HD Fitter - Surface

Techforce Personnel; Townsville City; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Camp accommodation on site

Health insurance

Retail and lifestyle discounts

Job summary

Techforce Personnel is partnering with a major coal operation in the Bowen Basin, building a maintenance crew for a significant steelmaking coal operation. We are seeking standout HD Fitters with strong mining plant experience to join a site that offers camp accommodation on site and long-term project security.

You'll maintain and repair a mixed ultra-class and ancillary fleet, predominantly CAT with Hitachi excavations, on a dynamic site with a safety-focused culture and clear progression

Qualifications

• Recognised HD Fitter trade qualification (AUR31220 Mobile Plant, MEM stream, or pre-AQF equivalent).
• 5 years post-apprenticeship on mining plant.
• Hitachi EX3600 or Liebherr R9350 experience highly regarded.
• Strong CAT mobile plant background across trucks, dozers, graders and loaders.
• Current driver's licence.
• Ability to pass pre-employment medical, D&A screen and National Police Check.
• Coal Board Medical, or willing to obtain.

Responsibilities

• Maintaining and repairing a mixed ultra-class and ancillary fleet: hydraulic excavators, ultra-class haul trucks, large dozers, graders, loaders, water carts and service trucks.
• Predominantly CAT with Hitachi excavation fleet.

Skills

HD Fitter

Mining plant experience

CAT mobile plant

Hitachi EX3600

Liebherr R9350

Current driver's licence

Pre-employment medical

D&A screening

National Police Check

Education

HD Fitter trade qualification

Job description

HD Fitters | Bowen Basin Coal | Permanent Role | Camp Accommodation

Mackay & Coalfields QLD | Mining - Engineering & Maintenance | Full time

Competitive rates

Techforce is partnering with a major provider to build the maintenance crew for a significant steelmaking coal operation in the Bowen Basin, around two hours from Mackay.

The site is restarting under a solid new owner with an established Queensland coal portfolio. That means a maintenance team being built from the ground up, not inherited, and a long project runway in front of it.

What we're after

We're specifically chasing standout fitters. If you've got serious time on ultra-class hydraulic excavators, we want to talk.

• Recognised HD Fitter trade qualification (AUR31220 Mobile Plant, MEM stream, or pre-AQF equivalent)
• 5 years post-apprenticeship on mining plant
• Hitachi EX3600 or Liebherr R9350 experience highly regarded
• Strong CAT mobile plant background across trucks, dozers, graders and loaders
• Current driver's licence
• Ability to pass pre-employment medical, D&A screen and National Police Check
• Coal Board Medical, or willing to obtain

What's in it

• Permanent roles with long-term project security
• Camp accommodation on site, no extra travel
• Real upskilling and progression pathways under a people-focused operator
• Health insurance, retail and lifestyle discounts
• Join a crew from day one on a site building its culture around safety, respect and quality work

The work

Maintaining and repairing a mixed ultra-class and ancillary fleet: hydraulic excavators, ultra-class haul trucks, large dozers, graders, loaders, water carts and service trucks. Predominantly CAT with Hitachi excavation fleet.

Also hiring

Auto Electricians, Boilermakers, and Service Truck Operators on the same site and conditions.