Mechanical Maintenance Technician - Power Station

Minara Resources has an opportunity for an experienced Mechanical Maintenance Technician – Power Station to join our established and dedicated team.

Minara Resources is Australia’s largest cobalt producer and a major world producer of nickel. Our Murrin Murrin site in WA’s northern Goldfields is an integrated nickel and cobalt mining and processing operation employing over 1,000 people. We are a diverse, dedicated and driven workforce, building a sustainable business today with a focus on tomorrow.

Minara Resources is wholly owned by Glencore, one of the world’s largest globally diversified natural resources companies and a major producer and marketer of more than 60 commodities. Glencore employs over 145,000 people operates around 150 operating mining and processing sites, oil production assets and agricultural facilities in over 35 countries.

The Role

The successful person will become a member of a hardworking and committed team who are responsible for performing planned maintenance, reactive breakdown maintenance and shutdown work across our Utilities Department.

You will be responsible for:

• The planned and preventative maintenance and repairs for a vast array of equipment, including:
• • Gas turbines, Steam turbines & Gas fired boilers;
  • Various HP and LP multi stage, positive displacement feedwater pumps and associated pipework and valve assembly’s
  • Blowers, compressors, tanks and pressure vessels
• You will also ensure safety and permit to work systems and procedures are adhered to; and
• Have the ability to work un-supervised

About You

This role would suit an experienced Turbine Technician with well-practiced problem solving skills and ideally with previous experience working in a complex hydrometallurgical process plant.

You will also have:

• A Trade or Engineering related disciplined qualification;
• Previous experience working within a power, water and/or gas plant
• Thorough understanding and/or previous experience with some of our on-site power generation asset troubleshooting, maintenance and repair of:
• • GE LM2500+DLE Gas Turbines
  • Siemens V40A Steam Turbines
  • Single stage RLHB24 Coppus Turbines
  • Various Caterpillar and Cummins diesel black start generators
  • Various multi-stage, positive displacement water pumps and diaphragm dosing pumps
• Basic computer skills including Microsoft Office; and
• A valid and current Manual Drivers Licence.

What We Offer

We offer a diverse range of roles across our multi-pit mining operations through to our complex and technically challenging hydrometallurgical process plant.

Also on offer are:

• A permanent position working directly for Minara Resources
• The opportunity to work for a progressive industry leader in nickel mining and processing
• A work environment that prides itself on high safety standards
• A range of health and lifestyle benefits including our Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• An excellent team culture with recognition and reward programs
• An attractive variable compensation program that creates a link between individual performance and company success
• The opportunity to take advantage of our impressive 100 kilometres of cycling and running tracks, premium on-site gym facilities with weekly fitness and sport programs
• An above industry standard superannuation contribution of 15%
• A generous private health insurance allowance
• Well established on-the-job training opportunities and development programs to further your technical and leadership skills
• The ability to salary sacrifice flights, parking, super and novated leasing etc.;
• Relocation and visa support.

Apply now at www.glencore.com/careers