Senior Underground Auto Electrician - Train & Lead Teams

African Underground Mining Services; Western Australia; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

African Underground Mining Services is seeking Experienced Underground Auto Electricians for their Africa Operations on a 6 week on, 3 weeks off roster. The role emphasizes coaching local workers, sharing expertise, and maintaining high safety standards in a diverse cultural environment.

You will service and repair mobile equipment, train juniors, and work with Sandvik/RCT systems. A pre-employment medical, drug screen, and site clearances are required; international travel may be involved.

Qualifications

• A demonstrated passion for safety and proactive attitude toward safety in all operations.
• Knowledge of Sandvik UG development/production drills and LHDs.
• Proven knowledge and experience with remote control systems (RCT or Sandvik).
• Experience training less qualified tradespeople in a high-productivity underground mining environment.
• Strong background with latest generation underground mobile equipment and automation systems.
• At least 5 years post-apprenticeship experience in surface and/or underground mining on large mobile equipment.

Responsibilities

• Carry out scheduled servicing to mobile equipment in a safe manner and per procedures.
• Minimise downtime on machinery through skilled fault diagnosis.
• Record and report maintenance activities accurately.
• Maintain workshop and working area housekeeping and manage parts stock levels.
• Read and interpret service and spare parts manuals.
• Report equipment faults to Maintenance Foreman for scheduling into the workshop.

Skills

Safety consciousness

Training others

Self-starter

Underground equipment knowledge

Remote control systems (RCT/Sandvik)

Caterpillar underground loaders

Sandvik UG drills and LHDs

5+ years post-apprenticeship

Tools

Sandvik UG development drills

Sandvik LHDs

Caterpillar underground loaders

Remote control systems (RCT/Sandvik)

Job description

African Underground Mining Services is seeking Experienced Underground Auto Electricians for their Africa Operations on a 6 week on, 3 weeks off roster. The role emphasizes coaching local workers, sharing expertise, and maintaining high safety standards in a diverse cultural environment.

You will service and repair mobile equipment, train juniors, and work with Sandvik/RCT systems. A pre-employment medical, drug screen, and site clearances are required; international travel may be involved.