Dewatering Technician

About Us
From our early days at Wattle Dam to becoming one of Australia’s most respected gold producers, Ramelius have built our success on agility, resilience, and a commitment to operational excellence.
With a strong pipeline of projects and a focus on sustainable growth, we are investing in our assets and exploration to deliver on our vision. But what truly sets us apart is our people. We foster a culture of opportunity, respect, and shared ambition, when you grow, we grow.
We’re driven by a strong team spirit and a “can-do” attitude.
Our Mount Magnet Mining (MMG) operations include multiple open pit, underground, and satellite sites with a projected 17-year mine life. The Checkers processing plant at Mt Magnet is currently undergoing a A$223M expansion and upgrade to an initial 4.3Mtpa capacity, with construction expected to be completed in the September 2027 quarter.

The Role
Our Mt Magnet operation is seeking a Dewatering Technician to support water management across open pit, underground, and processing plant areas. The role requires a safety-conscious individual capable of working autonomously, with sound numeracy and communication skills to manage priorities effectively on-site.

Your key responsibilities will include:

• Install, operate, and maintain pumps, wellpoints, and dewatering infrastructure
• Carry out dewatering activities across open pit, underground, and processing plant areas
• Follow work orders and instructions from the Maintenance Superintendent
• Adhere to SOPs and manufacturer specifications
• Maintain safety, housekeeping, and compliance standards on-site
• Report incidents and hazards promptly to management

About You
You're a hands-on, safety-conscious individual with a strong sense of ownership over your work. You're comfortable operating independently on-site, prioritising tasks effectively, and adapting to the demands of a dynamic mining environment. With solid communication and numeracy skills, you work well both autonomously and as part of a broader maintenance team, always maintaining high standards of accuracy and attention to detail.

You bring to the role:

• Trade certificate (Electrical, Mechanical, or Plumbing) advantageous
• Dewatering experience within a mining environment, both open pit and underground
• current WA C-class driver's licence.
• Forklift, EWP, dogging, rigging, crane licences - desirable
• Developed numeracy, verbal, and written communication skills
• Ability to work independently and unsupervised
• Strong problem-solving abilities
• Ability to prioritise workloads and manage competing tasks
• High level of accuracy and attention to detail across all tasks undertaken
• Experience working with asset management processes and frameworks (desirable)A

 
What We Offer
8:6 roster with FIFO from Perth or BIBO from Geraldton.
Competitive salary with performance bonuses and benefits.
Support for your career, wellbeing and life outside of work.
17-year mine life, exciting growth plans and genuine development opportunities.
  
Next Steps
We can’t wait to hear from you!
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