Intermediate Rigger / Crane Operator

Field Mining Services; Mackay Regional; Hybrid; AUD 55,000 - 69,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Meals provided

Accommodation provided

EAP (Employee Assistance Program)

Employee referral scheme

Salary packaging (Novate leasing)

Job summary

Field Mining Services (FMS Group) is hiring for a casual DIDO role in Mackay & Coalfields. The successful candidate will join the Site Structural Team as a multi-skilled Rigger/Crane Operator on a 7/7 roster based in the Bowen Basin, with meals and on-site accommodation provided while engaged on site.

Essential safety certifications and a valid driver's licence are required, along with standard site qualifications or willingness to obtain them.

Qualifications

• HRWL RA/RI/C0/C6 certification is required.
• Current Drivers Licence is essential.
• Basic safety trainings: Confined Spaces, Working at Heights, Gas Test Atmospheres.
• Coal Board Medical certification (or willingness to obtain).
• Standard 11 (or willingness to obtain).

Skills

HRWL certification (RA/RI/C0/C6)

Driver's Licence

Confined Spaces

Working at Heights

Gas Test Atmospheres

Coal Board Medical

Standard 11

Job description

Job no: 498221
Work type: Casual
Location: Mackay & Coalfields
Categories: Riggers

As demand increases we are looking to expand our Site Structural Team. If you are a multi skilled Rigger / Crane Operator, you may be the ideal candidate we have been waiting for. Not only will you be a key player in adding to the foundations for our group's success, but you'll also make a real difference day to day. Working a 7/7 roster this DIDO role is based in the Bowen Basin and comes with meals and accommodation whilst engaged on site.

If you take pride in your work, show initiative and have a positive can-do attitude, then we want to hear from you.

Successful candidates will have the following:

• HRWL - RA/RI/C0/C6
• Current Drivers Licence
• Confined Spaces / Working at Heights / Gas Test Atmospheres
• Coal Board Medical (or willing to obtain)
• Standard 11 (or willing to obtain)

Why Join Us?

Not only will you receive a competitive wage, we also have great employee benefits on offer, such as:

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• The opportunity to continue to build the team with the employee referral scheme (an extra way for you to earn additional money)
• Salary packaging – such as Novate leasing
• Length of Service Recognition awards

About Us

Established in 2005 as CQ Field Mining Services, FMS Group has grown from a regional provider into a diversified, multi-division organisation delivering integrated solutions across Australia and Papua New Guinea. Our growth reflects a strong focus on capability, innovation, and meeting evolving client needs, with key expansions including PNG (2013), WA (2017), and the formation of Field Mining Services Group in 2019.

Since then, we have strengthened our service offering through specialised divisions spanning Safety Lift Solutions, engineering, electrical, onsite machining, and parts and equipment, alongside infrastructure maintenance projects and the acquisition of Schlam CRU in 2025. Rebranded as FMS Group in 2024, we are now a fully integrated, one-stop solution for mobile and fixed plant maintenance, shutdowns, infrastructure projects, and capital equipment sales across mining, construction, oil and gas, marine, and renewables.

FMS Groupis an Equal Opportunity Employer, and we value diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from diverse cultures, perspectives, skills and experiences within our workforce. All employment will be based on merit, competence, performance and business needs.

We respectfully request no recruitment agency approaches

Advertised: 21 Oct 2026 E. Australia Standard Time
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