Maintenance Technician

Sgs; City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder; On-site; AUD 75,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

SGS is seeking a Maintenance Technician to join the Kalgoorlie team in Western Australia. The role focuses on keeping laboratory equipment operating safely, efficiently, and reliably in a dynamic lab setting. This is not FIFO; the candidate must be based in Kalgoorlie.

Responsibilities include breakdown and scheduled repairs, reading schematics, installing switchboards, testing circuits, and contributing to preventative maintenance. Collaboration with lab staff and remote sites is expected.

Qualifications

• Good understanding of electrical equipment.
• Some knowledge of mechanical equipment.
• Experience with electrical cable installation.
• Experience using root cause analysis to deliver solutions.
• Ability to repair various equipment independently or in a team.

Responsibilities

• Undertake breakdown and scheduled repairs to electrical and mechanical equipment.
• Examining technical blueprints, electrical wiring diagrams and specifications to determine sequences and methods of operation.
• Measuring and laying out installation reference points for electrical equipment for sites.
• Selecting the required electrical cables, cutting and connecting wire and cable to terminals and connectors, also ensuring the required safety protocols are followed at all times.
• Using electrical and electronic test instruments to trace and diagnose faults and be able to repair the fault.
• Repairing and replacing faulty wiring and defective parts.
• Positioning and installing electrical switchboards.
• Connecting electrical systems to power supply.
• Testing continuity of circuit.
• Installing, testing and adjusting electric and mechanical parts of all equipment, crushers, mills, extraction equipment etc.
• Troubleshoot problems and work together with laboratory staff to achieve long term solutions
• Analyze and identify areas of improvement for all equipment and conduct preventative maintenance.
• Undertake projects to improve the process and reliability of automated equipment.
• Document and analyse all work to improve workplace efficiency
• At times provide support to remote sites.
• Maintain EDB and update after scheduled or un-scheduled maintenance.

Skills

Electrical equipment

Root cause analysis

Teamwork

Self-motivated

Job description

Job Description

• Permanent full time
• Based in Kalgoorlie, WA

SGS is seeking a Maintenance Technician to join the team in Kalgoorlie. This role plays a key part in ensuring our equipment operates efficiently, safely, and reliably in a dynamic laboratory environment. This is not a FIFO position, the successful candidate is required to be based in Kalgoorlie.

Responsibilities

Responsibilities include however, not limited to

• Undertake breakdown and scheduled repairs to Electrical and mechanical equipment
• Examining technical blueprints, electrical wiring diagrams and specifications to determine sequences and methods of operation.
• Measuring and laying out installation reference points for electrical equipment for sites.
• Selecting the required electrical cables, cutting and connecting wire and cable to terminals and connectors, also ensuring the required safety protocols are followed at all times.
• Using electrical and electronic test instruments to trace and diagnose faults and be able to repair the fault.
• Repairing and replacing faulty wiring and defective parts.
• Positioning and installing electrical switchboards.
• Connecting electrical systems to power supply.
• Testing continuity of circuit.
• Installing, testing and adjusting electric and mechanical parts of all equipment, crushers, mills, extraction equipment etc.
• Troubleshoot problems and work together with laboratory staff to achieve long term solutions
• Analyze and identify areas of improvement for all equipment and conduct preventative maintenance.
• Undertake projects to improve the process and reliability of automated equipment.
• Document and analyse all work to improve workplace efficiency
• At times provide support to remote sites.
• Maintain EDB and update after scheduled or un-scheduled maintenance.

Qualifications

The successful candidate will have:

• Must have a good understanding of Electrical equipment and some knowledge of machanical equipment
• An understanding and experience electrical cable installation and requirements
• Be able to show a past experience of using root cause analysis and examples of delivering solutions to complex problems
• Ability to be presented with any piece of equipment, And go about its repair in a routine manner
• Basic welding and fabrication skills
• Must be reliable, self-motivated and have the ability to work both independently and in a team environment.
• Develop Self and Others as well as superior results
• Collaborates Effectively