Location: Townsville & Northern QLD
Classification: Mining, Resources & Energy > Maintenance & Fault Diagnosis
Work type: Full time, Permanent
If you know big yellow gear inside out, this is a role worth moving for. A well-run surface gold operation with a modern, well-maintained fleet, a roster that gets you home, and a permanent position behind it rather than a contract that runs out.
Drive or bus straight out of Townsville or Mackay.
The offer
- Permanent full time position, staff conditions
- Market-competitive salary package plus superannuation
- 8/6 day shift or 7/7 night shift
- DIDO from Townsville, transport provided
- New camp with gym, all meals and accommodation included
- Annual leave, sick leave and long-term job security
- Genuine progression
The fleet you'll be working on
- Liebherr R9150 and Hitachi EX1200 excavators
- CAT 777 haul trucks
- CAT 14M and 12M graders
- CAT D9 and D10 dozers
- CAT 980 and 988 loaders
- Compactor and water carts
- 2 x Moxy dump trucks
What you'll bring
- Trade certificate in Heavy Diesel Fitting, Mobile Plant Mechanics or equivalent (AQF Cert III)
- Solid HD Fitter experience on surface mining fleet
- Confidence diagnosing and repairing across excavators, dozers, graders, loaders and trucks
- Current C class driver's licence
- Standard 11 or willingness to obtain
- Ability to pass a pre-employment medical, including drug and alcohol screen
Nice to have
- Field service background
- Working at Heights, Confined Space or EWP tickets
Why this one is worth the call
Permanent surface roles on a modern fleet, DIDO from a coastal city, with a camp that was built this decade, do not come up often. Most fitters chasing this lifestyle end up commuting to central Queensland. This one lets you stay north.