Automotive Electrician (Trucks)

Our Opportunity

Location: Solomon - Fortescue’s Solomon mine is located on the traditional lands of the Eastern Guruma and Yindjibarndi peoples.

Roster: 7D/7N/14R – FIFO ex Perth

As an Auto Electrician in our Trucks Department at Fortescue’s Solomon Project (CAT 793), you’ll play a vital role in keeping our Heavy Mobile Equipment (HME) performing at its best. Your expertise will help maximise reliability and efficiency across our fleet, directly supporting safe, high-performing operations while contributing to Fortescue’s forward-thinking sustainability goals. 

Our lifestyle roster means that you can balance your work and family life. At Fortescue, we value Family, and we will support you so that you can show up for both your Fortescue family and family at home.

Key Responsibilities

• Carry out maintenance and servicing on large-scale Mobile Mining Equipment, ensuring optimal performance and reliability
• Diagnose, troubleshoot and resolve electrical faults with precision and efficiency
• Contribute across both workshop and field (pit) environments, supporting operational needs as required
• Collaborate closely with mobile maintenance teams to achieve full schedule compliance and keep operations running smoothly
• Uphold Fortescue’s safety standards, procedures and site policies in everything you do

Qualifications and Experience

• Australian recognised Automotive Electrical Trade Qualification
• Valid C class license
• High level of safety awareness and orientation
• Heavy Mobile Equipment experience is essential
• Experience with OEM diagnostic tooling highly advantageous
• Experience using suite of Microsoft programs and applications such as (Excel, word, PowerPoint etc.) 

About Us

Be part of something big. Fortescue is leading the world with our plan to decarbonise our iron ore operations, projects that harness renewable energy and the development of technology that will change our planet forever.

Our Commitment

Fortescue celebrates individual strengths and team members 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. Diverse backgrounds include First Nations Peoples, people with disabilities, LGBTQ+ 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.

https://fortescue.com/careers 

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.