Mining Systems Specialist

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.

Specialist - Mining Systems | Improvements

Work Location:

• Fortescue’s Solomon mine is located on the traditional lands of the Eastern Guruma and Yindjibarndi people.
• Fortescue’s Eliwana mine is located on the traditional lands of the Puutu Kunti Kurrama & Pinikura (PKKP) People.
• Fortescue’s Iron Bridge project is located on the traditional lands of the Nyamal people.

Roster: Solomon; 8D/6R, Eliwana and Iron Bridge; 4D/3R 

Reporting to Senior Specialist – Mining Systems, this role will be responsible for providing operational expertise, Fleet Management Systems (FMS) & technology governance, and support to all operational teams for mining systems applications.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Investigate and document system issues/changes & incident investigations.
• Identify improvement opportunities and assist with generation of Project Charters
• Responsible for analysing and implementing continuous improvements projects across all Mining Systems suites.
• Accountable for compliance to Mining Systems Improvements framework and facilitation of project updates/weekly improvement meetings to wider stakeholder groups.
• Validate and monitor FMS system upgrades & Field Follows at the respective HUB.
• Contribute to the creation and maintenance of Mining Systems standards and best practices.
• Providing systems expertise, including recommendations about setup and configuration.
• Providing applications support, systems upskilling and coaching to mining operations teams.
• Facilitating system expertise and knowledge transfer to operational teams and leaders.
• Being the “go-to” person for Autonomous Haulage System operational expertise & knowledge.
• Help Mining team with system related issue & incident investigations.
• Executing Fortescue’s Mining Systems support strategy to develop internal capability with reduced reliance on OEM’s.

 Qualifications and skills required:

• 3+ years hands-on experience with Autonomous Haulage Systems
• 3+ years’ operational experience in an open cut mining environment
• Understanding of Agile delivery methodology
• Must be able to work with wide-range of stakeholders, building and maintaining rapport, understanding stakeholder needs and using influencing skills to establish a win-win outcome.
• Advanced computer literacy & passion for Mining Autonomy, Innovation and Technology
• Ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced environment.
• Must be able to multitask on several activities/priorities at the same time.
• Proficiency of Autonomous Haulage Systems is essential.
• Mining Operator experience is highly regarded.
• Reporting and database skills are desirable.

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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