Drill Controller - Iron Bridge

Fortescue is both a proud West Australian company and a global green solutions business. We are recognised for our culture, innovation and industry-leading development of infrastructure, mining assets and green energy initiatives.

Drill Controller - Iron Bridge

Work Location:

Iron Bridge

• Fortescue’s Iron Bridge project is located on the traditional lands of the Nyamal people.

Roster:

8D:6R, 7N:7R FIFO ex Perth

An exciting opportunity exists for an experienced autonomous drill controller working on 8D:6R, 7N:7R roster. You will be controlling multiple, fully autonomous platform drills from our Iron Bridge mine site located in the Pilbara Western Australia.

Key accountabilities will include:

• Safe control of autonomous drills
• Efficient planning and drilling patterns with multiple machines
• Maintaining positive communication with maintainers & operations entering/exiting autonomous drill areas
• Updating breakdown records 
• Consumable recordkeeping  
• Uploading of patterns and geo-boundaries 
• Reporting system anomalies 

Qualifications and skills required:

• Familiar with "Flanders" autonomous drill system 
• Experienced in manned drill operation
• The ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced environment
• Must be able to multitask on several activities/priorities at the same time
• Excellent verbal and written communication
• Intermediate ability to use Microsoft Suite i.e. Word and Excel  

Fortescue is deeply committed to providing a safe culture that builds respect, fosters inclusiveness, and values diversity. We celebrate individual strengths and team members from all backgrounds 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 across the world. Diverse backgrounds include First Nations Peoples, people with differing abilities, LGBTIQ+ 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.

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Fortescue reserves the right to close applications early should a suitable pool of candidates be identified

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