High Voltage Mining Truck Electrician

High Voltage Mining Truck Electrician Bowen Basin QLD

Haulpak Electrical Specializing in High Voltage Electric Drive Trucks, Servicing Leading OEM’s, Mining Clients and their Contractors in open-cut mine operations throughout the Bowen Basin.

Job tasks and responsibilities

You will be a part of a mine maintenance team working to the sites roster carrying out High Voltage Electrical and Automotive Electrical work on the sites mobile mining equipment and infrastructure as required in an open pit mining environment and site workshop.

You will Need to be able to Demonstrate

• Breakdown, Troubleshooting, and Fault Finding Experience
• Back ground working with High Voltage Electric Drive Trucks
• Automotive Electrical & Air-conditioning
• Computer Skills

Skills and experience

Required Current

• QLD Electrical License
• Driver’s License Open C
• Current Coal Board Medical
• Current Standard 11 *Standard 11 Training* Induction
• High Voltage Switching
• Cert II or III Air-conditioning

Experience with (Mining)

• Electrical Drive Trucks
• Mechanical Drive Trucks
• Hydraulic Excavators
• General Mining Mobile and Support Equipment

The following would be Highly Regarded

• Automotive Electrical Training
• E.W.P. High Risk License
• Working at Heights
• Industrial Electronics

Job benefits and perks

Other Benefits

• Travel to site provided from Townsville
• DIDO or BIBO (Townsville)
• Easy Access from Townsville or Mackay regions
• Camp Accommodation and Meals
• Located with in Town-site
• Site Vehicle

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Learn more about the Bowen Basin mining location.

The Bowen Basin contains the largest coal reserves in Australia. This major coal producing region contains one of the world’s largest deposits of bituminous coal.

The Basin contains much of the known Permian coal resources in Queensland including virtually all of the known mineable prime coking coal. It was named for the Bowen River, itself named after Queensland’s first Governor, Sir George Bowen.

The Bowen Basin covers an area of over 60,000 square kilometres in Central Queensland running from Collinsville to Theodore and is dotted with many coal mines operated by multiple mining companies.

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.

Resources and Infrastructure Industry (RII)

Commonly refered to as Black Coal Competency (BCC), the RII competency is one that can be attained by an operator who has previously worked in the industry and has completed a number of operating hours on various types of machinery.

RII competency is granted to prove correct and safe operation of mine site machinery. It is a very useful qualification to have, as it confirms the operator has the required experience and expertise.

Find out more about RII Competencies here

You can transfer your nationally recognised civil Excavator, Front End Loader or Dozer tickets only to RII Black Coal Competencies.