Technician - Electrical & Instrumentation
Job no: 500405
Work type: Permanent Full Time
Location: Dugald River Mine
We are MMG and we mine for progress.
At MMG, our vision is to create a leading international mining company for a low carbon future.
We mine for progress to create wealth for our people, host communities and shareholders with an ambition to grow and diversify our resource, production and value.
Our aim is to create a workplace that encourages diversity, inclusion and supports our people to grow. We are guided by our values; think safety first, respect each other, work together, do what we say, and we want to be better. We recognise the unique value your contribution makes to the progress of our company and the communities in which we operate.
Dugald River mine is one of the world’s top 10 Zinc mine operations, which has been producing zinc concentrate for customers around the world since 2017.
The mine is committed to a low-carbon future. In April 2023 the Dugald River Solar Farm began operations, supplying a third of the mine’s power, and reducing emissions by 33% and this is just the start of its renewable energy transition.
Dugald River employs around 800 employees and contractors on a mix of fly-in, fly-out and local residential basis. The village provides all the amenities including a gym, with a women’s only area, a tennis court, swimming pool, walking track and entertainment area.
Electrical and Instrumentation Technician
We are currently seeking an experienced Electrical and Instrumentation Technician to join our team at Dugald River Mine. This role would report into the Supervisor – Maintenance Electrical, you will provide Maintenance support to the Dugald River Mine operations.
This role is a based on an 8/6 dayshift (night shift as required). Drive in drive out (DIDO) from Cloncurry or Mt Isa, or FIFO from Townsville.
Qualifications & Competencies:
- Dual trade certification in Electrical and Instrumentation along with at least 3-5 years of trade experience.
- Strong work ethic, safety values, and an extensive maintenance background including underground the ability to perform all repairs within scope, installation, servicing, overhauls, and commissioning in a hard rock underground mining environment.
- Solid experience in HV switchgear and RMU’s, motor controls, variable speed AC drives, Schneider PLCs, pneumatic and electronic process control instrumentation.
- Literacy in a computerised maintenance management system such as SAP will be highly regarded.
Some of the key responsibilities will include -
- Ensuring statutory compliance in maintaining fixed Electrical and Instrumentation infrastructure whilst providing a safe working culture.
- The reliability and safe operation of assets are integral to this position, as daily and weekly targets are measured against with production targets as critical KPI’s.
- You will also be called upon as required to perform the same tasks in the mineral processing fixed plant maintenance operations environment.
- Important to the role, will be your experience within fault finding and fixed plant maintenance for a heavy industrial and process environment.
What we offer
Remuneration for this role includes a competitive salary package, annual bonus and generous local allowances for employees living in the local community of Cloncurry and Mt Isa.
On-site accommodation at Dugald River is provided in fully air-conditioned en-suite rooms and includes meal service and room cleaning. The village features, communal media facilities including 4G coverage, onsite Medical Centre, sporting facilities, swimming pool and gym facilities.
MMG also provides the following generous benefits for employees living in the local community of Cloncurry & Mt. Isa
- Gym/PCYC membership
- Access to MMG Charter flights to Brisbane and Townsville for family/leisure purposes
- Financial support for families where children attend boarding school
- Retention payment for long term Cloncurry residents
MMG is committed to supporting our local communities of Cloncurry Shire and Mount Isa City Council Local Government Areas. MMG encourages local residents to apply for opportunities at Dugald River. We also support successful candidates to relocate to the region and provide a generous relocation package.
We are an equal opportunity employer who values and respects diversity. If you share our values and feel that you could make a meaningful difference in this role, please apply online. To know more about MMG please visit our webpage https://www.mmg.com/
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