Specialist Drill Fitter

The underground mobile maintenance at Granny Smith has a brand-new position available for a Specialist : Drill Fitter to join their team. 

Role Details:

Reporting to the Leading Hand : Mechanical, you will be responsible for supporting and coaching team members to carry out safe and quality drill servicing and diagnostics as directed by the Leading Hand and Supervisor. You will also identify opportunities for improvements and drive initiatives to increase drill performance and reliability as directed by your Supervisor.

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 nights off roster and is Fly in Fly out from Perth for DIDO from the Goldfields region.

Benefits include:

• Well equipped underground workshop with two overhead cranes and a dedicated drill bay

• 6% Site Allowance & Private Health Insurance Allowance

• Quarterly Bonus Scheme

• Virgin Velocity reward points

• Salary sacrifice options

• Increased annual leave entitlements

• Employee referral program - $10,000 per successful referral!

• Employee Assistance Program

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

About the role:

• Provide support, coaching and guidance to team members allocated to drill servicing and diagnostics to ensure quality and consistency in maintenance practices.

• Provide advice on improvements to drill servicing and diagnostics and drive initiatives to enhance drill reliability and availability

• Share maintenance knowledge, expertise and practical application to minimize down time and subsequent loss of production

• Assist with ongoing training and mentoring of apprentices, trainees and contractors

• Complete drill daily inspections, drill audits and assist with breakdowns as required

• Requisitioning of parts and materials and processing of maintenance orders

• Develop, implement and maintain adherence to appropriate procedures and processes to ensure consistent, timely and efficient delivery of mining plans.

About you:

• Australian recognised Heavy Mechanical Trade Qualification

• Previous experience in mechanical maintenance in an underground or surface environment and knowledge of mining technologies and equipment

• Previous experience coaching and mentoring team members

• Extensive experience with Epiroc E7C and E70S drills is desirable

• Experience with Sandvik development drills DD421 and DD422 is desirable

• Automotive Air Conditioning license preferred but not essential

• Valid C Class manual Driver’s Licence

• Previous SAP experience is desirable

• Excellent communication skills both written and oral

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.