Underground Electrician
BuildRight Construction AU
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Job summary
BuildRight Construction AU is seeking a qualified Electrician to work underground in a well-established Western Australian mining operation. You will support the availability and reliability of electrical systems and mining equipment in a hands-on maintenance environment.
The role offers permanent, full-time positions with 12-hour shifts on 7/7 or 2/2 rosters and residential opportunities from Perth to Kalgoorlie and FIFO. Experience in underground mining is highly regarded.
Qualifications
- Australian-recognised electrical trade qualification
- Current A Grade WA Electrical Licence
- Minimum 3 years' industry experience
- Underground mining experience highly regarded
- Willingness to work 12-hour shifts on a 7/7 or 2/2 roster
Responsibilities
- Inspect, maintain and repair underground electrical equipment
- Perform electrical fault finding and troubleshooting
- Complete planned preventative maintenance activities
- Diagnose electrical and control system faults
- Assist with commissioning and installation of electrical equipment
- Maintain underground electrical infrastructure and associated systems
- Ensure electrical equipment remains safe, compliant and operational
- Complete electrical testing and inspections
- Respond to breakdowns and minimise equipment downtime
- Work with maintenance team to identify and resolve recurring faults
- Apply electrical isolation and safe work procedures
- Keep maintenance documentation and records up to date
- Support the safe and efficient operation of modern underground mining equipment
Job description
Takeyourelectricalcareerundergroundwithawell-establishedminingoperationinWesternAustralia.Thisopportunityissuitedtoqualifiedelectricianswhoenjoytechnicallydemandingwork,modernmachineryandahands-onmaintenanceenvironment.
Youwillworkacrossundergroundoperationssupportingtheavailabilityandreliabilityofelectricalsystemsandminingequipment.Withmodernequipmentandongoinginvestmentintechnology,thisroleprovidesanopportunitytodevelopyourtechnicalcapabilitywhilebuildingasecurelong-termcareer.
Permanentfull-timepositionsareavailableona7/7or2/2rosterwith12-hourshifts.ResidentialopportunitiesinKalgoorlieandFIFOfromPerthareavailable.
Takeyourelectricalcareerundergroundwithawell-establishedminingoperationinWesternAustralia.Thisopportunityissuitedtoqualifiedelectricianswhoenjoytechnicallydemandingwork,modernmachineryandahands-onmaintenanceenvironment.
Youwillworkacrossundergroundoperationssupportingtheavailabilityandreliabilityofelectricalsystemsandminingequipment.Withmodernequipmentandongoinginvestmentintechnology,thisroleprovidesanopportunitytodevelopyourtechnicalcapabilitywhilebuildingasecurelong-termcareer.
Permanentfull-timepositionsareavailableona7/7or2/2rosterwith12-hourshifts.ResidentialopportunitiesinKalgoorlieandFIFOfromPerthareavailable.
- Inspect,maintainandrepairundergroundelectricalequipment
- Performelectricalfaultfindingandtroubleshooting
- Completeplannedpreventativemaintenanceactivities
- Diagnoseelectricalandcontrolsystemfaults
- Assistwithcommissioningandinstallationofelectricalequipment
- Maintainundergroundelectricalinfrastructureandassociatedsystems
- Ensureelectricalequipmentremainssafe,compliantandoperational
- Completeelectricaltestingandinspections
- Respondtobreakdownsandminimiseequipmentdowntime
- Workwithmaintenanceteamstoidentifyandresolverecurringfaults
- Applyelectricalisolationandsafeworkprocedures
- Keepmaintenancedocumentationandrecordsuptodate
- Supportthesafeandefficientoperationofmodernundergroundminingequipment
- Australian-recognisedelectricaltradequalification
- CurrentAGradeWAElectricalLicence
- Minimum3years'industryexperience
- Miningexperiencedesirable
- Undergroundminingexperiencehighlyregarded
- CurrentCClassManualDriver'sLicence
- HVSwitchingticketdesirable
- WorkingatHeightscertificationdesirable
- HighRiskWorkLicencedesirable
- Strongtechnicaltroubleshootingandproblem-solvingability
- Commitmenttosafetyandelectricalcompliance
- Willingnesstowork12-hourshiftsona7/7or2/2roster
Eligibleoverseasapplicantsmaybeconsideredforvisasponsorship.
- Inspect,maintainandrepairundergroundelectricalequipment
- Performelectricalfaultfindingandtroubleshooting
- Completeplannedpreventativemaintenanceactivities
- Diagnoseelectricalandcontrolsystemfaults
- Assistwithcommissioningandinstallationofelectricalequipment
- Maintainundergroundelectricalinfrastructureandassociatedsystems
- Ensureelectricalequipmentremainssafe,compliantandoperational
- Completeelectricaltestingandinspections
- Respondtobreakdownsandminimiseequipmentdowntime
- Workwithmaintenanceteamstoidentifyandresolverecurringfaults
- Applyelectricalisolationandsafeworkprocedures
- Keepmaintenancedocumentationandrecordsuptodate
- Supportthesafeandefficientoperationofmodernundergroundminingequipment
- Australian-recognisedelectricaltradequalification
- CurrentAGradeWAElectricalLicence
- Minimum3years'industryexperience
- Miningexperiencedesirable
- Undergroundminingexperiencehighlyregarded
- CurrentCClassManualDriver'sLicence
- HVSwitchingticketdesirable
- WorkingatHeightscertificationdesirable
- HighRiskWorkLicencedesirable
- Strongtechnicaltroubleshootingandproblem-solvingability
- Commitmenttosafetyandelectricalcompliance
- Willingnesstowork12-hourshiftsona7/7or2/2roster
Eligibleoverseasapplicantsmaybeconsideredforvisasponsorship.
Full visa sponsorship available under Australia Subclass 482 / 186 Employer Nomination.
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