Electricians

Manuka Resources Limited; Cobar; On-site; AUD 100,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Very attractive wages

Production Bonus

5 weeks annual leave

Free accommodation and meals

Great work environment

Job summary

Manuka Resources Limited, an ASX-listed mining company, seeks experienced Electricians for Wonawinta Silver Project in NSW. Join the Maintenance team to perform electrical maintenance and fault-finding on fixed plant and processing equipment, ensuring high plant availability.

Drive-in/drive-out site with a well-established camp supports a safe, productive work culture. Applicants should hold Australian recognised electrical trade qualifications and a current NSW electrical licence, with

Qualifications

• Australian recognised electrical trade qualifications.
• Current NSW electrical licence.
• Experience in mineral processing, mining, quarrying or heavy industry.
• Experience with electrical breakdown maintenance and preventative maintenance on fixed plant equipment.

Responsibilities

• Perform planned, preventative and breakdown electrical maintenance on fixed plant and processing infrastructure.
• Fault finding, diagnosing and rectifying electrical faults to minimise downtime.
• Maintain electrical equipment for crushing, screening, grinding, and conveyors.
• Maintain LV systems, motors, MCCs, VSDs, switchboards and field equipment.
• Inspections and preventive maintenance per site schedules and statutory requirements.
• Work with instrumentation and process control equipment including Citect system.

Skills

Electrical maintenance

Fault finding

Industrial electrical systems

Reading electrical drawings

Safety mindset

Education

Australian recognised electrical trade qualifications

Current NSW electrical licence

Tools

MCCs

VSDs

switchboards

Job description

Manuka Resources Limited is an ASX listed resources company involved in exploration, mine development and mine operations. The Company has gold and silver assets in the Cobar Basin in central west New South Wales-including the Wonawinta and Mt Boppy mines, together with a large vanadium rich iron sands project in New Zealand.

The Company is strongly committed to near mine and regional exploration and already have identified future open cut deposits to be developed and is currently undertaking work associated with developing underground operations at Mt Boppy- which historically has been one of NSW's richest gold mines.

The Wonawinta Silver Project is located approximately 100 kilometres south of Cobar and the Company is scheduling for processing operations to commence by mid-2026. This provides for a 5-6-month program to refurbish and upgrade the existing Wonawinta processing plant. The upgrade includes adding a front end deslime and dewatering circuit to increase mill throughput and improve overall leaching performance whilst the refurbishment is focused on achieving operational readiness of the existing ball milling, leaching, absorption and elution circuits. The processing plant will process in excess of 1.2 mtpa and at this time has a minimum 10 year mine life.

For the first two years of operations the Company will be transporting around 13,000 tonnes per month of gold ore from rock dumps and stockpiles from the Mt Boppy Gold Project, to blend in with the silver ore being mined from the Wonawinta open cut pits.

The sites total workforce will be in excess of 150 personnel made up of company employees and contractors. Employees work at Wonawinta on a drive in/drive out basis. The site has a well-established and comfortable camp at the site.

We are seeking experienced, trade qualified Electricians to work within our Maintenance team to carry out electrical maintenance activities to ensure we maintain high availability of the Processing Plant.

Reporting to a Maintenance Supervisor, the positions will be responsible for:

• Performing planned, preventative and breakdown electrical maintenance on fixed plant and associated infrastructure within the processing facility
• Fault finding, diagnosing, and rectifying electrical faults to minimise downtime and ensure safe and reliable plant operation
• Maintaining electrical equipment associated with crushing, screening, grinding, conveyors, pumps, agitators, and other processing plant equipment
• Maintaining and fault finding on LV electrical systems, motors, motor control equipment, switchboards, MCCs, VSDs and associated field equipment
• Assisting with maintenance and fault finding associated with the site's power generation and distribution systems
• Carrying out inspections, testing, and preventative maintenance in accordance with site maintenance schedules and statutory requirements
• Working with instrumentation and process control equipment associated with the processing plant, including the site's Citect control system
• Working closely with the operations and maintenance teams to optimise plant availability and performance
• Carrying out shutdown maintenance activities, electrical installations, modifications, plant upgrades, and project work
• Ensuring all electrical work is completed in accordance with site safety standards, electrical procedures, and applicable statutory requirements
• Maintaining accurate maintenance records, reports, and work orders within the site maintenance management system
• Identifying opportunities for continuous improvement in plant reliability, electrical safety, and efficiency
• Maintaining a high standard of housekeeping across electrical work areas, workshops, and the processing plant

We require Electricians with:

• Australian recognised electrical trade qualifications
• A current NSW electrical licence
• Experience working within a mineral processing, mining, quarrying, heavy industrial environment
• Demonstrated experience in electrical breakdown maintenance, fault finding, and preventative maintenance on fixed plant equipment
• Experience with industrial electrical systems including motors, MCCs, VSDs, switchboards, and motor control equipment
• Ability to read and interpret electrical drawings, schematics, and technical documentation
• Strong fault-finding and diagnostic skills with the ability to work effectively during plant breakdowns
• A strong safety mindset with a commitment to electrical safety, isolation procedures, and site standards
• Current Australian Driver's Licence
• Experience with HV systems, power generation, instrumentation and process control systems would also be highly regarded
• NSW Qualified Supervisor Certificate/Licence highly regarded
• HV Switching highly regarded

Positions at the Wonawinta Silver Project offer:

• Very attractive wages based on skills and experience
• Production Bonus
• 5 weeks annual leave
• Free accommodation and meals
• Great work environment
• Happy and positive workplace and camp
• Involvement in a new mining operation

Should you not have been contacted by the Company, we regret to advise that your application has been unsuccessful. We would thank you for your interest in one of the positions and regret that we could not have assisted you further on this occasion. We will keep your details on file for future employment opportunities that arise.