Technician: Electrical & Instrumentation

Role Details:

As a result of an internal promotion, we are seeking a suitably experienced Electrical Instrumentation Technician for our Gruyere operation, north of Laverton. Reporting to the Senior Electrical Engineer, you will provide quality and timely preventative maintenance, installations and repairs to the electrical and instrumentation infrastructure across the processing facility and other areas of the operation as required.

This role is offered on 8 days on 6 days off roster (with a rotating night shift roster) and is Fly in Fly out from Perth.

Benefits include:

• 6% Site Allowance & Private Health Insurance Allowance


• 10% Quarterly Bonus Scheme


• Virgin Velocity reward points


• Salary sacrifice options


• Employee Assistance Program


• 5 Weeks Annual Leave


• Long Service Leave after 5 years.


• $10K Employee Referral Bonus

About the role:

• Preventative maintenance through scheduled inspections, servicing, and timely repair of plant equipment.


• Application of reliable and accurate maintenance expertise to safely minimise down time.


• Maintain working knowledge of task instructions and procedures to adhere to when completing all tasks


• Maintain a high level of housekeeping through workshops and all work areas.


• Recording all relevant information into Gold Fields SAP as required.

About you:

• WA Electrical Licence


• HV Switching ticket – proven experience and competency in High Voltage Switching Operations


• Certificate IV in Instrumentation


• Valid WA Drivers Licence


• Current LVR/CPR certification


• Working at Heights, EWP and confined space tickets

You will bring proven instrumentation maintenance experience within a mineral processing environment, ideally in gold processing plants. You have strong computer skills, particularly in CMMS (SAP) and Microsoft Office and demonstrate extensive knowledge of process technologies, instrumentation and equipment.

As an employee at Gold Fields, we expect all employees to act in a manner that seeks to align and enhance the values, safety culture and performance of Gold Fields with the purpose of creating enduring value beyond mining.

Applications can be submitted via: https://careers.goldfields.com/Australia

We are committed to achieving a diverse and inclusive workforce, and strongly encourage applications from female, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, as well as candidates with culturally diverse backgrounds.