The mine is located on the Norseman-Wiluna Greenstone Belt, which forms part of the Yilgarn Craton in Western Australia. It is a highly mineralised granite-greenstone terrain with world-class deposits of gold and nickel. St Ives has produced more than 10.5 million ounces of gold, with the first major gold mining expedition commencing in the mid-1980s.

St Ives Gold Mine operates mainly on a residential basis, with employees either living in Kambalda or Kalgoorlie as well as having a fly-in and fly-out option for those not living locally.

With a 10-year life of mine, stability is also on offer.

Role Details

Gold Fields - St Ives is currently seeking a Technician: Mechanical (Mobile) to join their Maintenance Surface Mining team. Responsible for providing quality and timely preventative maintenance and repairs on the Surface Mobile Equipment fleet, ensuring operational targets are met in a safe, environmentally compliant and efficient manner.

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 and 4 days on, 4 nights on, 6 days off roster, and would require the incumbent to be residential in Kambalda or Kalgoorlie.

Benefits include:

• 6% Site Allowance & Private Health Insurance Allowance

• Quarterly Bonus Scheme

• Salary sacrifice options

• Increased leave entitlements for annual leave, paid primary and secondary parental leave

• Employee Assistance Program

• Long service leave pro rata after 5 years of continuous service

• Educational assistance

About the role:

• Carrying out preventative maintenance through scheduled inspections, servicing, adjustments, troubleshooting and timely repair of mine vehicles;

• Providing reliable and accurate operational knowledge and practical application to minimise down time and potential loss of production;

• Maintaining a working knowledge of all task instructions and procedures to ensure they are consistently adhered to;

• Completing all administrative requirements associated with maintenance duties, such as ordering of parts and materials, processing of maintenance orders, recording of labour time using AMT and SAP;

• Assisting with the training and mentoring of apprentices and trainees;

About you:

• Australian recognized Certificate III trade in Heavy Duty / Mobile Plant Fitting;

• Previous experience in Komatsu and Caterpillar fleets would be advantageous, but not essential

• Holding a valid WA drivers license is mandatory;

• Tickets and certificates such as Apply First Aid, Crane, Dogging, EWP and Forklift are advantageous

Applications can be submitted via: https://careers.goldfields.com.au

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.

• Stability - solid life of mine
• Live and work local
• New Rewable energy project commencing - Wind,Solar & Battery!
• 6 % Site Allowance & Quarterly Bonus Scheme
• Private Health Insurance Allowance
• Salary continuance scheme and life insurance
• Continual training and the ability to expand your career
• Salary Sacrifice options