Trade Assistant

We want you:

We currently have a great opportunity for Trade Assistants, with Infrastructure maintenance experience. Come and join a great team and a company with continued growth. This position is based in the Bowen Basin.

If you're looking for more time at home, this is the role for you. Are you sick of missing kids sport? Sick of missing Weddings and Birthdays? Give us a go, apply now so we can give you a call to discuss further.

This is a great work / life balance opportunity, you will work 4 days on and 3 days off. This role is located in the Bowen Basin and is a drive in / drive out role.

Duties Include:

Operating a loader to empty wash pad sumps

Operating a tractor with spray and slasher attachments to maintain vegetation along powerline corridors and pipelines

Spraying herbicides and other chemicals to control vegetation growth

Brush cutting to manage overgrown vegetation, maintain clear access paths, and clear around critical infrastructure assets

Assisting with infrastructure maintenance tasks involving working at heights and confined spaces

Successful candidates will have:

• Coal Board Medical
• Standard 11 - Statement of Attainment
• Confined Spaces
• Working at Heights
• Current Drivers Licence
• Tractor Operation
• Loader / Integrated Tool Carrier (IT)
• AHCCHM307 – Prepare and Apply Chemicals to Control Pests, Weeds and Diseases
• AHCCHM304 – Transport and Store Chemicals
• AHCPMG301 – Control Weeds

On offer we have:

• 4/3 roster
• Day shift only
• Mon to Thurs roster
• DIDO role
• Camp accommodation and meals supplied whilst on site

These roles have immediate starts with ongoing work for the right candidates.

Want to be part of our Team? Apply Now

Why work with us?

Not only will you receive a competitive wage, but we also have great employee benefits on offer, such as:

• the opportunity to continue to build the team with the employee referral scheme (an extra way for you to earn additional money),
• Salary packaging – such as Novate leasing
• GEM Awards – Quarterly reward system to recognise employees going the extra mile
• Private Health discounts
• Length of Service Recognise awards
• 12% Superannuation

These are challenging roles that will deliver great rewards to the right candidates.  We are looking for people who are self-motivated and results driven to join our team.

About Us

FMS Group has been on a journey since establishing in 2005 as CQ Field Mining Services. The company's growth is reflected from the successful establishment of the following divisions:

• PNG Field Mining Services division established in 2013
• WA Field Mining Services division established in 2017
• To incorporate the divisions under one banner, Field Mining Services Group was created in 2019.

Adding to Field Mining Services Group:

• Safety Lift Solutions (SLS) Division in 2020
• Engineering Division in 2020
• Electrical Division in 2020
• Onsite Machining & Line Boring Division in 2021
• Parts, Equipment and Components (PEC) Division in 2023
• Infrastructure Maintenance Projects Division in 2024
• Workshops in Perth and Brisbane established in 2024

Effective from September 2024, Field Mining Services Group became FMS Group. We have grown to become a provider of choice for leading national and multinational clients highlighting our strengths as one Group across our operations.

With operations across Australia and Papua New Guinea, FMS Group is your one-stop shop for comprehensive mobile and fixed plant maintenance, shutdown, infrastructure requirements & capital equipment sales.

We deliver end-to-end maintenance, project and shutdown solutions that set us apart as the provider of choice, across industries such as mining, construction, oil and gas, marine and renewables and we pride ourselves on being the complete solution for service delivery and capital equipment sales for clients looking to improve productivity and reduce downtime.

Delivering the best……every time.

FMS Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer and we value diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from diverse cultures, perspectives, skills and experiences within our workforce. All employment will be based on merit, competence, performance and business needs.

We respectfully request no recruitment agency approaches.