Comminution Technician

Comminution Technician

Weir Minerals
APAC Region

Onsite

Perth

Purpose of Role:
The Comminution Technician is responsible to carry out repairs and maintenance on Weir HPGR, screens and cone crusher equipment on customer sites and the workshop as both a fitter and a hands-on site service technician in addition to managing clients within the APAC region to establish and implement a sustainable growth of the allocated Comminution business unit.

This position will be working with the Senior HPGR/Comminution supervisor and Service management on various business objectives including but not limited to onsite safety, onsite maintenance, process improvement, lean principles and special projects.

Why choose Weir:
Be part of a global organization dedicated to building a better future: At Weir, the growing world depends on us. It depends on us constantly reinventing, quickly adapting and continually finding better, faster, more sustainable ways to access the resources it needs to thrive. And it depends on each of us doing the best work of our lives. It’s a big challenge - but it is exciting.

An opportunity to grow your own way: Everything moves fast in the dynamic world of Weir. This creates opportunities for us to take on new challenges, explore new areas, learn, progress and excel. Best of all, there is no set path that our people must take. Instead, everyone is given the support and freedom to tailor-make their own career and do the best work of their lives.

Feel empowered to be yourself and belong: Weir is a welcoming, inclusive place, where each individual’s contribution is recognized and all employees are encouraged to innovate, collaborate and be themselves. We continually focus on people and their wellbeing. We believe in fairness and choose to be honest, transparent and authentic in everything we do.

Key Responsibilities:

- Safety First: Demonstrate 100% commitment to our zero harm behaviors in support of our drive towards developing a world class safety culture.
- Work with the HPGR team on site, at the Perth and Port Hedland facility as well as managing clients within the APAC region to establish and implement a sustainable growth of the allocated HPGR business unit.
- Provide service and customer support while onsite.
- Manage all onsite maintenance, repair, fault finding and test tasks as per scopes of work provided.
- Recommend improvements to the Service Manager for the Customer’s equipment that will reduce their TOC
- Develop strong relationships with key customers to ensure expectations are being met and remedial action taken to address issues.
- Exhibit a collaborative approach to ensure that customer needs are prioritized and satisfied to meet set service levels.
- Provide technical advice to the Site Service Supervisor for service and components for contracts.
- Ensure that preventative maintenance is conducted to eliminate or reduce plant downtime.
- Liaise with the appropriate Area Managers to ensure that the installation and commissioning activities are being undertaken in a timely and cost effective manner for all works
- Show flexibility under urgent or breakdown conditions in order to service customer requirements.

Job Knowledge/Education and Qualifications:

- A minimum of 3-4 years relevant technical/trade experience (Minimum Cert III in Mechanical Engineering)
- Experience working on heavy specialised equipment such as high-pressure grinding rolls, hydraulic and rotating equipment, highly preferred.
- Hydraulic knowledge is desirable.
- Ability to read and interpret documents such as technical drawings, safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence
- Be available for a combination of workshop and field work

Founded in 1871, Weir is a world leading engineering business with a purpose to make mining operations smarter, more efficient and sustainable. Thanks to Weir’s technology, our customers can produce essential metals and minerals using less energy, water and waste at lower cost. With the increasing need for metals and minerals for climate change solutions, Weir colleagues are playing their part in powering a low carbon future. We are a global family of 11,000 uniquely talented people in over 60 counties, inspiring each other to do the best work of our lives.
- Weir is committed to an inclusive and diverse workplace. We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, veteran status, disability, age, or any other legally protected status._

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