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Santos is a global energy company committed to increasingly cleaner energy and fuels production, with operations across Australia, Papua New Guinea, Timor-Leste and North America.

We are currently PNG’s largest single investor and most active explorer, operating all the country’s producing oil fields and holding an extensive appraisal and exploration portfolio. Our aspirations and strategies reflect our genuine commitment to making a meaningful contribution to the lives of Papua New Guineans.

At Santos, our commitment is to be a global leader in the transition to cleaner energy and clean fuels, by helping the world decarbonise to reach net-zero emissions in an affordable and sustainable way.

Santos is one of Australia’s biggest domestic gas supplier, a leading Asia Pacific LNG supplier and is committed to supplying the critical fuels such as oil and gas in a more sustainable way through decarbonising projects such as the Moomba CCS project.

For more than 65 years, Santos has been working in partnership with local communities, providing local jobs and business opportunities, safely and sustainably developing its natural gas resources, and powering industries and households.

What you’ll do:

This position will be responsible for overseeing Auto Mechanics and Trade Assistants to ensure vehicles, trucks, and forklifts are maintained per industry guidelines and safety standards, including routine and corrective maintenance.

This is a 28:28 FIFO role based onsite at Iagifu Ridge, Southern Highlands Province.

Key accountabilities include:

• Plan and allocate routine work for vehicles, trucks, and forklifts in the Autoshop, providing technical support to Trade Assistants and Mechanics.
• Ensure vehicle inspections and services are documented and recorded in JDE.
• Maintain vehicles according to approved procedures and in a timely manner.
• Supervise or personally test new vehicles, trucks, and forklifts, test driving before and after repairs to ensure issues are resolved.
• Use troubleshooting techniques to identify and repair faults, liaise with Supply Chain for parts, and maintain organised components for reassembly.
• Investigate accidents, incidents, and equipment failures, recommending corrective actions and assisting with paperwork.
• Train new Autoshop Mechanics and apprentices on equipment operation and maintenance; complete Job Skills Assessments.
• Assist other Maintenance personnel in maintaining systems, e.g., diesel power units, when directed.
• Ensure high workmanship standards, review and update JDE Preventive Maintenance and Warehouse stock levels.
• Comply with HSES & Environmental policies, including Life Saving and Autoshop Golden Rules, and participate in Weekly Tool Box meetings.
• Act as Autoshop Supervisor as needed, with agreement from SVP – OSSC.

What you’ll bring:

The ideal candidate will be Trade qualified Motor, or Diesel Mechanic, and have a minimum 5 years’ Trade experience as a vehicle mechanic and Team Leader. Your ability to understand most vehicles, trucks and forklifts operating concepts is essential, along with:

• Proficient in all aspects of the trade, capable of handling non-routine work independently.
• Ability to solve complex problems with minimal assistance.
• Strong understanding of and ability to interpret manual and software drawings.
• Excellent communication skills with all parties.
• Works well with all personnel.
• Positive approach to vehicle, truck, and forklift reliability and optimisation.
• Actively seeks opportunities to refine technical skills.
• Understands career development opportunities and is prepared to pursue them.
• Strong knowledge of JDE system and other soft skills.

What you’ll get:

Here, you’ll be amongst high-calibre people and get to work on industry-leading projects. We don’t shy away from solving tough problems at pace. We like it that way. You can expect to be challenged and supported; to learn and grow.

At Santos, we’re committed to creating a workplace where everyone can thrive. This means a place that is safe; where you are valued and respected, and your contribution is recognised and appreciated. Join us, and you’ll play a role in this too.

Each of our sites offer access to specific amenities that aim to create the best possible benefits to your health, wellbeing and performance.

What you’re part of:

Everywhere you turn you will be a part of a team who are coming together to contribute to our single uniting purpose - to provide reliable and affordable energy to help create a better world for everyone And because it’s not only what you do, but how you do it, you will also contribute to improving the living standards of the communities where we operate, building enduring and respectful relationships that serve a generation. It’s about each of us, and all of us – together.

How to Apply

Applications must be submitted via the online recruitment system before COB Monday 14^th April 2025.

A requirement of this role is that you will need to have in place the legal work rights for PNG to apply.

Potential Scams

There are a number of fake adverts that are impersonating Santos Limited, in these instances you will receive an e-mail from a generic e-mail address. We do not make offers without interviews or due diligence taking place. You will know if an advert is genuine if you are directed to the Santos company careers page to apply which is https://recruitment.santos.com/

To Apply

To apply, email your CV and other relevant documentation to [email protected]. Please include the Job ID "#23003" in the email's subject to ensure your application is processed.