Mining Instrument & Control Technician - PLC/SCADA, FIFO

Evolution Mining; Townsville City; On-site; AUD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Evolution Mining is seeking an Instrument Technician for Ernest Henry Operations to maintain and improve underground fixed plant electrical and instrumentation systems. You will diagnose faults, calibrate instruments and support shutdowns, contributing to reliability and performance across key underground assets.

This hands-on role involves working across electrical, instrumentation and control systems with opportunities for career growth.

Qualifications

• Electrical trade certificate with current electrical licence.
• Certificate III in Instrumentation and Control or equivalent.
• Experience in mining, processing, heavy industry or asset-intensive environments.
• Strong instrument calibration, fault-finding and electrical maintenance experience.
• Exposure to PLC/SCADA systems and process measurement instrumentation.

Responsibilities

• Perform preventive, corrective and breakdown maintenance across underground fixed plant electrical and instrumentation systems.
• Install, maintain, test and calibrate process measurement instruments (pressure, flow, level, temperature).
• Apply PLC and SCADA knowledge to troubleshoot faults and support system reliability.
• Maintain and troubleshoot control valves, actuators and instrumentation.
• Support shutdown activities and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives.
• Mentor apprentices and help build capability across the maintenance team.

Skills

Instrumentation & control systems

PLC & SCADA

Electrical maintenance

Fault finding & calibration

Valves & actuators

Shutdown support

Education

Electrical Trade Certificate + Licence

Certificate III in Instrumentation & Control

Tools

SCADA software

Job description

Evolution Mining is seeking an Instrument Technician for Ernest Henry Operations to maintain and improve underground fixed plant electrical and instrumentation systems. You will diagnose faults, calibrate instruments and support shutdowns, contributing to reliability and performance across key underground assets.

This hands-on role involves working across electrical, instrumentation and control systems with opportunities for career growth.