Plumber - Water Technician

Our Opportunity

Work Location: Fortescue’s Eliwana mine is located on the traditional lands of the Puutu Kunti Kurrama people

Roster: 7 dayshift, 7 R&R (dayshift only) FIFO ex Perth & Busselton

Fortescue is seeking a skilled and motivated Plumber to join our Infrastructure Services Team. Supported by the NPI Operations Supervisor you will be responsible for providing safe, effective and timely repair and maintenance to all assets. 

Key Responsibilities

• Assist with preventative and reactive plumbing maintenance
• Diagnosing, repair and installation of commercial, domestic and industrial plumbing systems
• Scheduled maintenance and breakdown fault finding on a wide range of infrastructure equipment
• Liaise with the planning team to ensure planned maintenance schedule is implemented successfully
• Ensuring that water entering plant is treated to meet regulatory standards
• Regulate water flow through stages of treatment
• Using proper methods to treat water, monitor plant for unclean water, and correct any problems as soon as possible
• Ensuring the proper execution of water treatment processes while complying with all safety requirements

Qualifications and Experience

• WA Plumbing Tradesperson Licence along with a Gas Fitting and Installation ticket
• Experience in the operation and maintenance of Potable and Waste Water Systems (desirable) Plumbers contractor's license
• Experience operating a treatment plant
• Certificate III in Water Industry Operations or relevant experience 
• Demonstrated experience with SCADA including the ability to analyse trends
• Knowledge about water treatment process, chemicals, filtration, and other aspects of water treatment.
• Operator must have the ability to read and understand water treatment plant schematics, manuals, and other documents in order to carry out daily tasks 
• Minimum WA C Class Driver's Licence
• Extensive maintenance & fault finding experience essential 

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.