Diesel Fitter- Curragh North

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Diesel Fitter- Curragh North

Job ID: 930913
Job Type: Permanent Full Time
Location: Australia - Blackwater, QLD, Australia - Dysart, QLD, Australia - Mackay, Australia - Moranbah, Australia - Moranbah, QLD
Categories: Mining Maintenance, Trade - Heavy Diesel Fitter

Applications close: 31 Oct 2025 E. Australia Standard Time

Ready to power up your career? Join a dynamic team repairing and maintaining top-tier diesel engines and heavy machinery. If you’re skilled, reliable, and love hands-on work, we want you! Apply today and drive your future forward.

ABOUT THE ROLE

As our next Diesel Fitter, reporting to the Maintenance Supervisor, you will work collaboratively towards delivering high-quality solutions and results.

Our Curragh North Coal Project is situated 10km north of Blackwater in the Bowen Basin.

Perform the servicing, repair and maintenance of large-scale mobile mining equipment as directed in accordance with Thiess servicing, lubrication and maintenance systems documentation

Completing General Maintenance, Breakdowns, Services and Component Change outs to a high regard

Source technical information from the relevant available reference manuals, technical bulletins, OEM and computer-based systems

Ensure good housekeeping standards are maintained at all times

Conduct required inspection to maximise equipment utilisation

OUR REQUIREMENTS

To be successful in this role you are required to have:

Trade Certificate in Diesel Fitting or relevant equivalent

Post-trade experience working in the Mining or Heavy Earth Moving industry

Experience in General Maintenance, Breakdowns, Component Change Outs and Servicing of Heavy Earth Moving Equipment

Demonstrated experience with Liebherr and CAT Heavy Earth Moving Equipment

WHAT THIESS CAN DO FOR YOU

Permanent full-time positions

7/7 Day Night Rotating, 12.25 -hr shifts, Wednesday to Tuesday roster week

BIBO available from Yeppoon, Rockhampton and Mackay

Salary sacrifice options – flights & novated leasing

Full camp facilities provided - Banksia Camp - only 15-20 minute bus ride to/from camp
Safety KPI Bonuses - up to $770 paid monthly dependant on results

Thiess’ commitment to training & developing

A range of corporate discounts including health insurance (Medibank), travel & retail products

Make your mark with Thiess  

Everyday, all around the world, Thiess supports and celebrates our people. We recognise talent and reward transparency. We champion diversity and embrace change.  

Join us. Hone your skills and develop new ones. take on big challenges and grow, through mentorship, collaboration and empowerment.  

Thiess is the place to make things happen.  

About us 

Thiess works with clients in Australia, Asia and the Americas in the dynamic field of open-cut and underground mining. 

The pioneering spirit of our founders – the legendary Thiess brothers – is our legacy, and inspires our vision to harness the power of people and technology to drive sustainable change. 

At Thiess, you will have the opportunity to play a part in the global energy transition. We are growing our commodities portfolio to include metals and minerals critical to the energy transition, and developing services to enable sustainable mining. 

We’re creating a culture of curiosity, knowledge-sharing, and continuous learning – supporting our people to contribute to Thiess’ success and continued growth in sustainable mining. 

We’ll support you to hone your skills and develop new ones, take on challenges and grow, through mentorship, collaboration and empowerment. We offer our people ongoing technical training and development opportunities so they can reach their full potential. We also invest in the workforce of the future, with a range of programs for people starting their careers. 

We recognise the value of an inclusive and diverse workplace through our vision of everyone matters always. We’re focused on creating an inclusive environment to enable our people to bring their best self to work because they feel safe, included and empowered. 

Learn more http://thiess.com/makeyourmark 

Should you require assistance applying for this opportunity, please contact us at hiring@thiess.com

"Thiess follows a Pre-Employment Process for all successful applicants, which includes two employment references, a National Police Check and a medical assessment. These checks are essential to your application, and your recruiter will support you through the process". 