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CHPP Operator Maintainer
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  • Full time
  • Hail Creek, Queensland, Australia
  • CHPP - Operator Production Maintenance
Job ID JR103898 Closing date 26/08/2025 Last Updated 05/08/2025

At Hail Creek, everything we do is about developing our people, optimising our asset and improving our future. We positively impact our people and communities. We strive to be industry leaders – the Mine of Choice.  It’s a culture that fosters pragmatic outcomes where things happen quickly. We promote those ‘out of the box’ ideas to continuously improve and no day is ever the same.  With a large and passionate workforce of over 1,000 people, there is a great opportunity for you to contribute and make an impact.

Glencore is committed to providing an environment that adheres to the Respect at Work Legislation.

Job Description

At Hail Creek, everything we do is about developing our people, optimising our asset, and improving our future. We positively impact our people and communities. We strive to be industry leaders – the Mine of Choice.  It’s a culture that fosters pragmatic outcomes where things happen quickly. We promote those ‘out of the box’ ideas to continuously improve and no day is ever the same.  With a large and passionate workforce of over 1,000 people, there is a great opportunity for you to contribute and make an impact.

An exciting opportunity has become available at Hail Creek for an experienced CHPP Operator Maintainer (Electrical/Mechanical/Operator) to join our dynamic and successful team.  As a valued member of the team and reporting directly to the CHPP Supervisor, this multifaceted role will see you providing safe and efficient operation of our fixed plant asset and loadout facility, performing regular maintenance tasks and improvement works within the CHPP. Additionally, you will be required to operate stockpile dozers to manage our product coal for stacking and reclaiming operations, loading product coal onto trains, leveraging your technical expertise to identify and resolve issues.

To be successful in this role, you are a savvy, results driven and resilient character, hold extensive experience in a similar role and a passion for exceptional service delivery and continuous improvement. You will be a team player with the ability to work safely and effectively as part of a dynamic team, by utilising resources to optimise equipment availability.

Just as importantly, we’ve worked hard to make sure you feel valued.

In return, here are just some of the benefits we offer:

  • Direct employment with Glencore – we are a responsible miner of coal that has a track record of operational excellence.

  • A competitive package with lifestyle benefits

  • 7/7 Day/Night Roster

  • Annual short term performance bonus

  • Above award Annual Leave entitlement

  • Access to Coal Mining Industry Long Service Leave - one of the most generous long service leave schemes

  • Provision for Education Assistance if you are wanting to further your studies down the track.

This role is a wonderful opportunity for you no matter your circumstance. You will have the option to either live locally in one of the communities that surround our operation or stay on site in our amazing village. We are only a one and quarter hour drive from the beautiful Mackay hinterland and a two- and half-hour drive from Airlie Beach and the Whitsunday Islands and have a diverse group of people at our operation commuting from multiple locations in Queensland such as Rockhampton and Townsville, to name a few.

Our people think and act like entrepreneurs.  We have built a culture that rewards dedicated people with a can-do spirit, who take responsibility, and who have the drive to be leaders in their field.  If you are caring, responsive, intuitive, and driven, and can operate within a dynamic environment, this is your chance to become part of a culture that empowers people and drives progression.