Underground Backfill Engineer - Path to Senior Role

Liontown; Adelaide; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Liontown Resources invites you to join our Kathleen Valley underground backfill team as a Backfill Engineer. You’ll work with Senior Engineers, gaining hands-on exposure to paste fill operations, daily production reporting, and weekly scheduling, with mentorship to develop toward a Senior Backfill Engineer role as the mine scales.

This role suits someone with a strong underground mining foundation, a proactive mindset, and solid communication.

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualification in Mining, Mechanical, or Geotechnical Engineering.
• Approximately 2 years of underground mining experience.
• Strong communication skills and ability to work within a team.
• Current C Class Western Australian Driver’s Licence.
• Some exposure to paste fill or backfill operations (training provided).

Responsibilities

• Support paste fill activities with Senior Backfill Engineers; assist with daily production reporting and weekly paste schedule.
• Generate paste fill notes and work instructions aligned with site standards.
• Monitor paste fill infrastructure condition and performance against design.
• Contribute to continuous improvement across underground paste operations for safety and efficiency.
• Assist with statutory recordkeeping and regulatory documentation.

Skills

Self-motivated

Team player

Communication skills

Education

Mining, Mechanical, or Geotechnical engineering

Tools

Deswik

Job description

Liontown Resources invites you to join our Kathleen Valley underground backfill team as a Backfill Engineer. You’ll work with Senior Engineers, gaining hands-on exposure to paste fill operations, daily production reporting, and weekly scheduling, with mentorship to develop toward a Senior Backfill Engineer role as the mine scales.

This role suits someone with a strong underground mining foundation, a proactive mindset, and solid communication.