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Our Opportunity

Automotive Light Vehicle Mechanic

Work Location: Cloudbreak

• Fortescue’s Cloudbreak mine is located on the traditional lands of the Palyku and Nyiyaparli peoples.

Roster: 14D14R FIFO from Perth or Busselton

Fortescue is seeking an experienced and motivated Light Vehicle Mechanic to join the Cloudbreak Mobile Maintenance team. This permanent full-time position will be required to perform duties throughout the site as necessary.

Key Responsibilities

• Minimise machinery downtime, conduct preventative maintenance and maximise efficiency of industry plants and machinery to ensure ongoing productivity.
• Read and interpret drawings and specifications to determine job requirements.
• Inspect and repair plant equipment as required.
• Ensure material, Labour, plant and equipment is used as effectively and efficiently as possible.
• Overhaul, service and repair the mechanical parts including engines, gearboxes, clutches and brakes of cars, utilities, trucks and mobile plant.
• Stay on top of minor and major maintenance including oil changes, inspections, general servicing, and break downs.
• Participate in shift/swing hand over prior to finishing work to ensure other employees are aware of all relevant information.
• Ensure that all tools and equipment are clean and well maintained.
• Undertake all other reasonable tasks and duties that are peripheral to your role and within your skill and ability, as directed.

Qualifications and Experience

• Trade qualified – Mechanical
• Auto electrical experience desirable.
• Previous experience in a similar role working on LV, HV and Mobile plant on a mine site.
• Air-conditioning, Tire fitting and wheel aligning experience desirable.
• Demonstrated attention to detail.
• Ability to work independently and lead a team when needed.
• HR driver’s license desirable.
• Holding additional high-risk tickets and licenses will be beneficial.

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.

https://fortescue.com/careers

Advert closes: 07 November 2024

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.