Backfill Engineer

Posted 24 April 2025
SalaryCompetitive
LocationPerth
Job type Contract
DisciplineEngineering
ReferenceJ47706

Job description

Role Opportunity
Backfill Engineer with experience in mobile fleet - ideally autonomous for an initial 3 month contract, on a 5:2, 4:3 DIDO roster. This client side role is working with a leading gold producer.

Benefits

  • Initial 3 month contract with view to extension
  • 5 days on, 2 days off- 4 days on, 3 days off DIDO roster
  • 9 hour days onsite & competitive hourly rate

Qualifications & Skills

  • Tertiary qualifications in Science, Engineering, or Geology, with geotechnical and/or backfill experience highly regarded.
  • Minimum 3 years' experience working with mobile mining fleet, ideally with exposure to autonomous operations.
  • Demonstrated familiarity with the following equipment will be highly regarded:

-Caterpillar 793F Dump Trucks (AMTs)
-994/995 Wheel Loaders
-D11 Dozers
-18M / 24M Graders
-785 Base Trucks (Water Carts)
-395 Excavators with Rock Breakers

  • Strong knowledge of underground mining practices, particularly relating to backfill systems.
  • Excellent communication, organisational, and problem-solving skills.
  • Excellent safety attitude

Duties & Responsibilities
  • Coordinate and monitor backfill activities across the site to ensure safety, compliance, and performance standards are met.
  • Support the planning and implementation of efficient backfill programs in collaboration with the operations team.
  • Provide engineering input on equipment utilisation and backfill logistics.
  • Ensure safe integration and operation of mobile fleet, including autonomous mining technology.
  • Analyse data to optimise backfill system performance and identify improvement opportunities.
  • Assist with technical reporting and regulatory compliance documentation.

About Our Client
Leading global mining operator with a strong reputation for safety, innovation, and sustainability, offering the opportunity to work at one of Australia's largest gold-producing sites in Western Australia.

How to Apply

Click the APPLY button or contact Matt Saffioti on (08) 6467 0630 for a confidential discussion

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