Dump Truck Operators

Big Yellow are celebrating our 5-year anniversary in 2026 and this year is shaping up to be our biggest yet!

We have Dump Truck Operator positions available on Goldfields/Mid-west open cut gold mine projects. You'll could be operating our fleet of low hour dump trucks and watercarts:

• CAT 777 & 785 / Komatsu 785 & HD1500 Trucks
• CAT 740 / Komatsu HM400 Watercarts

We're also looking ahead for DT Operator positions that'll be opening up in July/August. So if you're planning your next move but not quite ready yet, keep reading!


What’s in it for you?

• Up to $55/hr + Super paid on all hours worked
• Permanent full-time contract from day 1
• 2/1 rosters with 12 to 12.5 hour day/night shifts
• FIFO ex Perth or DIDO options available
• Ensuite rooms with full camp facilities provided
• Range of multi-year projects
• Opportunities to upskill on new equipment

What do you need?

• 12+ months operating Komatsu or CAT rigid dump trucks – essential
• +Watercart experience - beneficial
• +Grader experience (+$$) - beneficial 
• Open cut pit production mining experience - preferred
• Experience backing under 120-200tn excavators
• Current Drivers Licence
• Clean National Police Clearance
• Full and unrestricted Australian working rights

Operators living in the Norseman, Leonora, Meekatharra and Mt Magnet areas (or within safe DIDO distance) are encouraged to apply.


Big Yellow was formed in 2021 to meet a gap in the market where small to medium sized mining enterprises require a mining services company that also provides the leadership, technical expertise, and management they need.
What differentiates us from other mining servicing companies is that we are a ‘people business’.