Job Description

About This Role

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Join a leading Pilbara port operation as a Mechanical Maintainer and play a key role in maintaining critical fixed plant infrastructure. Working a 5/5/4 roster, you'll perform inspections, fault finding and maintenance on conveyors, car dumpers, stackers, reclaimers and ship loaders. This residential Dampier opportunity offers competitive rates, ongoing work and a strong safety-focused team environment.

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Join a leading Pilbara port maintenance team as a Mechanical Maintainer in a residential role based in Dampier. Working a 5/5/4 roster with a mix of day and night shifts, you will be responsible for maintaining critical fixed plant equipment that supports safe and efficient port operations.

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This role is ideal for experienced Mechanical Fitters or Mechanical Maintainers who enjoy hands-on maintenance, fault finding and reliability-focused work in a heavy industrial setting. You'll be part of a collaborative team committed to safety, operational excellence and continuous improvement.

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Reporting to the Maintenance Supervisor and working within a collaborative maintenance team, you will be responsible for:

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- Completing preventative, corrective, breakdown and planned maintenance across a range of fixed plant assets to ensure safe and reliable operations.
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- Conducting mechanical fault finding, diagnostics and troubleshooting to identify equipment issues and minimise downtime.
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- Maintaining, repairing and inspecting conveyors, balanced machines, car dumpers, stackers, reclaimers, ship loaders, motors, gearboxes, pulleys and associated mechanical equipment.
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- Performing component changeouts, including motors, gearboxes, pulleys, bearings and bucketwheel assemblies.
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- Conducting routine inspections of fixed plant assets and identifying defects,



wear patterns and potential reliability concerns.
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- Executing precision maintenance activities including laser alignment, condition monitoring and equipment adjustments.
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- Completing equipment isolations and ensuring all work is performed in accordance with site safety and permit requirements.
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- Working closely with operations and maintenance personnel to coordinate maintenance activities and optimise equipment availability.
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- Utilising SAP to record maintenance tasks, update work orders, capture equipment history and ensure compliance with maintenance standards.
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- Assisting with shutdown maintenance activities, major repairs and project-related work as required.
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- Contributing to continuous improvement initiatives focused on enhancing safety, reliability and equipment performance while reducing maintenance costs.
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- Maintaining a strong safety culture by adhering to company policies, procedures and risk management practices at all times.
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- Providing high-quality maintenance inspections, reports and recommendations to support asset integrity and long‐term reliability.
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- Supporting root cause investigations and implementing corrective actions to prevent recurring equipment failures.
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Requirements

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- Trade qualified Mechanical Fitter, Mechanical Technician, Fabricator or equivalent.
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- Previous experience maintaining fixed plant equipment within mining, port,



processing or heavy industrial environments.
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- Experience working on car dumpers, stackers, reclaimers and ship loaders is highly regarded.
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- Strong fault-finding and diagnostic skills.
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- Experience with motor and gearbox changeouts.
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- Experience conducting pulley and bucketwheel changeouts.
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- Competent in laser alignment techniques.
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- Dogging and rigging experience.
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- Ability to perform detailed maintenance inspections and identify equipment defects.
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- Current Working at Heights and Confined Space tickets.
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- Strong commitment to safety and teamwork.
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- Ability to work a rotating roster consisting of both day and night shifts.
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- Current Australian Manual C Class Driver's Licence (HR licence desirable).
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Benefits

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- Super Paid on all hours
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- Salary sacrificing
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- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
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- Corporate discounts
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About Brunel

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Brunel is a recruitment and flexible workforce solution provider which connects talented people with opportunities throughout Australasia and around the world. We specialise in highly skilled roles across a variety of technical, professional, trades and craft disciplines, pairing candidates with industry‐leading projects and organisations on a contract, permanent or secondment basis.

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Operating in Australasia since 1997, Brunel has major bases of operation in Perth, Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne and Port Moresby, which are further backed by the strength and reach of a truly global network spanning over 45 countries, 120 offices and 50 years of successful operation.

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Brunel is proud to be equal opportunity employer and encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and female candidates.

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