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Leading Hand - Fitter

8/12/2025

As a Leading Hand, you will oversee a diverse crew responsible for servicing, repairs, and maintenance of a fleet of vehicles and equipment. This includes heavy and light vehicles, specifically Sandvik DS421 & DS422i cablebolt rigs, CAT wheel loaders, and Toyota Landcruisers.

Working Hours

40 hours/week

Company Size

5,001-10,000 employees

Language

English

Visa Sponsorship

No

About The Company
Macmahon is a diversified contractor with leading capabilities in surface and underground mining, civil construction and resources engineering. Our end-to-end mining services encompass mine development and materials delivery, engineering, civil construction, on-site mining services, rehabilitation and site remediation. As an ASX-listed company, with headquarters in Perth, we work for major resource companies across various commodity sectors in Australia and Southeast Asia.
About the Role

Join the Granny Smith team as a Leading Hand and be responsible for a diverse crew completing daily servicing, repairs and maintenance to the heavy and light vehicle fleet of Sandvik DS421 & DS422i cablebolt rigs, CAT wheel loaders and Toyota Landcruisers. 

 

About the role
FIFO from Perth or DIDO from Laverton / Kalgoorlie
Granny Smith Underground Gold Mine
2/2 roster
Industry-Leading rates aligned and adjusted with experience

 

About you

  • At least 1yr experience in a Leadership role
  • At least 5yrs experience as a tradesperson, preferably within a mine site environment
  • Australian recognised Trade Certificate
  • Demonstrated experience working on Sandvik Drill rigs or similar
  • Experienced in the repairs and maintenance of heavy earthmoving equipment underground
  • Breakdown repairs and servicing of heavy mining equipment
  • Diagnostic fault finding on mechanical systems
  • Maintain maintenance data on a daily basis

Employee benefits

  • Ongoing career development opportunities - Challenge. Develop. Grow.
  • Dedicated lifestyle, financial and mental health support
  • Salary sacrifice options for flights, vehicles, airport parking and A LOT more
  • Access to a wide range of employee discounts with Macmahon retail, vehicle, insurance and banking partners

 

Be More at Macmahon
Across Macmahon's team, you will find positive stories of people embracing opportunities to develop and grow their careers going on to celebrate impressive career milestones that contribute to our success. With over 9,000 highly skilled people in our team, we're proud of the values-based culture we have built over 60 years which is the driving force propelling our people to continually aspire to Be More.

 

About Macmahon
Macmahon is a leading Australian contract mining company with projects throughout Australia and Southeast Asia. Delivering a comprehensive range of surface and underground mining, civil design and construction, performance enhancement, and mine site maintenance and rehabilitation services to the resources sector.

 

Recruitment process
Successful applicants must pass a pre-employment medical, including drug and alcohol screening, as well as criminal history and qualification checks. Proof of working rights in Australia (valid passport, birth certificate, citizenship certificate, or current visa grant notification) is also required.

 

Macmahon is an equal opportunity employer and strongly encourages suitably qualified women and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders to apply.

 

Macmahon Winning Values
United | Integrity | Courage | Pride

Key Skills
Leadership ExperienceTrade CertificateSandvik Drill RigsHeavy Earthmoving EquipmentBreakdown RepairsDiagnostic Fault FindingMaintenance Data Management
Benefits
Ongoing Career Development OpportunitiesDedicated Lifestyle SupportFinancial SupportMental Health SupportSalary Sacrifice OptionsAccess to Employee Discounts
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