Trainee Opencut Truck Operator

Role Details

Gold Fields St Ives is currently seeking a Trainee Truck Driver to join their Surface Mining department.

Provision of a quality and timely truck driving (haulage) service using Surface mobile machinery to haul ore and waste rock under instruction to ensure operational targets are met in a safe, environmentally compliant and efficient manner in alignment with GFA and operation specific quality procedures and statutory regulations.

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.

This role is offered on a 6 Month Fixed Term Contract on a 4 days on, 4 nights on, 6 days off roster, and would require the incumbent to be residential in Kambalda or Kalgoorlie.

Benefits include:

• Live locally in Kambalda or Kalgoorlie
• 6 % Site Allowance & Private Health Insurance Allowance

Duties of the role:

• Demonstrate full compliance with the OHS and Environmental Management Systems’ standards by participating in initiatives, toolbox meetings, investigations, training, assisting with the implementation and participating in and contributing to audits within the mine
• Learn and demonstrate knowledge of sections of the plant, in accordance with the current training manuals and task procedures.
• Assist with identifying and diagnosing, where possible, items of plant that require preventative maintenance or repair and assist Maintenance Technicians in the repair of equipment to ensure minimal impact on production.
• Monitor use of reagents and productively participate as a member of the Processing & Maintenance Team
• Complete all administrative processing requirements associated with processing duties, including use of SAP and other relevant information management (IT) systems

About You:

• Current Manual Drivers Licence
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal & written

Gold Fields is committed to the achievement and maintenance of diversity and equity in employment. We are committed to achieving a diverse and inclusive workforce, and strongly encourage applications from female, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates