Field Technician Experienced

Our Opportunity

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

Roster:  8D/6R - FIFO ex Perth

Join Fortescue’s Resource Definition team as a Field Technician at Solomon. Working an 8 days on / 6 days off roster with B Crew, you’ll support RC drilling activities, sample collection, data management, hazard rectification and field operations in a dynamic Pilbara environment.

If you’re safety-focused, organised and enjoy hands-on work as part of a collaborative team, we encourage you to apply.

Key Responsibilities

• Blast Hole sampling/logging – program execution, sample submission to laboratory:
• Ensure accurate sampling and clear identification of samples
• Conduct daily pattern inspections and checks of sample drop-off locations
• Carry out weekly stocktakes on consumables and supplies
• Liaise with and maintain strong relationships with other teams
• Assistance to geotechnical engineers may include prism installs, wall Inspections, berm Inspections, crack meter installations, post blast inspections and stock takes.
• Assistance to surveyors may include pegging/flagging, basic GPS jobs, scanning, drone flights and bathymetric surveys.
• Daily escorting of team members through the Autonomous Operating Zone (AOZ).
• RC sample logging and collection.
• Assisting RC team members with hazard rectifications.
• Daily AcQuire data entry and tracker updates.
• Dispatching sample bags to off-site laboratories.
• Assessing work area access and signage requirements.
• Entering and closing hazards in BMS.
• Liaising with Mining departments to support Resource Definition projects.
• Conducting vehicle pre-starts, reporting faults, and coordinating timely vehicle servicing.
• Monitoring and stocktaking office and drilling consumables.
• Assisting the Field Supervisor with day-to-day activities.
• General forklift loading and unloading.
• Closing out work and preparing the work area for the incoming crew.

Qualifications and Experience

• Daily escorting of team members through the Autonomous Operating Zone (AOZ).
• RC sample logging and collection.
• Assisting RC team members with hazard rectifications.
• Daily AcQuire data entry and tracker updates.
• Dispatching sample bags to off-site laboratories.
• Assessing work area access and signage requirements.
• Entering and closing hazards in BMS.
• Liaising with Mining departments to support Resource Definition projects.
• Conducting vehicle pre-starts, reporting faults, and coordinating timely vehicle servicing.
• Monitoring and stocktaking office and drilling consumables.
• Assisting the Field Supervisor with day-to-day activities.
• General forklift loading and unloading.
• Closing out work and preparing the work area for the incoming crew.

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.

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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.