Our client is seeking an experienced Fixed Plant Electrician for a 6 month assignment supporting Port Maintenance operations. The successful candidate will be responsible for preventative and corrective maintenance, fault finding, repairs, inspections, and breakdown support across a range of fixed plant assets. This role requires strong troubleshooting skills, a commitment to safety, and previous experience working in the mining industry
Key Responsibilities
As a member of the Port Maintenance team, your duties will include but are not limited to:
- Perform preventative, corrective, and breakdown maintenance on fixed plant electrical equipment.
- Conduct routine inspections, testing, fault finding, and repairs to ensure plant reliability and availability.
- Maintain and troubleshoot electrical systems associated with conveyors, stackers, reclaimers, ship loaders, train unloaders, crushers, screens, and associated materials handling infrastructure.
- Diagnose faults and perform repairs on motors, VSDs, MCCs, switchgear, instrumentation, and control systems.
- Assist with fixed plant breakdown response, investigations, and root cause analysis.
- Complete statutory inspections, testing, and compliance activities in accordance with site requirements.
- Raise maintenance notifications and work orders through the site's maintenance management system.
- Support shutdown and maintenance campaigns as required.
- Identify and implement continuous improvement opportunities to improve equipment reliability and maintenance practices.
- Ensure all work is completed safely and in compliance with Fortescue's safety standards, procedures, and legislative requirements.
- Work collaboratively with operations and maintenance personnel to minimise downtime and maximise plant performance.
Qualifications & Experience
To be successful in this role, you will possess:
- Australian Recognised Electrical Trade Qualification.
- Current WA Electrical Workers Licence (A Grade).
- Current C Class Driver's Licence.
- Demonstrated experience working as a Fixed Plant Electrician within a mining, processing, port, or heavy industrial environment.
- Strong fault-finding and troubleshooting skills across fixed plant equipment.
- Experience maintaining motors, conveyors, MCCs, switchgear, VSDs, instrumentation, and control systems.
- Exposure to breakdown maintenance and reactive maintenance environments.
- Ability to read and interpret electrical drawings and schematics.
- Sound understanding of AS3000, electrical safety regulations, and safe work practices.
Highly Regarded
- Previous experience within Port Operations or Ore Processing Facilities (OPF).
- Experience working on materials handling systems including conveyors, stackers, reclaimers, train unloaders, and ship loading infrastructure.
- HV Switching Qualification or exposure to high-voltage systems.