Electrical & Instrumentation Technician

Gruyere Gold Mine, a Gold Fields and Gold Road Resources Joint Venture (50/50) located in the Yamarna Greenstone Belt in Western Australia. This newly constructed mine site is one of Australia’s largest and lowest cost gold mining operations boasting a plant production of 300,000+ ounces per annum with an enviable production profile in excess of 10 years.

Role Details:

Reporting to the Senior Reliability Engineer, you will provide quality and timely preventative instrumentation maintenance and repairs of the processing facilities and other areas of the operation as required.

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 an 8 days on 6 days off roster and is Fly in Fly out from Perth.
 

Benefits include:

• 6% Site Allowance & Private Health Insurance Allowance
• Quarterly Bonus Scheme
• 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
• Educational assistance

About the role:

• Preventative maintenance through scheduled inspections, servicing, adjustments, troubleshooting, and timely repair of plant equipment;
• Provide reliable and accurate maintenance knowledge and expertise to minimise down time;
• Working knowledge of all task instructions and procedures to adhere to when carrying out maintenance tasks;
• Maintain a high level of housekeeping through workshops and wherever work is carried out;
• Recording all relevant information into Gold Fields CMMS- AMT/SAP as required.

About you:

• Certificate III in Instrumentation
• Hold proven Instrumentation maintenance experience of a mineral processing plant, preferably gold
• Good Computer skills in Microsoft Office Programs
• Extensive knowledge of process technologies and equipment
• Valid WA Drivers Licence
   

Highly regarded skills and qualifications:

• Experience with Yokogawa Centum VP
• PLC experience (Studio 5000)
• WA Electrical license