Overview
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About The Business: Permanent position. Work close to home. Be based in Gloucester Basin. We are Australia’s largest pure-play coal producer, generating over $10 billion in Foreign Direct Investment; owning, operating or participating in coal mines across NSW, Queensland and Western Australia. The Gloucester Basin in New South Wales is home to the Stratford Duralie Operation.
Responsibilities
- Execute planned maintenance; perform breakdown repairs and machine rebuilds at the Stratford Coal site.
- Contribute to productivity and continuous improvement initiatives in mobile equipment maintenance and rebuild areas.
- Work on equipment including: Trucks Cat 785, Water Carts, Cat Graders, Track Dozers, D10T, Komatsu WA900 Loader, Cat 988 Loader, Liebherr 994B & Hitachi 2600 Excavators.
Qualifications
- Essential Criteria: Certificate of Proficiency – Mobile Plant Technology (or similar mechanical trade);
- Proven Heavy Industry experience;
- Excellent communication skills;
- Proven ability to work safely in a team environment;
- Proven skill in diagnostic problem solving across the mobile fleet;
- Demonstrated ability to produce high quality work;
- Ability to problem solve technical issues quickly and efficiently.
Desirable Criteria
- SAP experience;
- Previous OEM experience and diagnostic/fault finding experience;
- Industry relevant qualifications (high risk tickets);
- Knowledge of planning / scheduling and risk assessment process.
Advantages
- 20 weeks paid primary carers parental leave with no waiting period;
- Discounted private health insurance;
- Study assistance;
- Employee Assistance Program;
- Access to financial education and banking discounts;
- Salary packaging including novated leasing and remote area benefits;
- Service recognition rewards;
- Discounts program including major department stores, cinemas, restaurants.
Equity and Inclusion
Yancoal values diversity and inclusion and encourages applications from people with diverse backgrounds including First Nations people, people with disability, people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, and people that identify as LGBTQIA+.
If this is sounding like what you might be looking for in your next role, apply today to start an exciting new journey with us.
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Applications Close: Friday 26 September 2025
Job Details
- Seniority level: Mid-Senior level
- Employment type: Full-time
- Job function: Management and Manufacturing
- Industries: Newspaper Publishing
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