Heavy Diesel Fitter

Westgold Resources is shaping the future of gold mining in Western Australia. We are looking for passionate and dedicated individuals to join our team who shares our vision of building a sustainable and profitable major Australian gold business.

THE WESTGOLD OFFER

• Full-time, permanent positions, a competitive salary and attractive benefits package operating as field specialists across our Murchison region mine sites
• 8:6 days only roster FIFO Perth, or DIDO from Meekatharra and Cue – choose what works best for you!
• Well-equipped camp featuring ensuite rooms, sports court, and fully equipped gym to keep you comfortable and active while away from home.
• A growing company that’s supports employee’s development.

THE ROLE

Your responsibilities will include:

• Servicing, maintenance and breakdown repairs on underground drill rigs
• Diagnosing and rectifying hydraulic, mechanical and electrical faults
• Completing preventative maintenance and scheduled inspections
• Supporting equipment reliability and fleet availability
• Performing major component change-outs and repairs
• Maintaining accurate maintenance records in Pronto
• Providing field breakdown support across multiple operations
• Working closely with Drilling and Maintenance teams to minimise downtime

About You

To be successful, you will have:

• Australian recognised Heavy Diesel, Mobile Plant or equivalent trade qualification
• Previous underground mining experience
• Proven experience maintaining Sandvik and Epiroc underground drilling equipment
• Experience working on longhole, development, diamond drilling and/or raiseboring equipment
• Strong hydraulic, mechanical and diagnostic troubleshooting skills
• Current C Class Manual Driver's Licence
• Ability to work autonomously and manage breakdowns in the field
• Strong commitment to safety, teamwork and quality workmanship

Highly Regarded

• Experience with Pronto or similar CMMS systems
• Experience working across multiple underground operations
• Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills

The Westgold Offer:

A permanent full-time position at a successful gold producer

A range of benefits including:

• Performance based bonus
• Group salary continuous insurance
• A health and wellness allowance Health insurance discount
• A range of Family and Medical leave policies that includes IVF, surrogacy and adoption.
• Referral Bonus - bring your mates along!
• 5 years' pro rata long service leave
• Salary sacrifice options
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) that include free confidential counselling, wellbeing services that includes financial advice.

Our full list of benefits and why we are recognised as an Endorsed Employer for Women by Work 180 can be seen on the Work180 website.

Westgold is driven by our core values of Show Respect, Choose Safety and Deliver Value. We believe that these values define our culture, behaviours and actions. We appreciate that not everybody will tick every box for their next dream role, but if you believe that you can bring the passion and drive to contribute to our operations and our values resonate with you then apply now!

Candidates must meet our pre-employment criteria’s which includes medical and drug and alcohol screening, relevant right to work checks and be able to provide a valid Australian national police clearance and an Australian driver’s licence (or be able to obtain).

Westgold is committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone matters. We believe diversity is a strength and true diversity includes those from First Nations People, various cultures, age groups, Neurodiverse backgrounds, genders, sexual orientations, diverse abilities and religions. We value the unique perspectives and experiences each person brings and that diverse teams leads to innovation and success. Our goal is to have safe and respectful environments where everyone feels empowered to be their authentic selves and we strongly encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply.

Westgold appreciates that standard recruitment processes are not accessible for everyone. If you believe you require additional support or accommodations, so you feel comfortable participating in our recruitment process for this or any of our roles, please feel free to email inclusion@westgold.com.au

Westgold reserves the right to close applications early should a suitable pool of candidates be identified. We will never contact you to ask for payment of any kind, whether directly or through a third party.