Company description:
Gold Fields is a globally diversified gold producer with nine operating mines in Australia, Peru, South Africa and West Africa (including the Asanko JV), as well as one project in Chile
Gold Fields' mining assets in the Australia region (GFA) 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
Job description:
The Mobile Maintenance team at Granny Smith have an opportunity for an experienced Technician: Mechanical (Boilermaker) to join their team.
Role Details
Reporting to the Leading Hand Mechanical (Mobile), you will be responsible for providing quality and timely preventative mechanical maintenance and repairs of the mining department and other areas of the operation as required.
As an employee at Gold Fields, we expect all levels of employees to act in a manner that seeks to align and enhance the values, safety culture, and performance of Gold Fields with the purpose of creating enduring value beyond mining.
This role is offered on an 8 days on 6 days off roster and is Fly in Fly out from Perth or Drive in Drive out from the Goldfields region.
Benefits include:
6% Site Allowance & Private Health Insurance Allowance
Quarterly Bonus Scheme
Salary sacrifice options
Increased annual leave entitlements
Employee referral program - $10,000 per successful referral!
Employee Assistance Program
Long service leave pro rata after 5 years of continuous service
Educational assistance
About the role:
Ensuring the achievement of budgeted maintenance targets by practising preventative maintenance through scheduled inspections, servicing, adjustments, troubleshooting and timely repair of mining equipment.
Supporting the efficient operation of the production facilities by providing reliable and accurate maintenance knowledge, expertise and practical application to minimise down time.
Maintaining a working knowledge of all task instructions and procedures and ensure that these are consistently adhered to when carrying out maintenance tasks
Completing all administrative processing requirements associated with maintenance duties, such as requisitioning of parts and materials, processing of maintenance orders and recording of labour time
Maintaining a high standard of housekeeping throughout the maintenance workshops and wherever maintenance work is carried out
About you:
You will have:
Ability to uphold a high standard of work, great culture skills and a high level of safety.
Completed Australian trade recognised qualifications in Fabrication/Boiler making.
Experience and understanding relevant standards such as AS1554
Competence with MIG, TIG, arc air gouging and lancing.
Experience with hard rock underground mining equipment, proficient in truck tray and loader bucket repairs
Conducting repairs on Light Vehicle, including panel beating and spray painting
Previous experience working underground
Coded Welder Qualification Advantageous
Valid WA C Class driver license.
HRWL, Crane, Dogging, Forklift tickets
Applications can be submitted via: https://careers.goldfields.com/Australia
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.
We offer:
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.