Digger Maintenance Coordinator

1 week ago

Perth, Western Australia Fortescue Full time $80,000 - $120,000 per year

Country/Region: AU

State: WA

City: Perth

Job ID: 13316

Our Opportunity

Work Location: Cloudbreak

Fortescue's Cloudbreak mine is located on the traditional lands of the Palyku and Nyiyaparli peoples

Roster: 14 Days / 14 Off Perth FIFO

The Digger Maintenance Coordinator reports to the Mobile Maintenance Superintendent – Diggers & Planning and is responsible for coordinating, repairing, maintaining, and improving production and support diggers to ensure the safe delivery of world-class availability and reliability. The role oversees digger maintenance activities in a safe, efficient, and cost-effective manner, meeting current and future operational requirements while upholding a culture of continuous improvement and reliability excellence.

Key Responsibilities
  • Ensures efficient plant operation.
  • Work with maintenance teams to prioritise tasks in line with production goals and operational needs.
  • Develop and maintain maintenance schedules to optimise equipment availability and minimise downtime.
  • Implement and monitor preventive maintenance programs for digger assets, ensuring reliability and longevity.
  • Collaborate with suppliers for parts and services, while providing technical support to maintenance staff.
Qualifications and Experience
  • Mechanical Fitter Trade Certification or a degree in Mechanical Engineering.
  • Proven experience in mechanical maintenance within the mining or heavy industry sector.
  • Strong knowledge of digger mechanical systems and maintenance practices, with experience using maintenance management systems like SAP or CMMS.
  • Valid WA C-Class driver's licence and excellent organisational, problem-solving, and prioritisation skills.
  • Strong communication and interpersonal abilities, with a commitment to safety, quality, and continuous improvement.
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.

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.

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