Mechanical Fixed Plant Fitter - Underground

The underground maintenance team at St Ives Gold Mine have an opportunity for a mechanical fitter to join the team at the Invincible mine.

Role Details

Reporting to the Mechanical Coordinator at St Ives, you will be responsible for providing quality and timely preventative mechanical maintenance and repairs of the Underground & Surface Infrastructure.

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 a 8 days on 6 days off roster and can be offered as either residential in Kambalda or Kalgoorlie or FIFO 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

About the role:

• Ensure the achievement of targets by practicing preventative maintenance through scheduled inspections, servicing, adjustments, troubleshooting and timely repair of plant & underground infrastructure;

• Provide 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;

• Maintain a high standard of housekeeping throughout the underground maintenance workshops and wherever maintenance work is carried out;

• Maximise return on assets through utilisation of maintenance equipment and tools, with due consideration of safety and environmental issues;

• Associated administration, such as requisitioning of parts and materials, processing of maintenance orders, recording of labour time, etc. through the efficient utilisation of SAP.

About you:

• Australian recognised mechanical trade qualification

• Valid WA manual C Class Drivers Licence

• Solid experience in Mechanical Maintenance of underground mining fixed infrastructure

• Previous experience in Maintenance of Paste & Batching plants is desirable

• Crane, Dogging, EWP and Forklift Tickets would further strengthen your application

• Excellent oral and written communication skills

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.