Diggers & Drills Technician

Careermine; City Of Swan; Sur place; AUD 102 000 - 146 000; Temps partiel

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Health & Wellness discounts

Career development and training

Employee referral bonus

Flexible rosters and shift options

Competitive hourly rate

Résumé du poste

WesTrac is seeking a Digger & Drill Technician to work across Pilbara and Southwest mine sites on a FIFO/DIDO basis with flexible 8–10 day swing rosters. You will fault-find, diagnose and maintain heavy drilling and digging equipment to keep operations at peak performance.

The role sits within WesTrac's Diggers & Drill Services team, focusing on HMS equipment and providing aftermarket support, shutdown services and on-site technical solutions for major sites.

Qualifications

• Extensive post-trade experience with drills and/or diggers.
• HD Plant mechanic certification is required; HR Licence is required.
• Ability to work autonomously and lead customer work groups onsite.

Responsabilités

• Fault finding, diagnosis and maintenance on MD6200 up to MD6380 Drill Rigs and 6015 up to 6060 HMS
• Liaising with customer, WesTrac and Caterpillar for technical product information
• Assist with preventative maintenance schedules, planning work scopes and troubleshooting
• Technical reporting and training strategies to improve product knowledge
• Increase performance, reliability, and availability of the Drills/Diggers product line

Connaissances

Field service experience

Drills & Diggers knowledge

Autonomous work capability

Team leadership on-site

Formation

HD Plant mechanic qualification/certification

HR Licence

Description du poste

As a Digger & Drill Technician, you will be working across a range of customer mine sites in the Pilbara and Southwest on a FIFO/DIDO basis depending on site location. Take control of your schedule with flexible 8-10 day shut down/breakdown swings. You will be trusted to do what you do best: fault-find, diagnose, and keep critical equipment operating at peak performance.

About the Department

This position sits within WesTrac's newly established Diggers & Drill Services team; a specialist group created for highly experienced tradespeople working at the premium end of heavy mining equipment. The role focuses exclusively on Heavy Mining Shovels and Drill Rigs, providing advanced aftermarket support, shutdown services, and technical solutions across major mine sites.

Location:

FIFO from Perth - This position will be casual, ongoing shutdown work. You will also be working on a variety of rosters.

Hourly Rate:

Up to $90 an hour - Dependent on skillset & experience

What you will do:

• Fault finding, diagnosis and maintenance on MD6200 up to MD6380 Drill Rigs and 6015 up to 6060 HMS
• Liaising directly with the customer, WesTrac and Caterpillar for all HMS technical product information, documentation, and continuous improvement concepts
• Proactively assist with preventative maintenance schedules, planning work scopes and troubleshooting.
• Technical reporting and product instruction/training strategies to improve Drills/Diggers product knowledge to the wider work group.
• Accountable for increasing the all-around performance, reliability, and availability of the designated Drills/Diggers product line.

Skills & Experience:

• HD Plant mechanic qualification/certification and an HR-Licence (required)
• Extensive post-trade experience, including Field Service exposure with Drills and/or Diggers
• High level of competence on mobile hydraulic & low voltage electrical systems used in Diggers
• Demonstrated understanding of the Digger machine application on site, optimum operation knowledge
• Ability to work autonomously, as well as part of a team & lead customer work groups onsite, instruct/teach & knowledge share
• Digger commissioning and hydraulic tune-up experience

Our Benefits include, but are not limited to:

• Financial Benefits - Paid Parental Leave & Secondary Carers Leave, Salary Sacrificing, Novated Leasing, Income Protection Insurance & more than 600 retail discounts, such as Coles, Petbarn, Virgin, HOYTS & Crown.
• Health & Wellness - Discounts with BUPA, Fitness Passport to access multiple gyms across Australia & EAP access to support you and your immediate family.
• Culture & Career - Personal and Team Recognition (Made for More awards), Internal Career Progression, Training & Flexibility through our award-winning WesTrac Institute
• Employee Referral Program - Opportunity to receive a referral bonus up to $5000 for applicable roles
• Additional Perks - Emergency Services Leave, Defence Force Reserves Leave & Employee Share Purchase Plan opportunity.

Our Company & Commitment

With over 4,500 employees, WesTrac is one of the world's largest authorised Cat® equipment dealers, offering a wide range of mining and construction equipment and management solutions.

At WesTrac, we reflect diverse communities, celebrate our people's diversity, and create a culture where employees feel safe to be their authentic selves. We encourage applications from First Nations people, LGBTQIA+ individuals, and those from culturally diverse backgrounds. WORK180 endorsed employer for our commitment to diversity, inclusion, and equality.

As we look to the future, we're focused on harnessing the best talent and providing them with the support they need to achieve success.

WesTrac is a member of the Diversity Council of Australia and recognises the value of and strongly support the principles of equal employment opportunities in the workplace, and we are committed to achieving a diverse and engaged workforce. We are an equal opportunity employer and encourage applications from female, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island candidates.

WesTrac is an endorsed employer for women via WORK180 - who have reviewed our policies, processes, and initiatives to certify that we are an organisation that supports diversity, inclusion and equality.