THE ADVANTAGES:
- High earning potential ($130k – $180k per annum)
- Overtime Available
- LAFH Allowance when onsite
- Weekly pay including an Onsite and Underground Allowances
- Family friendly 4 / 3 roster
- Training Centre with products and systems at your fingertips!
- Company car, with potential ability to use for personal use
- Purchase additional annual leave, for greater work/life balance – acquire up to 7 weeks leave per annum
- Full time employment offering job stability
- Purchase additional annual leave, for greater work/life balance
- Tool Discount – Sydney Tools
- Avis Car hire – discounted rates
- Service Recognition Awards
- Employee Referral Bonus – earn up to $5,000!
- Private Health Provider Discounts – Bupa and nib
- Paid Parental Leave
- Fitness Subsidies
- Yearly Health and Wellbeing Initiatives
- Social and team building events
ABOUT THE ROLE:
We are looking for dedicated and highly skilled OEM Field Service Technicians to support our Underground mining customers in QLD.
Based out of Mackay, as a Hybrid Field Service Technician you will play a pivotal role in the testing, repair, installation and commissioning of Ampcontrol manufactured equipment and systems on sites and in the QLD Worksop (located in Mackay). This includes Longwall systems, Development Power systems, Conveyor signal line and communication systems, Gas monitoring equipment and HV electrical equipment.
Your role will include:
- Installation, and commissioning of Electrical equipment Underground
- Onsite electrical auditing, testing, breakdown assistance, commissioning and installation in the above-mentioned systems
- Provide face to face support to our clients
- Work individually and in small teams across a wide range of mine sites
- Provide timely and quality service-related reports following any site works completed.
- Conducting electrical repairs, auditing, testing and commissioning on site equipment within the Mackay workshop.
ABOUT YOU:
Your willingness to be hands-on will be complemented by the following:
Experience with:
- Underground outbye electrical control systems (Ampcontrol or competitor systems)
- Underground development electrical systems (Ampcontrol or competitor systems)
- IMAC and Gasguard fixed environmental gas monitoring systems (or competitor equivalents)
- Dieselguard mobile machinery methane systems (or competitor equivalents)
- Longwall control systems (Ampcontrol or competitor systems)
- HV electrical equipment and systems specific to mining and utilities (desirable)
- Demonstrated knowledge of explosion protection techniques
- Understanding of AS3800,AS4871, AS2290 (desirable)
In addition you will have:
- Other OEM experience
- Surface Experience in an Australian Coal Mine
- Underground Experience in an Australian Coal Mine (desirable)
- Queensland Standard 11 – UG (desirable)
- QLD Electrical License, EEHA & LV CPR
- Good report writing skills or the ability to learn (essential)
- Ability to make decisions based on the best outcome for the customer
- A commitment to providing exceptional customer service
- Comfortable with travel and being away from home
- A willingness to gets hands on in an electrical manufacturing and service environment will be essential
WHY AMPCONTROL?
These roles are not offered as FIFO positions therefore you must reside in Mackay, QLD or be willing to relocate to Mackay to be successful.
Think you know Ampcontrol? You may be surprised.
Ampcontrol is challenging the future by solving the most complex problems in energy. Ampcontrol creates energy solutions of scale using innovation partnerships, their smart people and advanced Australian manufacturing. Their vision is to lead the global energy revolution and make net zero a reality.
Ready to challenge the future?
Then apply now! If you are intrigued or excited by what you have read, then we want to hear from you. You can learn more about what it’s like to work at Ampcontrol by visiting www.ampcontrolgroup.com
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