Maintenance Technical Officer

Our Opportunity

Location: Fortescue’s Solomon mine is located on the traditional lands of the Eastern Guruma and Yindjibarndi peoples.

Roster: floating 8D6R (in-line with scheduled shutdowns) - FIFO ex. Perth 

Reporting to the OPF Central Services Superintendent, this permanent full-time role will provide technical support, labour assistance and leadership to shutdown maintenance teams across MOD outages and major shutdowns.

You will be instrumental in ensuring safe, compliant and efficient shutdown execution while improving maintenance practices, reliability and overall plant performance.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide technical support and leadership during MOD outages and major shutdowns.
• Assist with the planning, coordination and compliant execution of outage and shutdown activities.
• Lead personnel in the field, conduct field interactions and promote a strong safety culture.
• Develop and implement safe work instructions and maintenance plans.
• Complete QA/QC inspections of component replacements and shutdown work.
• Identify and deliver continuous improvement opportunities aligned with Fortescue values and Zero Harm principles.

Qualifications and Experience

• Essential trade qualification in either Electrical or Mechanical disciplines.
• Previous maintenance experience within a mining process plant environment.
• Experience maintaining MMD sizers, Metso MP1000 and MP1250 cone crushers, and custom and Svendberg conveyor brakes.
• Proven commitment to safety, including demonstrated safety leadership.
• Strong understanding of maintenance processes, procedures and quality requirements.
• Experience using computerised maintenance management systems, preferably SAP.

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. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply.

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Internal Candidates / Current Contractors please apply via Success Factors Careers Portal. For further information on how to apply please visit the Fortescue Hub. 

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.