HD Fitter - Underground

Gold Fields is a globally diversified gold producer with nine operating mines in Australia, South Africa, Ghana, Peru, Canada and Chile. Gold Fields' mining assets in the Australia region include a 100% interest in the St Ives, Agnew and Granny Smith mines and a 50:50 interest in the Gruyere JV project with Gold Road Resources.

Role Details

Reporting to the Leading Hand Mechanical Mobile, you will be responsible for carrying out preventative and scheduled maintenance and breakdowns on surface and underground equipment as directed by your supervisor. This role is offered on 8 days on, 6 days off, 7 nights on, 7 days off roster and is FIFO from Perth.

Safety is a core value at Gold Fields, and we expect all levels of employees to always act in a manner that seeks to enhance the safety culture and performance of our company.

Benefits include

• Permanent full-time position with a reputable gold producer operating multiple long-life mining projects
• Competitive Base Salary and 6% Site Allowance
• Private Health Insurance Allowance (Up to $6,000 p.a)
• Quarterly Bonus Scheme
• Salary sacrifice options
• Increased leave entitlements for annual leave, paid primary and secondary parental leave
• Employee referral program - $10,000 per successful referral
• Long service leave pro rata after 5 years of continuous service

About you

• Australian recognised Heavy Mobile Mechanical Trade Qualification
• Previous experience in mechanical maintenance in an underground environment and knowledge of mining technologies and equipment
• Creation of Workorders/Backlogs for defects and future repairs in the requisitioning of Parts line
• Experience with Atlas M7C drills and MT65 trucks, CAT R2900 & 2900XE loaders and Sandvik development drills DD421 & DD422i, Volvo 120F IT's and Normet Charge Wagons is preferable
• High Risk license with Forklift, RB, DG, EWP
• Valid manual driver's license
• Automotive Air Conditioning License is desirable
• Previous SAP experience is desirable

Gold Fields is committed to achieving an inclusive workforce. We recognise that the diverse talent of our people will ultimately determine our growth, performance and success. We strongly encourage applications from female, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, as well as candidates with culturally diverse backgrounds.