Heavy Diesel Fitter - Mining Fleet Maintenance

About the role

Thiess is looking for a Workshop Heavy Diesel Fitter for its Mount Pleasant operations. You will join a team focused on fleet maintenance and management, working a lifestyle roster of 5/4, 4/5 and 5/5 shifts, with 12-hour days, nights and weekends.

Key responsibilities

• Servicing, repairing and maintaining large-scale mobile mining equipment such as Liebherr R9600, R9400, R996, R9350 excavators, Komatsu PC7000 excavators, CAT drill fleet, CAT trucks, Komatsu 930E trucks and dozers, following Thiess servicing, lubrication and maintenance documentation.
• Carry out general maintenance, breakdowns, services and component changeouts to a high standard.
• Source technical information from reference manuals, technical bulletins, OEM sources and computer-based systems.
• Maintain good housekeeping and carry out inspections to maximise equipment utilisation.

Required profile

• Trade qualified plant mechanic certificate of proficiency in Automotive Mechanical Technology (Heavy Vehicle Mobile Equipment) or similar.
• Post-trade experience in the mining or heavy earth-moving industry.
• Experience in general maintenance, breakdowns, component changeouts and servicing of heavy earth-moving equipment.
• Demonstrated experience with Liebherr and CAT large earthmoving equipment.

What we offer

• Permanent full-time positions with even-time lifestyle rosters.
• Training and development commitment.
• Salary sacrifice options such as flights and novated leasing.
• Corporate discounts including health insurance (Medibank) and travel and retail products.

Successful applicants go through a pre-employment process including two employment references, a national police check and a medical assessment.