Digger & Drill Fitter

We want you:

We currently have a great opportunity for Diesel Fitters with Caterpillar Excavator & Drill experience to join our team for work in the Bowen Basin. There are various rosters available due to start in September.

With a proactive attitude towards safety and your ability to diagnose and repair heavy machinery, you will provide a high standard of service to our clients.  This is a great opportunity to work with a company who appreciates their people and continues to demonstrate continued growth.

This position can be FIFO from Brisbane or DIDO if local to Mackay. 

The successful applicant, will have:

• Relevant Trade Qualification
• Excavator or Drill experience essential
• Experience working in a mining environment
• Coal Board Medical
• Standard 11 Statement of Attainment
• Current Drivers License                                                
• Problem solving and decision-making skills
• Great communication and interpersonal skills
• Have the proven ability to liaise with both management and clients
• Uncompromising attitude to safety
• Ability to meet site requirements

These are challenging roles that will deliver great rewards to the right candidates.  We are looking for people who are self-motivated and results driven to join our team.

About Us

Established in 2005 as CQ Field Mining Services, FMS Group has grown from a regional provider into a diversified, multi-division organisation delivering integrated solutions across Australia and Papua New Guinea. Our growth reflects a strong focus on capability, innovation, and meeting evolving client needs, with key expansions including PNG (2013), WA (2017), and the formation of Field Mining Services Group in 2019.

Since then, we have strengthened our service offering through specialised divisions spanning Safety Lift Solutions, engineering, electrical, onsite machining, and parts and equipment, alongside infrastructure maintenance projects and the acquisition of Schlam CRU in 2025. Rebranded as FMS Group in 2024, we are now a fully integrated, one-stop solution for mobile and fixed plant maintenance, shutdowns, infrastructure projects, and capital equipment sales across mining, construction, oil and gas, marine, and renewables.

Interested in knowing more about us: About FMS Group | Heavy Industry Services Since 2005

Delivering the best……every time.

FMS Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and we value diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from diverse cultures, perspectives, skills and experiences within our workforce. All employment will be based on merit, competence, performance and business needs.

We respectfully request no recruitment agency approaches.