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Diesel Fitter

Evolution Mining

Cloncurry, QLD, AU

Job Description

About the role

As a Diesel Fitter at Ernest Henry, you’ll be part of the Mobile Maintenance team, keeping a diverse fleet of underground and surface equipment running safely and reliably.

You’ll work across both planned and breakdown maintenance, taking ownership in the field and playing a key role in maximising plant availability and performance. This is a hands-on role where no two days are the same.

Key responsibilities for the role include:

  • Maintaining, repairing and servicing mobile equipment across underground and surface operations
  • Diagnosing faults and completing breakdown repairs across mechanical, hydraulic and electrical systems
  • Completing component change-outs and ensuring work is delivered safely and to a high standard
  • Recording maintenance activities in the CMMS and supporting effective work management
  • Identifying risks and applying strong safety practices in all tasks
  • Contributing to continuous improvement and equipment reliability

About you

You’re a trade-qualified Diesel Fitter who enjoys hands-on work and takes pride in keeping equipment running at its best. You’re confident working independently, while also contributing to a high-performing team.

We’re looking for someone who brings:

  • A Diesel Fitter trade qualification
  • Experience working on heavy mobile equipment, ideally in mining or a similar environment
  • Strong fault finding, diagnostic and breakdown maintenance capability
  • The ability to read and interpret hydraulic and auto electrical schematics
  • Experience using maintenance systems (CMMS) to manage and record work
  • A proactive, safety-first mindset
  • A current manual driver’s licence and relevant high-risk tickets (highly regarded)

About us

From humble beginnings in 2010, Evolution Mining is now a leading gold producer, operating six mines across Australia and Canada. Enacting our vision to be inspired people creating a premier global gold company, we are indeed a bold team with a bright future. Our operational diversity offers our employees access to many experiences and career opportunities within the one company. So, whether you choose to work at one of our underground or open pit operations, explore for our future as part of our Discovery team, or join our Group Office, we know you'll have a bright future with us.

At Ernest Henry

At Ernest Henry, our mine life extension to 2040 and a doubling of ore reserves offers more operational diversity on site, and a bright future for our people and the community.

Your Benefits

At Evolution, we support, develop and reward everyone who chooses to be a part of our bright future. Your benefits include relocation assistance, salary packaging (i.e. novated car leasing, remote area housing), quarterly bonuses, employee share scheme, referral bonuses, recognition programs, study assistance, discounted health insurance, and allowances for DIDO and local employees.

At Ernest Henry, you can choose what suits your priorities. Work an attractive fly-in/fly-out (FIFO) roster from Cairns or Townsville, or a drive-in/drive-out (DIDO) roster and take advantage of our top-class camp, or live local in the close-knit community of Cloncurry and be home every night.

This roster is 8/6 (days) – 7/7 (nights) and a 12-hour day.

To find out more about us and our Ernest Henry Operation, click: here.

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