Leading Hand Light Vehicle 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.

• Full-time, permanent position with a competitive salary and attractive benefits package based at our Beta Hunt site based in Kambalda
• A family friendly roster to suit your lifestyle – 8 days on, 6 days off
• Flexible employment options including FIFO from Perth, DIDO from surrounding areas, such as Kambalda or Kalgoorlie – choose what works best for you!
• Modern, well-equipped camp featuring ensuite rooms, and an equipped gym to keep you comfortable and active while away from home
• A growing company that’s supports employee’s development

THE ROLE

• Coordinate day‑to‑day activities for both planned and unplanned maintenance, ensuring work is prioritised and executed efficiently
• Supervise and support trades personnel, providing guidance, coaching, and leadership to maintain a safe, high‑performing work environment
• Liaise closely with Operators to schedule equipment outages and return‑to‑service requirements with minimal disruption to production
• Provide timely feedback to Supervisors on job scopes, timeframes, resourcing needs, and recommended work methods
• Identify and address workplace hazards, taking proactive action to maintain a safe working environment
• Complete all required administrative tasks, ensuring accurate and timely data entry, documentation, and recordkeeping for all maintenance activities

WHAT DO I NEED

• Current “C” Class Manual Western Australian driver’s licence
• Valid and relevant trade qualifications, certificates, and licences
• Previous experience in a Leading Hand role with 5 years working in a mining environment
• Competent in diagnostics, troubleshooting & repairing Toyota light vehicles and 4WDs
• Experience maintaining air conditioning (desirable)
• Proficient Microsoft office skills
• Experience with a Computerised Maintenance Management System (CMMS) such as Pronto (desirable)
• Excellent communication skills with a can-do, team-oriented attitude
• Strong desire to maintain and promote a proactive safe working environment

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.