Fabrication Workshop Supervisor - Green Fleet Development

At Fortescue Future Industries (FFI) we are leading the global energy transition by developing a portfolio of renewable energy and green hydrogen projects.

Our large scale, low-cost hydropower, geothermal, solar and wind assets will support establishment of green energy and green product industries around the world.

FFI is committed to building thriving communities by delivering social, environmental, and economic benefits.

Title: Fabrication Workshop Supervisor

Work location: Perth based (Hazelmere)

Roster: 5/2 Roster (Mon to Fri)

In support of Fortescue’s strong focus on green energy and our carbon neutrality targets, one of our key initiatives will be in our Green Fleet projects whereby we will develop and test a range of technologies to power our mining fleet

Based out our new Hazelmere R&D facility and reporting to the Workshop Coordinator, we are presently looking for an experienced Fabrication Supervisor

Key accountabilities will include:

• Delivering a safe working environment to ensure safe execution of all Green Fleet mobile mining Projects.  Promoting, coaching and mentoring personnel to engage in our safety systems and procedures
• Leading a small team of boilermakers
• Management of contractors
• Liaising with the Engineering team to execute custom fabrication work to design
• Working closely with the broader workshop execution team to ensure project are delivered to schedule and budget
• Ensuring execution work is well documented through SAP

Qualifications and skills required:

• 3-5 year’s experience in a Maintenance Supervisor role, or similar leadership position
• Relevant Trade Certificate
• Experience with custom fabrication work highly regarded
• Highly developed verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to adapt to change in a dynamic environment
• SAP,BMS Excel and Word computer skills
• Ability in interact interpersonally at all level is the organisation
• Ability to drive continuous improvement initiatives
• Ability to manage time effectively
• Understanding of SAP work management processes
• Understanding of Lean principles (5S, Visual Management, waste)
• High level of technical experience and knowledge of mobile maintenance fleet
• Experienced in supervising maintenance teams across multiple work fronts (6 to 12 people)
• Experienced in people management and people development
• Experienced in developing and leading a high level of safety leadership culture
• Experience working with safety management systems

Our values drive our culture and performance through a strong focus on safety, family and determination. We celebrate and respect people’s differences and commit to providing an inclusive work environment. This is an exciting time to join Fortescue.

We encourage Aboriginal Australians and female candidates to apply.

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Fortescue reserves the right to close applications early should a suitable pool of candidates be identified