Make your mark with Thiess 

Every day, all around the world, Thiess supports and celebrates our people. We recognise talent and reward transparency. We champion diversity and embrace change. 

Join us. Hone your skills and develop new ones. Take on big challenges and grow, through mentorship, collaboration, and empowerment. 

Thiess is the place to make things happen.   

About the role:

Thiess is currently seeking an Autonomy Training Specialist to join the team at our Olive Downs Complex project on a 7/7 roster.

 In this role, you will: 

• Provide Autonomous Systems training to the control team, ensuring effective use of MineStar
• Deliver optimisation training to enhance team members skills
• Develop strong relationships with both internal and external stakeholders, including the OEM
• Serve as Thiess’ representative and subject matter expert on site, maintaining a continuous focus on improvement

Pembroke Resource’s Olive Downs Complex is a greenfield project located 40 kilometres south-east of Moranbah which commenced mining operations in mid-2023. Thiess has been awarded a five-year contract to deliver full service mining operations, including mine planning overburden removal, drill and blast, load and haul (autonomous), water management and rehabilitation as well as construction of the mine infrastructure.

About you

• Demonstrate your understanding of Caterpillar assets, including a deep working knowledge of Minestar
• Ideally come from a surface or underground mine site trade or technical operations background with a proven track record of delivering Caterpillar based haulage training 
• Possess strong communication skills and be able to demonstrate your ability to coach and mentor crews and teammates
• Passionate about sharing knowledge and want a key role in the future of mining and autonomy
• A Cert IV TAE in training is not required, but highly regarded. 

What Thiess can do for you

• Thiess’ commitment to ongoing training & development
• Health & wellbeing rewards program through AIA Vitality
• Salary continuance insurance
• Salary sacrifice options – Parking & novated leasing  
• Range of corporate discounts including health insurance (Medibank), travel & retail products.

About us

Thiess works with clients in Australia, Asia and the Americas in the dynamic field of open-cut and underground mining.

The pioneering spirit of our founders – the legendary Thiess brothers – is our legacy and inspires our vision to harness the power of people and technology to drive sustainable change.

At Thiess, you will have the opportunity to play a part in the global energy transition. We are growing our commodities portfolio to include metals and minerals critical to the energy transition and developing services to enable sustainable mining.

We’re creating a culture of curiosity, knowledge-sharing, and continuous learning – supporting our people to contribute to Thiess’ success and continued growth in sustainable mining.

We’ll support you to hone your skills and develop new ones, take on challenges and grow, through mentorship, collaboration, and empowerment. We offer our people ongoing technical training and development opportunities so they can reach their full potential. We also invest in the workforce of the future, with a range of programs for people starting their careers.

We recognise the value of an inclusive and diverse workplace through our vision of everyone matters always. We’re focused on creating an inclusive environment to enable our people to bring their best self to work because they feel safe, included and empowered.

Learn more http://thiess.com/makeyourmark

How to apply

This role is an opportunity to take the next step in your career. With our culture of recognition, development, and a stimulating and satisfying work environment, there is no better time to join Thiess.

To apply for this role, please click the ‘Apply’ button or the link below.

Thiess follows a Pre-Employment Process for all successful applicants, which includes two employment references, a National Police Check and a medical assessment. These checks are essential to your application, and your recruiter will support you through the process.