Mining Automotive Electrician: Field Service (Hunter Valley)

Mader Group; Maitland; On-site; AUD 62,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Lifestyle rosters

Shift opportunities

Site vehicles & meals

3Gears adventures

Health discounts

Global career opportunities

Job summary

Mader Group is hiring experienced Automotive Electricians to support coal and ancillary mining operations across the Hunter Valley. You will work with heavy mobile plant, diagnose electrical faults, and provide field service across open-cut mining sites.

Join a team that backs its tradespeople, with lifestyle rosters, site vehicles and meals provided where appropriate, plus opportunities for longer-term mining assignments and local DIDO work.

Qualifications

• Certificate III in Automotive Electrical Technology is required.
• NSW Certificate of Proficiency (COP) in Automotive Electrical where required for the role or site.
• Minimum 3 years' post-trade experience.
• Experience on heavy mobile plant, mining equipment or heavy road transport.
• Strong electrical diagnostics, fault-finding and breakdown repair capabilities.
• Exposure to open-cut mining, coal or ancillary equipment is highly regarded.
• Ability to work autonomously in a field service environment.
• Air Conditioning Licence is highly regarded.
• Full Australian working rights.

Responsibilities

• Diagnose and repair electrical faults across mining equipment, including breakdowns and preventative maintenance.
• Field service and maintenance across open-cut mining and heavy mobile plant.
• Work on leading OEM equipment (e.g., CAT, Komatsu, Liebherr, Hitachi).
• Support site maintenance, breakdown response and shutdown activities.
• Opportunities for local DIDO work and longer-term mining assignments.

Skills

Fault finding

Electrical diagnostics

Autonomy in field service

Open-cut mining exposure

Air conditioning licence

Education

Certificate III in Automotive Electrical Technology

NSW COP in Automotive Electrical

Job description

Mader Group is hiring experienced Automotive Electricians to support coal and ancillary mining operations across the Hunter Valley. You will work with heavy mobile plant, diagnose electrical faults, and provide field service across open-cut mining sites.

Join a team that backs its tradespeople, with lifestyle rosters, site vehicles and meals provided where appropriate, plus opportunities for longer-term mining assignments and local DIDO work.