Electrical Technician - Mining Plant & PLCs

AngloGold Ashanti; Gold Coast City; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

AngloGold Ashanti Australia is seeking an Electrical Maintenance Technician to join the Sunrise Dam Gold Mine maintenance team. You'll provide electrical services for fixed plant and infrastructure to ensure reliable run times at site.

Responsibilities include fault finding on electrical and control systems, maintaining processing plant equipment, and installing modifications while meeting statutory requirements. Willingness to work after hours and contribute to shutdowns is essential.

Qualifications

• Current WA electrical worker’s licence is required.
• Cert IV Instrumentation; experience with instrumentation and PLCs (Endress & Hauser and Allen-Bradley preferred).
• High Voltage Switching Training with nationally recognised competency.
• Extensive experience in maintenance of mineral processing or heavy industrial plants.
• Working at heights; able to enter confined spaces.
• Current first aid certificate and CPR.
• Computer literacy; SAP experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Perform electrical and instrumentation maintenance in the processing plant as directed by Supervisors.
• Fault finding on electrical and control systems; analyze failures and implement preventative actions.
• Maintain crushing circuits, conveyors, mills, CIL, elution circuits, wiring, control systems, PLCs, and instrumentation.
• Install new equipment or modify existing equipment ensuring statutory compliance.
• Be available for call-outs and night shifts as rostered to respond to breakdowns.
• Assist with shutdown coordination and execution.

Skills

Electrical maintenance

Fault finding

Instrumentation

PLC systems

Safety compliance

Education

WA electrical worker’s licence

Cert IV Instrumentation

High Voltage Switching Training

WA driver’s licence

Other relevant licenses

Tools

SAP

Job description

AngloGold Ashanti Australia is seeking an Electrical Maintenance Technician to join the Sunrise Dam Gold Mine maintenance team. You'll provide electrical services for fixed plant and infrastructure to ensure reliable run times at site.

Responsibilities include fault finding on electrical and control systems, maintaining processing plant equipment, and installing modifications while meeting statutory requirements. Willingness to work after hours and contribute to shutdowns is essential.