Electrical Communications Technician

Date:  20 Oct 2025
Location: 

St Ives - Kambalda, WA, AU, 6442

Company:  Gold Fields Group Services (Pty) Ltd
Job Req ID:  68384

Benefits include:

  • 6 % Site Allowance
  • 5 Weeks Annual leave
  • Quarterly Bonus Scheme
  • Private Health Insurance Allowance
  • Salary continuance scheme and life insurance
  • Continual training and the ability to expand your career
  • Salary Sacrifice options

 

 

About You:

 

  • WA “A” Class Electrical Workers License – Highly Desirable
  • Manual WA Driver’s License
  • Minimum 3 years’ experience in radio communications, telemetry networks and maintenance in surface and underground mining environment
  • Open cabling ticket with fibre endorsement, structured cabling and coaxial is desirable
  • Tertiary qualification in IT, Communications and or Instrumentation is desirable

 

 

8/6 Roster, FIFO EX Perth or DIDO/Residential to the Goldfields

 

 

Duties of the role:

 

  • Routine inspections of machinery and fixed plant and carry out preventive measures and condition reporting.
  • Fault-finding, diagnosis, repair, and maintenance of the communications networks. Experience using Spectrum Analyzer and OTDR necessary.
  • Design and Installation of communications equipment: Leaky Feeder, Fibre Optics, Structured Cabling and Newtrax.
  • Programming Kenwood Digital Radios and Repeaters.
  • Commissioning of new communication technology introduced to the site.
  • Recording all relevant information into goldfields CMMS- AMT/SAP as required.
  • Ability to work unsupervised and in a team environment

 

 

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