Auto Electrician

The Surface Mining Maintenance team at St Ives have an opportunity for an Auto Electrician to join their team.

Role Details

Reporting to the Supervisor: Mechanical Mobile, you will be operating out of a well-equipped and supported workshop as part of a large and cohesive team. You will be responsible for providing high quality auto-electrical preventative maintenance, diagnostic and repair services, on a large fleet of modern surface mining, ancillary and support equipment.

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 , 6 days off roster day shift only and would require the candidate to be residential in Kambalda or Kalgoorlie region.   Relocation support may be available.

Benefits include:

• Private Health Insurance Allowance

• Quarterly Bonus Scheme

• Flexible work arrangements on offer

• 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:

• Ensure the achievement of budgeted maintenance targets by practicing preventative maintenance through scheduled inspections, servicing, adjustments, troubleshooting and timely repair of surface mining equipment

• Support the efficient operation of the surface maintenance facilities by providing reliable and accurate maintenance knowledge, expertise and practical application, to minimise down time and subsequent loss of production

• Maintain a working knowledge of all task instructions and procedures and ensure that these are consistently adhered to when carrying out maintenance tasks

• Maximise return on assets through effective utilisation and care of surface mining maintenance equipment and tools, with due consideration of safety and environmental issues

• Complete all administrative processing requirements associated with maintenance duties, such as requisitioning of parts and materials, processing of maintenance orders, recording of labour time, etc. through AMT, SAP and other relevant information management systems

• Actively support on the job Training of Apprentices

About you:

• Recognised Auto Electrical Trade Qualification & Certificate II in Automotive Mechanical (Air conditioning)

• Previous experience in a Surface Mining environment

• Extensive knowledge of surface mining technologies and equipment including Komatsu, Caterpillar, Sandvik and Volvo

• Experience with Underground Mobile Equipment advantageous but not essential.

• Sound diagnostic experience

• HR Truck Licence, Dogging, Rigging, First Aid and Forklift Tickets would be highly regarded  

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