Electrician HME

Fortescue; Western Australia; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Fortescue is seeking an HV Electrician HME for Solomon mine, FIFO ex Perth, to perform safe maintenance and inspections on large-scale electrical mining equipment. You will focus on compliance, safety, quality and efficiency while supporting Fortescue's mining operations.

You will diagnose faults, optimise run time, and ensure 100% safety controls and statutory inspection adherence. The role supports the green fleet transition and requires a recognised electrical trade certificate and HV

Qualifications

• Australian recognised electrical trade certificate.
• HV Switching Ticket.
• Able to work in small teams with Critical path work.
• Previous experience in mobile maintenance.
• High Voltage experience.
• Prior experience or exposure to Electric HME (Excavators, Drills or Face Shovels) desirable.

Responsibilities

• Willingness to learn new disciplines and skills to ensure the incoming green fleet transition has a maintenance team with never give up attitude and capability to grow with innovative technology.
• Strive to achieve benchmark performance for the electric fleet across Fortescue operations when measured against diesel baseline.
• Diagnosing and fault finding in breakdown scenarios, optimising machine run time.
• Verifying through visual and physical inspection that the HME electrical equipment is in safe working order and free from defects.
• Ensure safety controls are in place and working effectively, including 100% compliance to statutory inspection and testing intervals.
• This will also include assisting with the cable management high voltage electrical team for any switching requirements.
• Work in conjunction with all mobile maintenance and cable management teams to achieve 100% schedule compliance.

Skills

HV switching

Teamwork

Mobile maintenance experience

High voltage experience

Exposure to Electric HME (Excavators,

Education

Australian recognised Electrical Trade Certificate

Job description

Our Opportunity

Our Opportunity

Work Location: Fortescue’s Solomon mine is located on the traditional lands of the Eastern Guruma and Yindjibarndi peoples.

Roster: 7D7N14R - FIFO ex Perth

The HV Electrician HME role reports directly to the Cable Management Supervisor where they will be required to conduct the safe execution of scheduled maintenance and repair to a range of large-scale electrical mining equipment, supporting Fortescue's mining operations.

You will be responsible for conducting repairs and inspections on mining fleet with particular focus on compliance, safety, quality and efficiency.

Key Responsibilities

• Willingness to learn new disciplines and skills to ensure the incoming green fleet transition has a maintenance team with never give up attitude and capability to grow with innovative technology.
• Strive to achieve benchmark performance for the electric fleet across Fortescue operations when measured against diesel baseline.
• Diagnosing and fault finding in breakdown scenarios, optimising machine run time.
• Verifying through visual and physical inspection that the HME electrical equipment is in safe working order and free from defects.
• Ensure safety controls are in place and working effectively, including 100% compliance to statutory inspection and testing intervals.
• This will also include assisting with the cable management high voltage electrical team for any switching requirements.
• Work in conjunction with all mobile maintenance and cable management teams to achieve 100% schedule compliance.

Qualifications And Experience

• Relevant Australian recognised Trade Certificate.
• HV Switching Ticket.
• Able to work in small teams with Critical path work.
• Previous experience in mobile maintenance.
• High Voltage experience.
• Prior experience or exposure to Electric HME i.e Excavators, Drills or Face Shovels desirable.

Be part of something big. Fortescue is leading the world with our plan to decarbonise our iron ore operations, projects that harness renewable energy and the development of technology that will change our planet forever.

Our Commitment

Fortescue celebrates individual strengths and team members are encouraged to bring their whole selves to work. Our global workforce drives and promotes an inclusive culture, both within our organisation and throughout the communities we interact with. Diverse backgrounds include First Nations Peoples, people with disabilities, LGBTQ+ community, gender, neurodiverse, cultural diversity, all age groups, and those with an intersectional or multiple diverse characteristics.

We encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply.

Fortescue reserves the right to close applications early should a suitable pool of candidates be identified. Fortescue will never contact you to ask for payment of any kind, whether directly or through a third party.