Mine Services Engineer
Shannon FergusonListed 25 Sep 2026
Closes 25 Oct 2026
Your new company
Our client is amongst the world's top producers of major commodities, including iron ore, metallurgical coal, copper and uranium. They extract and process minerals, oil and gas from their production operations located primarily in Australia and the Americas.
Your new role
- Maintain and support a strong safety culture through field leadership, hazard identification, participation in investigations and compliance reviews.
- Liaise with underground crews to ensure that new ideas are developed and practically implemented and build cross-team relationships;
- Compile reports and provide expertise to other teams in analysis of mine services performance indicators and metrics;
- Support the ramp-up, optimisation, and troubleshooting of the Paste Reticulation System to achieve safe and reliable operations.
- Engage with Backfill, Vent, G&TS, Development, Scheduling and Maintenance teams for modifications needed to plant and equipment, and with Technology teams to explore new capabilities.
What you'll need to succeed
- A tertiary qualification in Mining and Civil Engineering
- Advanced proficiency in Excel
- Project management experience is highly regarded
- Experience in underground mining and paste operations is highly regarded.
- Strong time management and problem-solving skills are essential
- Experience with mining software packages such as Deswik is highly regarded
- Power BI development skill is highly regarded
- Strong communication and stakeholder engagement capability, with the ability to influence across execution, technical and operational teams
What you'll get in return
Join a global mining organisation and play a key role in supporting underground operations at one of Australia's leading resource companies. This FIFO 8/6 opportunity offers an attractive hourly rate, exposure to large-scale mining projects, and the chance to work alongside experienced technical and operational teams. You'll gain valuable experience across mine services, paste operations and continuous improvement initiatives. An initial 3-month contract is on offer with strong potential for extension.
What you need to do now
If you're interested in these roles, please click 'Apply Now' to forward a copy of your up-to-date CV to Richelle.Kneebone@hays.com.au.
If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career.
In conjunction with our clients, and our commitment to achieving a diverse workforce, we strongly encourage applications from female, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Hays is an equal-opportunity employer and is working in accordance with our client to achieve equality under the Equal Opportunity Act 1984 WA Legislation (section 13).
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