Fixed Plant Electrician
- Provide safe and effective electrical maintenance to equipment and ancillaries.
- Perform technical evaluations, fault finding, and corrective actions.
- Conduct statutory testing and inspections.
Our Opportunity
Work Location: Cloudbreak - Fortescue’s Cloudbreak mine is located on the traditional lands of the Palyku and Nyiyaparli peoples.
Roster: 7D/7N/14R – FIFO ex Perth
This permanent full time position is within our Process Plant at Cloudbreak. We are looking for an experienced fixed plant electrican who will provide safe, effective and timely electrical maintenance to our equipment and ancillaries to optimise plant operational capacity.
Key Responsibilities
- Performing repairs, installations and any work required to set up, align or otherwise prepare for operation, all electronic and instrumentation equipment/systems
- Performing operational checks, monitoring performance and related maintenance to identify and diagnose instrumentation electronic and electrical performance problems
- Performing technical evaluations, fault finding and diagnosing problems and taking timeous corrective action
- Decommissioning and disposal of equipment as appropriate
- Performing on-the-job coaching as required
- Monitoring trends to make recommendations for inventory control
- Statutory testing and inspections
- Carrying out tasks within time, budget and standard
- Performing detail design, device programming, configuration and calibration on equipment
Qualifications and Experience
- Electrical trade qualification
- Current WA 'A' class electrical workers licence
- High voltage switching certificate
- Certificate IV in instrumentation (desired)
- Experience as an electrical tradesperson or Electrical / Instrumentation Technician in a continuous operating plant environment
- Proven experience in PLC systems and control communication systems
- Profibus installation and maintenance certification desirable
- Proven experience in the maintenance and trouble shooting of Variable Speed Drives
- Competent understanding of electrical schematics, isolation and permitting systems
- Experience in computer based maintenance systems - SAP/Microsoft Office suit
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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