Trades Assistant

About the Business

• Secure opportunity with a Tier 1 Mining Asset
• Join a supportive and results orientated team
• Live in the award winning, family friendly Mid-Western region

We are Australia’s largest pure-play coal producer generating over $10 billion in Foreign Direct Investment; owning, operating or participating in coal mines across NSW, Queensland and Western Australia. 

Moolarben Coal mine is Australia’s largest thermal coal producer and has both Underground and Open cut operations producing over 21 million tpa.  It has over 800 employees with employees residing in the beautiful Mudgee area, with all the facilities for a fantastic family lifestyle. 

Job Tasks and Responsibilities

We are offering an excellent opportunity to work as a Trades Assistant within the Open Cut Maintenance Department at Moolarben Coal Operations. 

Reporting to the Shift Supervisor, you will be responsible for assisting trades with their daily activities.

This could range from cleaning equipment and work areas to organising spare parts, tools, and equipment.

Additionally, the role would provide labor support on field maintenance repairs. This is a dayshift only position.

Skills and Experience

Essential Criteria:

• Mechanical aptitude.
• An exceptional commitment to safety.
• Ability and desire to work well within a multi skilled team environment.
• Strong work ethic.
• Excellent standards of workmanship.

Desirable Criteria:

• Heavy equipment servicing experience
• Operating heavy equipment

Benefits

Yancoal provides a range of benefits to appeal to the diverse needs of our employees. The following benefits are available to eligible employees:

• 20 weeks paid primary carers parental leave with no waiting period
• Discounted private health insurance 
• Study assistance
• Flexible work arrangements
• Employee Assistance Program
• Access to financial education and banking discounts 
• Salary packaging including novated leasing and remote area benefits
• Service recognition rewards
• Discounts program including major department stores, cinemas, restaurants

Yancoal values diversity and inclusion and encourages applications from people with diverse backgrounds including First Nations people, people with disability, people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, and people that identify as LGBTQIA+.

If this is sounding like what you might be looking for in your next role apply today to start an exciting new journey with us.

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