Mechanical Technical Officer – DHT Tooling & Asset Lifecycle

LUKA RESOURCES; Balranald; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Family friendly roster

Training & development

Parental leave

Relocation assistance

Share matching

Job summary

Iluka Resources Balranald seeks a trade-based Technical Officer (Mechanical) to support drilling operations. You will oversee DHT tooling lifecycle, inspections, repairs and asset tracking, ensuring availability and quality.

The role collaborates with maintenance, reliability, planning and warehouse teams, driving improvements and efficient tooling management. The successful candidate will have a mechanical trade qualification and experience in maintenance and asset management, with strong

Qualifications

• A trade qualification in Mechanical Fitting, Diesel Fitting, Toolmaking, Heavy Vehicle Maintenance, or similar technical experience
• Experience with maintenance, repairs, warehousing, rotable assets, spare parts, or equipment management
• Understanding of quality assurance, reliability, and asset lifecycle management
• Strong attention to detail, with the ability to maintain accurate records, reporting, and asset tracking information
• Well-developed computer skills and confidence using maintenance, inventory, or business systems
• A proactive approach to safety, continuous improvement, and ownership of tasks through to completion

Responsibilities

• Own underground mining DHT tooling and repairable asset lifecycle management
• Track tooling condition, asset status, repair progress, turnaround times and availability across locations
• Coordinate with Maintenance, Reliability, UGM, Planning, Warehouse and Purchasing teams to ensure tooling is inspected, repaired, returned, replaced or escalated in a timely manner
• Establish and maintain visibility of critical DHT tooling inventory, repairable items, rotable items and spare availability
• Maintain quality assurance checks to ensure tooling returned to service is fit for purpose
• Identify repeat tooling issues and provide structured feedback to Reliability, Maintenance and Operations teams for investigation and corrective action
• Coordinate warranty claims, supplier feedback and repair documentation to reduce avoidable cost and improve commercial recovery
• Monitor tooling usage, repair frequency, failure trends and replacement demand to support improved forecasting and purchasing decisions
• Maintain accurate records for tooling movement, condition, repairs, warranty outcomes and lifecycle status
• Drive improvements to standard work processes covering DHT inspection, return-to-service assessment, storage, repair routing and disposal

Skills

Maintenance experience

Record keeping

Computer proficiency

Safety mindset

Education

Trade qualification in Mechanical Fitting / Diesel Fitting / Toolmaking

Tools

Maintenance systems

Inventory management

Job description

Iluka Resources Balranald seeks a trade-based Technical Officer (Mechanical) to support drilling operations. You will oversee DHT tooling lifecycle, inspections, repairs and asset tracking, ensuring availability and quality.

The role collaborates with maintenance, reliability, planning and warehouse teams, driving improvements and efficient tooling management. The successful candidate will have a mechanical trade qualification and experience in maintenance and asset management, with strong