Senior Pit Technician – FIFO Lead Geology

Focus Minerals Limited; Western Australia; Hybrid; AUD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging options

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Modern accommodation camp facilities

Virgin Australia Frequent Flyer

Competitive salary

Job summary

Focus Minerals Limited is seeking a Senior Pit Technician to join our team on an 8/6 FIFO roster from Perth or DIDO from Coolgardie/Kalgoorlie. You will lead the geology technician team, coordinate grade control, field data collection, and drone surveys to support safe and efficient ore extraction.

This role provides technical guidance to the team and liaises with Open Pit Mining to optimise production while maintaining safety standards.

Qualifications

• Certificate or Diploma in Geology, Mining, or related discipline (desirable).
• Significant experience in mining geology, grade control or similar operational mining role.
• Experience leading, coaching and supervising field-based teams.
• Open pit gold mining experience is highly desirable.
• Experience with geological databases, fleet management and mine production systems preferred.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate RC, blast hole and rock chip sampling programs.
• Support ore spotting, block mark-outs and grade control activities.
• Lead geology team and provide mentoring to technicians.
• Coordinate drone surveys and GPS mark-outs for surveys.
• Maintain QAQC protocols and accurate data records.
• Liaise with mining operations to optimise production while upholding safety standards.

Skills

Geology data collection

Team leadership

Open pit mining experience

RTK GPS/GNSS

Drone surveys

MS Office

Education

Certificate or Diploma in Geology or Mining

Experience in mining geology/grade control

Tools

BMM system

GIS/database software

Drone (UAV) survey systems

Job description

Focus Minerals Limited is seeking a Senior Pit Technician to join our team on an 8/6 FIFO roster from Perth or DIDO from Coolgardie/Kalgoorlie. You will lead the geology technician team, coordinate grade control, field data collection, and drone surveys to support safe and efficient ore extraction.

This role provides technical guidance to the team and liaises with Open Pit Mining to optimise production while maintaining safety standards.