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HV Electrician/Leading Hand

Thiess
Department:Manufacturing
Type:ON-SITE
Region:Newcastle
Location:Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
Experience:Mid-Senior level
Estimated Salary:A$80,000 - A$120,000
Skills:
ELECTRICAL TRADE CERTIFICATEHIGH VOLTAGE SWITCHINGAS NZS 3000AS NZS 3007ELECTRICAL SUPERVISORS LICENSECPRLOW VOLTAGE RESCUEOPEN CABLERS LICENCEINDUSTRIAL ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONSMINING INDUSTRYHEAVY EARTH MOVINGFIXED INFRASTRUCTUREMACHINE MONITORING SYSTEMSGPS SYSTEMS
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Job Description

Posted on: August 26, 2025

About The Role Located just outside Muswellbrook, Thiess' Mount Pleasant Operation, provides an exciting opportunity to be a part of a Greenfields project and help shape it into a World Class Operation. You will be required work a 4/3 - 12 hour roster - dayshift only roster As an Electrical LH at Mount Pleasant you will assist with performing the servicing, inspection, repair and maintenance of mine infrastructure facilities and large-scale mobile mining equipment as directed in accordance with Thiess maintenance systems:-

  • Support the electrical supervisor in the day to day operations of the electrical department such as, plan execution, projects and parts scoping/ordering
  • Completing General Maintenance, Breakdowns, Services and Component Change outs to a high standard
  • Installation and maintenance of the machine guidance technology and fleet management. This is a great opportunity to advance your knowledge & skills in this area.
  • Installation of new infrastructure facilities as required
  • Source technical information from the relevant available reference manuals, technical bulletins, OEM and computer-based systems
  • Maintenance of digital radio infrastructure
  • Assist with the maintenance of wireless and hardwire networks
  • Conduct required inspection to maximise equipment utilisation
  • Ensure good housekeeping standards are maintained at all times

About YouMandatory Requirement

  • Electrical Trade Certificate of proficiency  
  • Sound knowledge of AS/NZS 3000 & 3007
  • Electrical supervisors/contractor’s license as issued by the Department of Fair Trading
  • Current CPR and low voltage rescue

Key Requirements

  • High Voltage Switching and Access
  • Open Cablers licence would be an advantage.
  • Post-trade experience in installation and maintenance of industrial electrical installations.
  • Post-trade experience working in the Mining or Heavy Earth Moving industry and fixed infrastructure.
  • Experience in maintaining and fault finding on the following large mining equipment automotive electrical, Machine monitoring systems and GPS systems.  

What Thiess Can Do For You

  • Monday-Friday Roster
  • Drive in Drive out roles
  • Thiess' commitment to ongoing training and development programs
  • Salary sacrifice options – flights & novated leasing

About Us To find out more about our company, visit the following links; Our History Our Vision, purpose, values Our Projects Sustainability & MORE How To Apply To apply for this role, please click the ‘Apply’ button. Thiess follows a Pre-Employment Process for all successful applicants, which includes two employment references, a national police check and a medical assessment. Please click the “apply” button to apply for this role

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