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Heavy Diesel Mechanic - Rotowaro Mine 10199

About Bathurst:

Bathurst Resources is New Zealand’s largest specialist coal mine company. We produced over 2.2 million tonnes of coal each year and proudly employ over 550 people.  About 80 percent of our production is used for steel making of which one third is used by a local Kiwi steel mill. Our high-quality, thermal-grade coal fuels are used to help drive the engines of many iconic South Island food and dairy businesses.

The Rotowaro coalfield and opencast mine is the second largest opencast coal mine in New Zealand and is located 10km west of Huntly. We are also only 40km from Raglan and 40km from Hamilton – the city life or the beach life are both accessible from our mine.

We are culturally diverse and maintain a strong health and safety focus. You dig, they dig, we all dig doing things right! We have our peoples’ best interests in mind and welcome you to put yourself forward to join our team if you have experience driving mobile heavy equipment.

Send in your CV and setup a phone chat with us, so we can answer your questions!

Be Safe – Be Accountable – Be a Team – Be Real

We can offer you:

  • Market leading pay
  • Tool allowance
  • Excellent team environment
  • Opportunity for career growth
  • Awesome benefits for you and your family to enjoy - Health and Life Insurance
  • The right equipment for the job and an opportunity to add new skills to your kit bag!

The Opportunity:

Filter out all the other roles, put an end to the exhaustive search, and inject yourself into this one – we’ve got the job for you!

This is a permanent, full-time position, reporting to the Maintenance Supervisor. The Heavy Diesel Mechanic role is a challenging one and requires professional pride as our fleet of CAT haulage trucks, utility vehicles, load shifting equipment are maintained and repaired. It’s a critical role, that all mining operations hinge from, so we need capable, motivated and professional hands on the tools!

Our Heavy Diesel Mechanics work on a 6:3 roster, this means

  • You’ll work 6 days – followed by 3 days off (9-day swings)
  • Each swing rotates between day shift and night shift
  • Working 11.25 hours on each shift:
  • Day shift 05:45 – 17:00
  • Night shift 16:45 – 04:00

What you will bring to the role:

  • A strong commitment to Health and Safety
  • Mining experience preferred
  • Minimum 5 years’ post-qualification experience in an engineering trade
  • Trade qualification in Heavy plant AUS/NZ Recognised Trade Certificate
  • Experience on our specific on-site equipment is highly regarded:
    • CAT Haul trucks 777 & 789
    • CAT Dozers D6 – D10
    • CAT 16H Graders
    • Komatsu, Hitachi & Liebherr excavators (including PC4000 & 9400)
  • Full Class 1 NZ driver’s licence

How to apply:

If you share our values and feel that you could make a meaningful difference in this role, please apply using the "Click Here" button now.

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  • Successful candidates will be subject to pre-employment drug and alcohol testing and a pre-employment medical.
  • You must also have the right to legally live and work in New Zealand to be considered for this position.

Applications close Sunday 23 March at 5:00pm (applications may be screened and short-listed candidates may be contacted before this date).