AddressAbout Us
Fortescue is both a proud West Australian company and a global green solutions business. We are recognised for our culture, innovation and industry-leading development of infrastructure, mining assets and green energy initiatives.
Our Opportunity
Instrumentation/Electrical Tradesperson
Work Location: Christmas Creek, Chichester Hub
- Fortescue’s Chichester hub is located on the traditional lands of the Palyku and Nyiyaparli peoples.
- Fortescue’s Christmas Creek mine is located on the traditional lands of the Nyiyaparli people.
Roster: 7D/7N/14R – FIFO ex Perth or Busselton
Reporting to the Electrical Supervisor at Christmas Creek, you will be responsible for providing quality and timely preventative maintenance and repairs of the Ore Processing Facility in alignment with FMG specific procedures and WHS regulations. This shall also include team involvement with shutdown execution, continuous improvement, apprentice mentoring, and providing any assistance on upcoming projects.
Key Responsibilities
- Raising notifications and executing work orders (SAP / Fiori)
- Fault finding on Fixed Plant
- Proven High voltage switching experience
- Belt weigher calibration
- Perform parameter backups on ABB, Siemens and WEG drives
- Instrumentation calibration and commissioning
- Preventative and opportune maintenance on Fixed Plant
- Shutdown and modular maintenance on fixed plant
- Creation and modifications to documents including Work Instructions, Routine Checklists, and Electrical Schematic's
- Electrical installation work and Electrical logbook entries
- Electrical statutory testing and inspections
- Use of computer-based systems; S4Hannah, Microsoft Teams, Success factors, Fiori, BMS, PIMs, PDF Pro, Trello, Microsoft office programs etc.
- High Voltage switching
- UPS Maintenance
- Low Voltage motor testing and inspections
- Isolations and Permitting
- Scoping continuous safety and business improvement opportunities
Qualifications and Experience
- Electrical trade qualification
- Current WA 'A' class electrical workers licence
- High voltage ticket and experience with HV Switching
- Previous experience as electrical tradesperson or Electrical / Instrumentation Technician in a continuous operating plant environment (2 years preferred maintenance, as it is for an experienced position)
- Experience in PLC systems and control communication systems - specifically Profibus, Fieldbus
- Basic instrumentation experience
- Certificate IV Electrical Instrumentation
- Experience in the maintenance and troubleshooting of Variable Speed Drives
- Competent understanding of electrical schematics, isolation and permitting systems
- Experience in computer-based maintenance systems - SAP (desirable)
Our Commitment
Fortescue is deeply committed to providing a safe culture that builds respect, fosters inclusiveness, and values diversity. We celebrate individual strengths and team members from all backgrounds are encouraged to bring their whole selves to work. Our global workforce drives and promotes an inclusive culture, both within our organisation and throughout the communities we interact with across the world. Diverse backgrounds include First Nations Peoples, people with differing abilities, LGBTIQ+ community, gender, neurodiverse, cultural diversity, all age groups, and those with an intersectional or multiple diverse characteristics. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply.
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Internal Candidates / Current Contractors please apply via Success Factors Careers Portal. For further information on how to apply please visit the Fortescue Hub.
Fortescue reserves the right to close applications early should a suitable pool of candidates be identified. Fortescue will never contact you to ask for payment of any kind, whether directly or through a third party.
