Job Description
Engineer - Mine Backfill / Senior Engineer
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Liontown Resources (ASX: LTR) is one of Australia's newest and most exciting lithium producers. Our Kathleen Valley Lithium Operation in Western Australia is a world-class, tier-one asset with a 20+ year mine life, and we're in the midst of a significant staged underground expansion.
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Our underground team at Kathleen Valley is dedicated to executing safe and efficient mining operations - focused on rigorous planning, efficient execution, and continuous improvement to optimise resource recovery.
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The Opportunity
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This is a new role within a growing backfill team, and a genuine chance to build your career in underground backfill engineering at a world-class lithium operation.
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You'll work alongside Senior Backfill Engineers, getting hands-on experience across paste operations, daily production reporting and schedule alignment. We're happy to consider candidates with limited backfill experience - if you've got a solid underground mining foundation and the drive to learn, we'll invest in your development.
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From here, the path is clear: grow your technical expertise, working towards a Senior Backfill Engineer role as the operation scales.
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What You'll Be Doing
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Work closely with Senior Backfill Engineers, the underground paste crew and the technical services team to support paste fill activities; assisting with daily production reporting, small-scale troubleshooting and execution of the weekly paste schedule.
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Generate paste fill notes and work instructions, aligning with site standards and technical design.
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Monitor underground paste fill infrastructure condition and performance, ensuring installation, operation, and maintenance align with engineering design.
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Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives across underground paste operations, improving performance, safety, and efficiency.
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Assist with statutory recordkeeping and ensure documentation meets regulatory requirements
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What We're Looking For
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Tertiary qualification in Mining, Mechanical, or Geotechnical Engineering - we welcome candidates across these and other relevant disciplines
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Approximately 2 years of underground mining experience
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Self-motivated and proactive - someone who takes initiative
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Strong communication skills and ability to work within a team environment
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Current 'C' Class Western Australian Driver's Licence
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Some exposure to paste fill or backfill operations (not essential - we'll train the right person)
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Familiarity with underground production scheduling and Deswik.
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Why Liontown?
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At Liontown, you'll join a team that's helping power the clean energy future. Our culture is built around people who take ownership, look out for each other, and are proud of what they're building together.
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This role is a real launchpad. You'll be supported by experienced Senior Engineers, working on a live and growing site, with a direct pathway to step up into more senior technical and planning roles as the operation ramps up.
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Liontown is committed to creating an inclusive and diverse workplace. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds.
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Liontown Limited. Powering Tomorrow, Respecting Today.

📌 Engineer - Mine Backfill / Senior Engineer (Leonora)
🏢 Liontown
📍 Leonora