Fabricator

Our Opportunity

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

Roster: 7D7N14R – FIFO ex Perth or Busselton

Fortescue are currently seeking an experienced HME Fabricator to join our Mobile Maintenance team at Eliwana on a 2:2 roster. The successful applicant will be responsible for general machine, bucket and repairs as well as general fabrication.

Key Responsibilities

• Whilst upholding high standards of safety and Fortescue values produce high quality work in a good timely manner
• Demonstrate a positive attitude and uphold Fortescue Values and Vision.
• Comply with Fortescue HME procedures and policy's
• Follow the Fortescue life saving choices

Qualifications and Experience

General Bucket repairs

• Replacing wear plates and strips using arc air gouging method
• Repetitive grinding on surface after gouging
• Long duration of welding, sometimes on hand and knees
• Use of pneumatic tooling to clean area and scale (needle gun)
• Oxy cutting plate use oxy acetylene handpiece
• Using hammer and wedges to fit plate to new surface area of bucket
• Replacing work Ground engaging tools (G.E.T)
• Boom and Stick Crack Repairs
• Use of Elevated work platform and harness with fall restraint device
• Arc air gouging for long periods while standing and leaning towards job surface
• Grinding and welding for long periods while leaning towards job surface

Machine Repairs

• Chassis repairs on CAT/Liebherr/Komatsu/Hitachi machinery
• Handrail repairs
• Machine inspections
• Blade/bucket/tray inspections
• In pit repairs ( ability to problem solve breakdowns)
• Repairs and modifications to LV’s

General Fabrication

• Cutting, grinding and welding steel sections to form a fabricated structure
• Standing and using power tools for long periods of time
• Working in awkward positions whilst welding or grinding
• Lifting and sliding steel sections to manipulate them into position to weld, grind or cut

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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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.