Our Opportunity

Work Location: Fortescue’s Hedland Operations are located on the traditional lands of the Kariyarra people.

Roster: 8D/6R/7N/7R FIFO ex Perth or Residential Port Hedland.

Join Fortescue’s Port Mechanical team as a Mechanical Maintenance Fitter and help keep critical port infrastructure running safely and reliably. Reporting to the Mechanical Maintenance Supervisor, you’ll carry out planned and breakdown maintenance across fixed plant, working on equipment such as conveyors, train unloaders, sample stations and balance machines.

Key Responsibilities

- Carry out mechanical maintenance to keep plant and equipment operating effectively.
- Respond to fixed plant breakdowns, diagnose faults and complete repairs.
- Investigate equipment issues and support actions to improve plant reliability.
- Identify plant defects and raise maintenance notifications for repair.
- Complete online inspections of plant areas and equipment.
- Maintain and inspect conveyors, train unloaders, sample stations and balance machines.

Qualifications And Experience

- Mechanical trade or engineering qualification.
- Experience in fixed plant maintenance; significant conveyor maintenance experience is highly regarded.
- Confident using computerised maintenance systems, including SAP, and Microsoft Project.




- Able to develop risk assessments and work documents, including CRAWs, JHAs and SWMS.
- Robust communication, organisation and time management skills, with attention to detail.
- Safety-focused team player who works well across departments and is committed to zero harm.

About Us

Be part of something big. Fortescue is leading the world with our plan to decarbonise our iron ore operations, projects that harness renewable energy and the development of technology that will change our planet forever.

Our Commitment

Fortescue celebrates individual strengths and team members are encouraged to bring their whole selves to work. Our global workforce drives and promotes an inclusive culture, both within our organisation and throughout the communities we interact with. Diverse backgrounds include First Nations Peoples, people with disabilities, LGBTQ+ community, gender, neurodiverse, cultural diversity, all age groups, and those with an intersectional or multiple diverse characteristics.

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

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📌 Fixed Plant Mechanical Tech Experienced (Town of Port Hedland)
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