Maintenance Technical Officer

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 Opportunity

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

 Roster:. 8D/6R – FIFO ex Perth

Reporting to the Ore Processing Facility Central Services Superintendent, this role will be responsible in suppling technical support to the maintenance teams, additional labour support and leadership during Mod outages and Major shutdowns. You will also play an active part in improving maintenance practices and strategies.

This permanent full-time position is within the Maintenance Department of our Process Plant Facility

Key Responsibilities

• Assist with compliance in planning and execution in outages and shutdowns.
• Conducting field interactions.
• Identify, develop safe work instructions for Maintenance plans.
• Identify and implement continuous improvement maintenance strategies.
• QA/QC of component replacements during shutdowns.
• Area lead of personnel during shutdown activities.

Qualifications and Experience

• Electrical trade qualification essential.
• Previous electrical maintenance experience and process plant in mining.
• Experience in maintaining MMD sizers, Metso MP1000 and 1250 cone crushers and custom and svendberg conveyor brakes. 
• Proven commitment to safety and demonstrated safety leadership.
• Experience with computer maintenance management systems (SAP).

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.