Technician - Geotechnical

at  Evolution Mining

About us
From humble beginnings in 2010, Evolution Mining is now a leading gold producer, operating six mines across Australia and Canada. Enacting our vision to be inspired people creating a premier global gold company, we are indeed a bold team with a bright future. Our operational diversity offers our employees access to many experiences and career opportunities within the one company. So, whether you choose to work at one of our underground or open pit operations, explore for our future as part of our Discovery team, or join our Group Office, we know you’ll have a bright future with us.
About Ernest Henry
Mine life extension to 2040.
At Ernest Henry, our mantra of ‘never say never’ has resulted in mine life extension through to 2040, a doubling of ore reserves, more operational diversity on site, and a bright future for our people and the community.
At Ernest Henry, you can choose what suits your priorities. Work an attractive fly-in/fly-out (FIFO) or drive-in/drive-out (DIDO) roster and take advantage of our top-class camp, or live local in the close-knit community of Cloncurry and be home every night.
About the role
Reporting to the Senior Geotechnical Engineer, the key focus of the Geotechnical Technician is the installation and maintenance of instrumentation systems to allow for the delivery of quality instrumentation data to Technical Services. This data is required to allow the Geotechnical Engineers to make risk-based decisions.

Maintaining the seismic system
Maintaining the winch truck, X41 and BSOC instrumentation systems
Conducting down-hole surveys
Downloading data from instruments and reading manual instruments (Extos, TDR’s, etc)
Ordering of equipment and supplies to allow for the installation and maintenance of the various monitoring systems
Communicating instrumentation, including system health to the geotechnical engineers
Assisting the geotechnical engineers with inspections or travel UG
Assisting contractors doing pull tests
Lifestyle friendly 8/6 roster, FIFO from Brisbane, Cairns or Townsville, DIDO from Mt Isa with a travel allowance or live residential in Cloncurry and receive a local living allowance
Eligible for quarterly bonus
Company share ownership plan, complimentary life insurance and income protection and future opportunities to work interstate or overseas
About You
You will be an experienced geotechnical technician, with relevant skills in low voltage instrumentation or as a qualified instrument technician. Experience working in an underground mining environment will be highly regarded. Key to your success in this role will be your demonstrated teamwork, ability to work unsupervised, proficiency in Microsoft Office, and strong communication skills.
At Evolution, as our name suggests, change and transformation is in our DNA. We want the Evolution experience to be your career highlight. We are an equal opportunity employer committed to creating a more inclusive and diverse workforce that represents the communities in which we operate. Candidates from all backgrounds are encouraged to apply. We are focused on keeping our people safe and healthy and creating sustainable value in an environmentally and socially responsible way. Join our bold team to start your next exciting chapter.
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