Title:  High Voltage Electrician - Blackwater

Requisition ID:  2863
Department:  Maintenance


Work with industry-leading high-voltage electrical systems at Blackwater! ! Safety orientated, supportive and collaborative team. 

 

About Us:

BUMA's vision is to build a modern mining and rehabilitation company that drives growth, BUMA Australia adopts a relationship-focused, long-term strategy for project success. We consistently deliver value to clients throughout all mining stages, leveraging expertise and equipment for comprehensive surface operation services.

 

About the Role:

We are seeking experienced High Voltage Electricians to join our Maintenance Team at Blackwater. In this position you will be required to perform the servicing, repair and maintenance of High Voltage mining equipment.

Key responsibilities will include:

  • Conduct servicing, repair, and maintenance of heavy mobile mining machinery.
  • Conduct servicing, repair, and maintenance of commercial and industrial installations.
  • Use of various technologies to investigate and diagnose equipment faults Ensure repairs are carried out in accordance with the manufacturer's specifications
  • Complete scheduled maintenance, field breakdowns, servicing - inclusive of component change outs and statutory electrical testing
  • Ensure electrical safety is paramount in the execution of all electrical work
  • Be a proactive part of the sites electrical team in identifying improvements
  • Willingness to be able to perform in supervisory capacity when required

 

About You:

  • Australian Recognised Trade Certificate/QLD Electrical License (essential)
  • Experience working on a coal mine in QLD (essential)
  • Experience with computerised maintenance management systems including SAP desirable
  • Previous experience in servicing and maintenance of mining mobile plant and equipment desirable
  • Experience in Cat, Hitachi, Komatsu or Liebherr excavators and Caterpillar trucks (highly desirable)
  • Safety focused with a high attention to detail to abide by site safety processes

 

Working at BUMA:

BUMA Australia is a people focused business, with a strong emphasis on safety, training, development and continuous improvement. As a BUMA employee at Blackwater you will have access to;

  • 7/7 roster, working 12.5hr days on a day/night rotation
  • Annualised weekly pay
  • Camp accommodation provided at the Village on Blain
  • Company provided bus from Rockhampton or Emerald 
  • Discounted employee benefits on health insurance, groceries, fuel and set retail outlets with BUMA LAB

 

Blackwater Mine

Located in Central Queensland, Blackwater Mine is one of the state’s largest coal mines, just 21 km from Blackwater. BUMA Australia has been handling truck and excavator pre-strip operations here since 2012, moving over 35 million BCM of material annually.

Our fleet includes Komatsu 930-E and Caterpillar 789C haul trucks, paired with Hitachi EX8000, Caterpillar 6060, and Hitachi EX3600 excavators.

BUMA Australia provides labour, supervision, technical support and mobile plant to perform truck and excavator pre-strip operations.

 

To be considered for this opportunity please click “Apply Now” to submit your application! 

All final applicants for this position will be asked to consent to a police check. Please note that people with criminal records are not automatically barred from applying for this position. Each application will be considered on its merits.