At a Glance
- Tasks: Assist tradesmen with maintenance on heavy machinery and support operations at the mine.
- Company: Thiess, a leader in sustainable mining with a commitment to innovation.
- Benefits: Ongoing training, health rewards, salary sacrifice options, and corporate discounts.
- Other info: Inclusive culture that values curiosity and continuous learning.
- Why this job: Join a high-performing team and grow your skills in a dynamic mining environment.
- Qualifications: Experience in mining, safety-focused, and relevant licenses preferred.
The predicted salary is between 62100 - 75900 $ per year.
About the role
Due to the increased production fleet at Thiess Mount Pleasant, we have exciting new opportunities to develop the Heavy Crew who execute planned maintenance on our Excavator & Drill fleets, located just outside of Muswellbrook. This provides a great opportunity for you to expand your skills and grow within a high performing team as a Heavy Crew Trades Assistant. Working a 5/4, 4/5, 5/5 Dayshift roster 12-hour day and night shift, reporting to the Heavy Maintenance Supervisor, you will be part of a team that is committed to developing our people and assets.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Escorts and deliveries of tooling, parts, and plant throughout the mine
- Assisting tradesmen with planned maintenance strategies on Liebherr - Komatsu Excavators and CAT - Terex Drill Fleets
- Operate maintenance support equipment (Medium / Heavy vehicles, IT loaders & EWP’s)
- Assist maintenance and warehousing team in staging and clean-up of shutdown events
- General Trades Assistants tasks and housekeeping
About you
- Have high standards for personal safety and for others
- Strong work ethic and an enthusiastic attitude
- Relevant experience in a similar role in a mining environment
- Hold a C6 high risk license is desirable
- EWP & Working at Heights licenses are desirable
- HR licence – preferable
- Have experience in planned maintenance shutdown work
What Thiess can do for you
- Thiess’ commitment to ongoing training & development
- Day Shift Roster
- Health & wellbeing rewards program through AIA Vitality
- Salary continuance insurance
- Salary sacrifice options – novated leasing
- Range of corporate discounts including health insurance (Medibank), travel & retail products
About Us
Thiess works with clients in Australia, Asia, and the Americas in the dynamic field of open-cut and underground mining. The pioneering spirit of our founders - the legendary Thiess brothers - is our legacy and has inspired our vision to harness the power of people and technology to drive sustainable change for more than 90 years. At Thiess, we're creating a culture of curiosity, knowledge-sharing and continuous learning - supporting our people to contribute to Thiess' success and continued growth in sustainable mining. We recognise the value of an inclusive and diverse workplace through our vision: everyone matters always. We're focused on creating an inclusive environment to enable our people to bring their best self to work because they feel safe, included, and empowered.
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