FIFO Fitter - Mt Isa

NW Mining & Civil; Mount Isa City; On-site; AUD 76,000 - 103,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Accommodation provided

Meal allowance on shift

Flights from Brisbane/Townsville/Cairn

Job summary

NW Mining & Civil are seeking an experienced Fitter & Turner to join our client’s team based at their Mt Isa workshop. Daily duties include maintenance, repair and overhaul of pumps, hydraulic cylinders, compressors, motors and bearings, plus manufacturing of precision components using lathes, mills, slotters, grinders, presses and drills.

You must have strong machining experience to succeed. While 90% of the work is workshop-based, the remaining 10% occurs on the mine site.

Qualifications

• Must have strong general fixed plant fitting skills.
• Strong machining experience required for precision components.
• Ability to pass pre-employment medical and site inductions.

Responsibilities

• Maintain, repair and overhaul pumps, hydraulic cylinders, compressors, motors and bearings.
• Manufacture precision components using lathes, mills, slotters, grinders, presses and drills.
• Work predominantly in the Mt Isa workshop with occasional site visits for on-site duties.

Skills

Fixed plant fitting

Machining experience

On-site readiness

Tools

EWP

Forklift

Job description

• Choose your FIFO roster: 2/1, 2/2 or 3/2
• Must have strong general fixed plant fitting skills

NW Mining & Civil are seeking an experienced Fitter & Turner to join our client’s team based at their Mt Isa workshop.

Daily duties will include maintenance, repair & overhaul of pumps, hydraulic cylinders, compressors, motors and bearings, along withmanufacturing of precision components using lathes, mills, slotters, grinders, presses and drills, in relation to the range of mining and industrial equipment our client services. You must have strong machining experience to succeed.

While 90% of the work will be workshop based, the other 10% will take place on the mine site, so applicants must be willing & able to pass a pre employment medical and complete the required inductions.

Pay rate is $65/hr flat rate. All shifts are 12hr day shifts.

You can choose the roster that best suits you: 2/1, 2/2 or 3/2. Accommodation and a meal allowance provided while on shift. Local Mt Isa applicants are preferred, but flights are available from Brisbane, Townsville or Cairns.

• Manual car licence (must be current)
• High risk EWP and/or Forklift would be highly regarded
• Must be able to pass a pre employment medical and D&A testing