Digger Fitter
Core
Senior heavy diesel mechanic specializing in diagnostic, maintenance, and troubleshooting of hydraulic excavators for a large mobile fleet in goldfields mining operations.
Role type
Senior IC heavy diesel mechanic (excavator specialist)
Builds
Production equipment reliability and maintenance performance for mining fleet
Domain
Mining / Heavy Earthmoving
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
diagnostic skills, maintenance and troubleshooting, hydraulic system expertise, mentorship, best-practice maintenance standards
Preferred skills
Caterpillar and Komatsu equipment experience, Field Service or Leading Hand experience
Technologies
Liebherr, Hitachi, Caterpillar, Komatsu
Responsibilities
Apply technical expertise to support structured diagnostics and fault-finding across a large mobile fleet, Provide specialist support with a strong focus on Liebherr and Hitachi excavators, Mentor and upskill on-site maintenance teams by sharing knowledge and practical experience, Work closely with site supervisors to improve team capability and embed best-practice maintenance standards, Drive equipment reliability and frontline maintenance performance
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC