Control Room Technician – FIFO Mining/Processing (DCS/SCADA)

Pilbara Minerals Limited

Washington

On-site

USD 83,000 - 111,000

Full time

2 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Health and wellbeing allowance

Paid community leave

Monthly employee recognition awards

Access to KidsCo program

Job summary

Pilbara Minerals Limited is seeking a Control Room Technician to safeguard plant, equipment and systems, ensuring operations stay within approved parameters. You will monitor real-time data, interpret trends and optimise plant performance while supporting upgrades and routine maintenance.

The role is fixed-term with an 8:6/7:7 FIFO roster from Perth or DIDO in the Pilbara region, requiring strong collaboration with Operations, Maintenance, Engineering and contractors.

Qualifications

Experience operating fixed plant in mining/processing.
Strong ability to diagnose alarms and trends in DCS/SCADA.
Safety-first mindset with clear, precise communication under pressure.
Commercial/contract experience with commissioning or ramp-up desirable.

Responsibilities

Operate the Mid-Stream plant safely within operating parameters.
Monitor processes via DCS/SCADA; respond to alarms and upsets.
Coordinate with Operations/Maintenance/Engineering; deliver clear handovers.
Execute start-ups, shutdowns and isolations per procedures.
Validate instruments; manage alarms and trends; maintain logs.

Skills

DCS/SCADA

Mining experience

Safety culture

Start-up experience

Decision making

Team collaboration

Communication under pressure

WA licence

Tools

DCS/SCADA

Job description

The role is fixed-term with an 8:6/7:7 FIFO roster from Perth or DIDO in the Pilbara region, requiring strong collaboration with Operations, Maintenance, Engineering and contractors.

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