Water Management Maintenance Tech

Our Opportunity

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

Roster: 8D6R7N7R

The Mine Infrastructure team at Eliwana ensures that mining can operate below the water table, to ensure the site water and power demand has an uninterrupted supply and will be responsible to safely and efficiently install and manage electrical field and trailing cable and operate cable equipment.

Reporting to the Operational Supervisor, this position offers a key role for Fortescue’s Eliwana Mine Infrastructure team focusing on maintaining assets which includes HDPE pipelines, submersible pumps, isolation, control valves and cable management from the 9400E excavator’s fleet.

Key Responsibilities

· Routine servicing, maintenance, and breakdown repairs on the Entire Eliwana water system including pipe work, valves, tanks and control valves.

· Diagnostics and fault finding of the Water system.

· Prioritise and attend breakdowns to ensure minimal downtime

· Removal and installation of Multistage Bore Pumps, Centrifugal Pumps, fire pumps and Isolation and controls valves

· Refuelling of generators and pumps

· Monitoring of environmental requirements, water supply and demand balance.

· Operating Wheel loader (WA430), Excavator (PC290) and cable loader (CAT988)

· Coordinate with the mine Infrastructure high voltage electrical team for any switching requirements.

· Interpreting and executing cable run designs with mine planning the cable locations from pit crest transformers to the Excavator switch and Excavator. This includes installing signage, delineation and protective arches and road cover as required.

Qualifications and Experience

Water Services background in Poly welding- system building and repair.

· Self-motivated and ability to work in a small strong team environment as well as individually.

· Strong organisational and communication skills both verbal and written.

· Demonstrate strong safety values.

· Excellent planning, problem solving, communication and logistics skills.

· Ability to read and understand mine plans, risk management and hazard recognition.

· Experience with Fortescue’s computer-based systems (BMS, SAP)

· Poly welding, Excavator, Loader and chainsaw tickets.

· HR driver’s license, forklift essential.

· Rigging or dogging tickets preferable.

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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