Technician : Mechanical (Fixed)

Gold Fields; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Site allowance 6%

Quarterly bonus 10%

Private health allowance

5 weeks annual leave

Parental leave 18 weeks

Cultural leave

FIFO parking discount

Referral bonus

Job summary

Gold Fields is seeking an experienced Mechanical Fitter to perform preventative maintenance on the Gruyere fixed plant. You will work a FIFO roster from Perth and ensure safe, reliable plant operations, while following site procedures and SAP processes.

Ideal candidates have a mechanical fitting trade qualification and hands-on maintenance experience in a processing plant, with a safety-first approach and relevant tickets (CN, dogging, rigging, EWP, WAH, forklift).

Qualifications

• Recognised mechanical fitting trade qualification.
• Experience maintaining fixed plant in a processing environment.
• Strong commitment to safety and best practice.

Responsibilities

• Provide quality preventative maintenance and repairs of fixed plant equipment.
• Complete SAP entries for parts requests and close work orders.
• Maintain a clean, safe, and orderly workshop and work areas.
• Support safe and efficient plant operations and reliability.

Skills

Fixed plant maintenance

Mechanical fitting

Safety compliance

Education

Mechanical fitting trade qualification

Tools

CN crane

Dogging

Rigging

EWP

WA Manual Driver's License

Forklift

Job description

Reporting to the Mechanical Supervisor at Gruyere, you will be responsible for providing quality and timely preventative mechanical maintenance and repairs of the Fixed Plant infrastructure, facilities and other areas of the operation.

This role will work 4 roster cycles of 8 days on 6 days off and 1 roster cycle of 7 nights on 7 days off roster and is Fly in Fly out from Perth.

In this role, you’ll play a key part in contributing to the safe and efficient operations of the Processing Plant by delivering planned preventative maintenance in a safe and effective manner, supporting the achievement of maintenance targets.

You’ll maintain strong understanding of site procedures and work instructions, completion of all safety requirements and ensure the completion of day to day SAP entries including parts requests and accurate closure of work orders. You’ll take pride in maintaining a clean, well organised workshop and work areas, contributing to a safe and professional work environment

About you:

You will bring previous fixed plant maintenance experience within a processing plant environment, along with a recognised mechanical fitting trade qualification. You’ll have a strong understanding of maintenance best practice, and the knowledge and skills to ensure our process plant is running safely and reliably. A practical, safety focused approach, together with a sense of pride in the quality of your work will be required.
You will hold a current WA C Manual Driver’s License, CN crane, Dogging, Basic rigging, EWP, WAH, Confined Space and forklift tickets.

Benefits include:

• Permanent role with a leading gold producer
• 6% site allowance and quarterly bonus up to 10% annually
• Monthly private health allowance
• 5 weeks annual leave, pro rata long service leave after 5 years, 18 weeks parental leave
• Cultural leave equivalent to one weeks paid leave (aligned to rostered hours)
• FIFO parking discount
• $10K employee referral bonus

At Gold Fields we work together as a team to deliver excellent results and take pride in what we do. We actively seek input from others and truly believe that diverse views improve the quality of our work. We work hard, so when the business achieves its goals, employees can share in better salary increases and bonuses, and we have more money to invest in communities and ongoing renewable energy projects.