Process Plant Electrician

Fortescue has an exciting future ahead. As well as producing over 180 million tonnes of iron ore per year, we’re diversifying our business to become an integrated global green energy and resources company.

Maintenance Technician – Electrician

Work Location: Cloudbreak

• Fortescue’s Cloudbreak mine is located on the traditional lands of the Palyku and Nyiyaparli peoples.

Roster: 2 weeks on 2 weeks off FIFO Perth or Bussleton

This fulltime position is within our Processing Plant. You will provide safe, effective and timely electrical maintenance to our equipment and ancillaries to optimise plant operational capacity. 

Key accountabilities will include:

• Performing repairs, installations and any work required to set up, align or otherwise prepare for operation, all electronic and instrumentation equipment/systems.
• Performing operational checks, monitoring performance and related maintenance to identify and diagnose instrumentation electronic and electrical performance problems.
• Performing technical evaluations, fault finding and diagnosing problems and taking timeous corrective action.
• Decommissioning and disposal of equipment as appropriate.
• Performing on-the-job coaching as required.
• Monitoring trends to make recommendations for inventory control.
• Statutory testing and inspections
• Carrying out tasks within Time, Budget and standard.
• Performing detail design, device programming, configuration & calibration on equipment.

Qualifications and skills required:

• Electrical trade qualification
• Current WA 'A' class electrical workers licence
• High voltage switching certificate
• Certificate IV in instrumentation (desired)
• Minimum 3 years experience as electrical tradesperson or Electrical / Instrumentation Technician in a continuous operating plant environment
• Proven experience in PLC systems and control communication systems
• Profibus installation and maintenance certification desirable
• Proven experience in the maintenance and trouble shooting of Variable Speed Drives
• Competent understanding of electrical schematics, isolation and permitting systems
• Experience in computer based maintenance systems - SAP/Microsoft Office suite

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