Shovel Operator – FIFO Mining, 2:1 Roster, Permanent Role

Theiss; Western Australia; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus

Permanent full-time

Camp facilities

Salary sacrifice options

Discounts

Job summary

Thiess, a global mining contractor, is hiring a Shovel Operator to join our Production Mining Team in Western Australia. You will operate heavy equipment safely, contribute to ore extraction, and support design parameters while upholding safety standards.

This permanent full-time role offers a 2:1 roster 7D7N from Perth to the Pilbara, with potential shift to 2:2, camp facilities, and a six-month probation bonus of $5,000.

Qualifications

• At least 5 years mining experience as a production excavator operator.
• Equivalent to or specific experience operating Hitachi EX3600 and CAT6060 is essential.
• Experience in loading dump trucks in a mining production environment essential.
• Sound knowledge of ore mark ups and pit configuration.

Responsibilities

• Operating machinery efficiently, safely, and competently to ensure maximum output.
• Complying with Thiess' policies and procedures.
• Responding to instructions from Mining Supervisor.
• Excavating to design boundaries of ore bodies, berms and pit walls.
• Ensuring floor levels are maintained.
• Minimising dilution and achieving design parameters within tolerances.
• Setting and maintain high housekeeping standards.
• Carrying out pre-start checks.

Skills

Mining experience

Heavy equipment operation

Dump truck loading

Safety compliance

Pre-start checks

Tools

Hitachi EX3600

CAT6060

Job description

Thiess, a global mining contractor, is hiring a Shovel Operator to join our Production Mining Team in Western Australia. You will operate heavy equipment safely, contribute to ore extraction, and support design parameters while upholding safety standards.

This permanent full-time role offers a 2:1 roster 7D7N from Perth to the Pilbara, with potential shift to 2:2, camp facilities, and a six-month probation bonus of $5,000.