Mining role library
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These profiles describe common Australian mining practice. The employer, mine, state, appointment and actual work scope always decide the final requirements.
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Mining Trade Assistant
Supports qualified trades on shutdown, construction and maintenance work fronts without crossing into licensed or trade-only work.
Fixed-Plant Electrician
Maintains and fault-finds the electrical systems that keep crushers, conveyors, pumps, mills and processing infrastructure operating.
Shutdown Electrician
Completes tightly sequenced electrical inspection, repair, installation and testing work during planned plant outages.
Electrical & Instrumentation Technician
Maintains electrical equipment and the instruments that measure and control pressure, flow, level, temperature and process conditions.
High-Voltage Electrician
Works on mine power distribution assets, with switching and access limited by licence, appointment, site procedures and demonstrated competence.
WA Statutory Electrical Supervisor
Provides appointed electrical supervision in Western Australian mining. Eligibility, competence and a job title do not replace the mine operator's written appointment.
Fixed-Plant Mechanical Fitter
Maintains the mechanical assets that crush, screen, convey, pump and process material across a mine or port operation.
Mobile Plant HD Fitter
Maintains heavy mobile mining fleets, combining mechanical, hydraulic and diagnostic work in workshops and field environments.
Mining Drill Fitter
Maintains production and exploration drill rigs where hydraulic, pneumatic, mechanical and control-system reliability directly affects drilling output.
Mining Boilermaker / Fabricator
Fabricates and repairs chutes, bins, structures, platework and wear systems in workshops, fixed plant, shutdowns and projects.
Mining Rigger
Selects and uses rigging equipment to move loads within the high-risk work licence class held and the lift team's approved controls.
Mining Scaffolder
Erects, alters and dismantles temporary access structures within the relevant high-risk work licence class and design controls.
Mining Crane Operator
Operates the nominated crane class within load charts, lift controls, ground conditions and the communication structure of the lift team.
Haul Truck Operator
Operates haul trucks to move waste or ore safely between loading, dumping and stockpile locations in surface mining operations.
Mobile Plant Operator
Operates one or more production or ancillary machines while managing interactions, ground conditions, defects and mine traffic rules.
Process Plant Operator
Monitors and operates crushing, milling, separation, leaching or materials-handling circuits to keep the process stable and within operating limits.
Mining Maintenance Planner
Turns maintenance demand into executable work by defining scope, labour, parts, tools, permits, access and quality requirements before scheduling.
Mining Supervisor
Leads a defined crew or work front, translating the plan into safe, controlled execution while managing people, interfaces and changing conditions.
Mining Engineer
Plans and improves extraction by connecting mine design, scheduling, production performance, geotechnical constraints and operational risk.
Mining HSE Advisor
Supports leaders and workers to identify risk, investigate events, improve controls and meet the operation's health, safety and environmental systems.