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Diesel Fitter – Caterpillar Heavy Mobile OHT Specialists

They are a small Brisbane based heavy equipment maintenance business servicing civil and mining customers throughout Queensland.

There primary market is the OEM alternative repair and maintenance of Caterpillar mining and civil mobile equipment.

They pride there selves on personal background and specific equipment knowledge which allows to provide customers with a level of service few do in the market. They provide product and maintenance support from scoping to completion, on-site rebuilds, shut down and break down services.

Job tasks and responsibilities

They are continually searching for experienced, passionate and qualified heavy diesel fitters to join on a large open cut coal mine in the Moranbah region. This role will see you undertake planned and breakdown maintenance on a large fleet of Caterpillar off-highway trucks ranging from 785 through to 793.

As an integral part of the maintenance team, your key responsibilities will include:

• Service, repair and maintain Caterpillar mining equipment.
• Support our customer and ensure they receive the highest quality service for their mobile equipment.
• Identify, suggest and implement improvement ideas for customers maintenance departments.
• Complete accurate service reports for customers maintenance records.
• Drive safety amongst your peers to ensure safety performance.

Skills and experience

You will bring the following skills and experience to the role:

• Trade qualifications with extensive QLD coal mine site experience on Caterpillar mining/civil equipment.
• Proven 3500 series and C175 engine experience is integral for these roles.
• Outstanding communication and customer relation skills.
• The ability to work both within a team and autonomously.
• Strong computer skills.
• Experience on Caterpillar diagnostic software (ET, VIMS, and SIS).
• Demonstrated commitment to high levels of workplace health and safety for yourself and your peers.
• Current coal board medical, BMA core induction and is critical for this role.
• Applicants must possess full Australian working rights.

All candidates must provide two recent contactable work references along with electronic copies of their trade certificate, coal board medical and BMA induction.

Job benefits and perks

• On-going role with a competitive genuine hourly rate of $62-65 depending on experience.
• Superannuation paid on all hours worked.
• Rapidly growing site with future ancillary and electric truck maintenance opportunities.
• Future field service and roster opportunities within in the business around Queensland.

Due to the high volume of applications only candidates who meet the specific requirements of the role will be contacted.  WWW.MTKHEAVY.COM.AU

Would you like to apply for this job?

This is an excellent opportunity to join a dynamic mining operation that recognizes achievement and offers genuine career opportunities. Don’t forget you will need the appropriate mine site qualifications such as Standard 11 Induction Training

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Caterpillar Haul truck 785

The Caterpillar 785 Haul Truck, Dump Truck or off-road truck as they are called in the U.S. are still used across the world in open-cut mining operations. This huge truck has proven it’s worth for many years and has often been the entry-level truck for new operators.

Progressing when competent, operators move up to the larger CAT 793 and CAT 797 truck, giving them the confidence and ability to handle larger load capacities on a range of challenging mine sites.

One of the biggest advantages you can get if you are looking to learn how to drive these big machines is to get to know the finer details.

Learn more about the Caterpillar 785D mining haul truck here.

Caterpillar Haul truck 793

The 793F has a load cpacityof 226.8 ton (US) and a top speed of 60 kilometres an hour. It's a turbocharged air-to-air aftercooled diesel engine that has enhanced power management capability for maximum hauling performance. The C175-16 is a 16-cylinder, four-stroke design that uses long, effective power strokes for optimum efficiency.

The 793F, is an autonomous-driven truck. Over 100 793F trucks are now operating via Command for hauling, the Cat autonomous truck operations system, which is a part of Cat MineStar™

Read more about the CAT 793 automomous mining dump truck on our website.