Excavator Operator - New Rates - 5K Sign On Bonus

Cimic; Australia; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

$5,000 sign-on bonus

Full camp facilities

Training & development

Salary sacrifice flights

Novated leasing

Corporate discounts including health

Job summary

Thiess is seeking an Excavator Operator to join our Production Mining Team in Australia. You will operate heavy machinery, follow procedures, and support safety and efficiency on site.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years of mining production excavator experience and hands-on experience with Hitachi EX3600. You will work with dump trucks and assist with pit configuration, maintaining high safety and housekeeping standards.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years mining experience as mining production excavator operator.
• Experience operating Hitachi EX3600 is essential.
• Experience loading dump trucks in a mining production environment essential.
• Sound knowledge of ore mark ups and pit configuration.
• Skills to mine benches and cutting batters with minimal material for final trim.
• Proven compliance and commitment to health and safety at all times.

Responsibilities

• Operate machinery efficiently and safely as a production operator.
• Comply with company policies and procedures.
• Respond to instructions from Mining Supervisor.
• Excavate to design boundaries of ore bodies, berms, and pit walls.
• Ensure floor levels are maintained and safe.
• Minimise dilution and achieve design parameters within tolerances.
• Maintain high housekeeping standards.
• Carry out pre-start checks.

Skills

Mining experience

Excavator operation

Heavy equipment operation

Safety compliance

Tools

Hitachi EX3600

Job description

As our next Excavator Operator to proudly represent our Production Mining Team, you will live for challenges and thrive on the variety of work available. Like all of us at Thiess, you’re a passionate and energetic person, that appreciates responsibility, recognition and reward.

In this role, you will:

• Operating machinery efficiently and safely as a highly skilled production operator
• Complying with Thiess' policies and procedures
• Responding to instructions from Mining Supervisor
• Excavating to design boundaries of ore bodies, berms and pit walls
• Ensuring floor levels are maintained
• Minimising dilution and achieving design parameters within acceptable tolerances
• Setting and maintain high housekeeping standards
• Carrying out pre-start checks

About you

• Minimum of 5 years mining experience as mining production excavator operator
• Equivalent to or specific experience operating Hitachi EX3600 is essential
• Experience in loading dump trucks in a mining production environment essential
• Sound knowledge and understanding of ore mark ups and pit configuration
• Skills to mine out benches and cutting batters, leaving minimal amount of material for final trim to design of batter angle
• Proven compliance and commitment to health and safety at all times

What Thiess can do for you

• Receive a $5,000 sign-on bonus upon successful completion of your six-month probationary period
• Permanent full-time positions
• Full camp facilities provided
• Thiess' commitment to training & development
• Salary sacrifice options - Flights & novated leasing
• Range of corporate discounts including health insurance (Medibank), travel & retail products.