward points
  •          Continual training and ability to expand your career

 

Duties of the role:

  • Be organized and prepared to undertake all assigned tasks by the supervisor
  • Learn to source and deliver equipment such as tools, piping, services, and anything else that is needed for the smooth operation of the underground mine
  • Develop skills in waste removal, transporting items from underground work areas to waste dumps
  • Assist Jumbo Operators with bolting and meshing as required
  • Gain knowledge in setting up headings with bolts and mesh, and assist service crew when required
  • Ensure all pre-starts are completed and arrive fit for work for all rostered days

 

About You:

  • Current Manual Drivers License
  • Excellent communication skills, both written & verbal
  • Competent to work 12 hour shifts, including nights
  • Previous labouring, mobile operating or paste fill experience highly regarded

 

Interested parties should submit a detailed curriculum vitae to: https://careers.goldfields.com/Australia

 

Gold Fields is committed to the achievement and maintenance of diversity and equity in employment. We are committed to achieving a diverse and inclusive workforce, and strongly encourage applications from female, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates