Mechanical Technical Officer: Underground DHT Tooling Lead

Iluka Resources; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Parental leave (up to 18 weeks)

Bonus structure

Relocation assistance

Company share matching

Job summary

Iluka Resources invites a Trade-based Technical Officer (Mechanical) to support drilling operations at Balranald, NSW, using advanced DHT tooling and asset management. You will collaborate with Maintenance, Reliability, Engineering and Operations to ensure tooling is inspected, repaired and available, driving quality checks and continuous improvement.

You will manage tooling inventory, coordinate repairs, track performance, and contribute to cost reduction through efficient warranty handling and

Qualifications

• Trade qualification in Mechanical Fitting, Diesel Fitting, Toolmaking, or Heavy Vehicle Maintenance.
• Experience in maintenance, repairs, warehousing, rotable assets, spare parts, or equipment management.
• Understanding of quality assurance, equipment reliability, and asset lifecycle management.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to maintain accurate records, reporting, and asset tracking information.
• Proficiency with 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 operational and warehouse 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

Mechanical fitting

Diesel fitting

Toolmaking

Asset management

Maintenance software

Education

Trade qualification: Mechanical Fitting

Trade qualification: Diesel Fitting

Trade qualification: Toolmaking

Trade qualification: Heavy Vehicle Maintenance

Job description

Iluka Resources invites a Trade-based Technical Officer (Mechanical) to support drilling operations at Balranald, NSW, using advanced DHT tooling and asset management. You will collaborate with Maintenance, Reliability, Engineering and Operations to ensure tooling is inspected, repaired and available, driving quality checks and continuous improvement.

You will manage tooling inventory, coordinate repairs, track performance, and contribute to cost reduction through efficient warranty handling and