Lead Heavy Diesel Fitter – Underground Mining Leader

PYBAR Mining Services; Cairns Regional; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 117,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Milestone service awards

Private health insurance discount

Prescription safety glasses reimb.

Toyota fleet discounts

Travel insurance & car hire discounts

Qantas Club discounts

Job summary

PYBAR Mining Services, a Thiess company, seeks a Leading Hand Heavy Diesel Fitter to lead underground maintenance at Eloise and Jericho in North Queensland. You’ll guide a skilled crew, oversee servicing, diagnostics and repairs, and ensure fleet availability.

This is a permanent full-time FIFO opportunity with 13 paid hours per day, 15 days on/13 off rosters, and 14 nights on/14 off. Flights from Brisbane and Townsville, plus camp facilities, support your day-to-day work and progression

Qualifications

• Trade qualification as Heavy Diesel Fitter or Diesel Mechanic.
• Experience maintaining underground heavy mobile equipment.
• Experience with Sandvik underground drill rigs.
• Previous Leading Hand or supervisory experience.
• Strong diagnostic and hydraulic fault-finding skills.
• Ability to coordinate maintenance priorities with operations.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor maintenance personnel to promote teamwork and accountability.
• Coordinate daily maintenance activities and prioritise repairs.
• Hands-on servicing, breakdowns, fault finding and repairs.
• Support maintenance planning and scheduled maintenance.
• Provide technical guidance and develop the team’s capability.
• Collaborate with operations to minimise downtime and improve reliability.
• Drive continuous improvement in maintenance practices and safety.
• Lead by example and uphold site procedures.

Skills

Leadership

Maintenance planning

Fault finding

Hydraulic systems

Teamwork & communication

Education

Australian-recognised trade qualification as a Heavy Diesel Fitter or Diesel Mechanic

Tools

Sandvik drill rigs

CAT XE underground loaders

Sandvik LH621 underground loaders

Volvo integrated toolcarriers

Elphinstone WR820 underground agitators

Job description

PYBAR Mining Services, a Thiess company, seeks a Leading Hand Heavy Diesel Fitter to lead underground maintenance at Eloise and Jericho in North Queensland. You’ll guide a skilled crew, oversee servicing, diagnostics and repairs, and ensure fleet availability.

This is a permanent full-time FIFO opportunity with 13 paid hours per day, 15 days on/13 off rosters, and 14 nights on/14 off. Flights from Brisbane and Townsville, plus camp facilities, support your day-to-day work and progression