Operator / Maintainer - Tailings & Water Management

• Permanent 2:2 Roster – day shift only!
• Excellent Camp Facilities
• Only 1 Hour Flight from Perth

Minara Resources has an opportunity for an experienced Tailings and Water Operator/ Maintainer to join our established and dedicated team.

Minara Resources is Australia’s largest cobalt producer and a major world producer of nickel. Our Murrin Murrin site in WA’s northern Goldfields is an integrated nickel and cobalt mining and processing operation employing over 1,000 people. We are a diverse, dedicated and driven workforce, building a sustainable business today with a focus on tomorrow.

Minara Resources is wholly owned by Glencore, one of the world’s largest globally diversified natural resources companies and a major producer and marketer of more than 60 commodities. Glencore employs over 145,000 people operates around 150 operating mining and processing sites, oil production assets and agricultural facilities in over 35 countries.

The Role
The successful person will become a member of a hardworking and committed team who are responsible for the operation and maintenance of the water Borefields and Tailings systems.
You will be responsible for:

• Maintaining environmental standards in line with Company borefields and tailings licence obligations
• Planned and unscheduled maintenance of borefields, tailings and diesel pumps and generators
• Ensure maximum capacity & availability for Company water supplies and tailings facilities are maintained
• Monitor and regularly record borefields and tailings pump data to identify maintenance trends
• Monitor and maintain piping systems
• Understand and communicate threats to water and tailings systems
• Contribute to the effective implementation, maintenance and continual improvement of the Quality Management System certified to ISO9001

About You
This role would ideally suit someone with a diesel mechanic / fitter background.
You will also have:

• Australian Manual MR-Class Driver licence (essential)
• Telehandler Licence
• HDPE (poly) welding background
• A good Mechanical aptitude and understanding of diesel engines and pumps
• An ability to work unsupervised in remote locations
• Have excellent attention to detail
• Be able to work as part of a Team and foster Team building

What We Offer
We offer a diverse range of opportunities across our multi-pit mining operations through to our complex and technically challenging hydrometallurgical process plant.
Also on offer are:

• A permanent position working directly for Minara Resources;
• 13.5% superannuation contribution;
• A substantial private health insurance allowance;
• An incentive program paid monthly dependant on site performance; and
• Our employee relocation assistance program plus much more. 

Apply now at www.glencore.com/careers