Electrician HME

Fortescue Metals Group; Western Australia; Hybrid; AUD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

FIFO roster

Job summary

Fortescue Metals Group’s Solomon mine in Western Australia seeks a Heavy Vehicle Electrician (HME) to safely maintain and repair large-scale mining electrical equipment. You’ll report to the Cable Management Supervisor and ensure scheduled maintenance aligns with safety and quality standards.

Responsibilities focus on high voltage electrical systems, fault finding, and supporting switching requirements across the cable management team.

Qualifications

• HV experience and knowledge of high voltage systems.
• HV Switching Ticket is required or beneficial.
• Able to work in small teams on critical path work.

Responsibilities

• Diagnose and fault-find on high voltage electrical systems and equipment.
• Conduct scheduled maintenance and repairs on mining fleet.
• Ensure safety controls and compliance with inspection and testing intervals.

Skills

HV experience

HV Switching Ticket

Teamwork

Mobile maintenance

HME electrical knowledge

Education

Australian recognised Trade Certificate

Job description

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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 experiencein mobile maintenance.
• High Voltage experience.
• Prior experience or exposure to Electric HME i.e Excavators, Drills or Face Shovels desirable.

About Us

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.

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