Manager Fixed Plant - OPF

Fortescue has an exciting future ahead. As well as producing over 180 million tonnes of iron ore per year, we’re diversifying our business to become an integrated global green energy and resources company.

Fixed Plant (OPF) Manager

Work Location:

• Fortescue’s Christmas Creek mine is located on the traditional lands of the Nyiyaparli people.

Roster: 4D/3R – FIFO ex Perth or Monday to Friday

As a key member of our leadership team  at the Christmas Creek mine site you will be responsible for leading a safety culture and set consistent expectations, ways of working and execution of production processes to enable compliance to plan and performance

Key accountabilities will include:

• Ensuring the safe, effective, efficient operation and maintenance of two Fixed plants with combined capacity of over 50mtpa
• Implementing the business plan within the OPF Production department, including initiatives relating to Safety, People and Operations.
• Improving safety culture and performance through visible safety leadership.
• Enhancing a work environment where employees, contractors and labour hire are engaged, living the Fortescue values and feel they can make a difference.
• Coaching and developing the future leaders of the OPF Production department, securing our pipeline of talent, both for short- and long-term requirements.
• Collaborating with the Engineering, Mining, Safety, Fortescue People, Commercial, and other corporate departments to ensure delivery of the business plan.

Skills, experience and attributes:

• Proven ability to communicate clearly and concisely with exceptional listening skills.
• Demonstrated leadership capability with experience developing a cohesive and high-performing team.
• Demonstrated ability to lead large Operational and Maintenance teams
• Fixed plant processing environment experience.
• Qualification/Degree in Processing, Metallurgy or equivalent preferred.
• Project Management experience.
• Budget preparation, cost control and reporting experience.

Fortescue is deeply committed to providing a safe culture that builds respect, fosters inclusiveness, and values diversity. We celebrate individual strengths and team members from all backgrounds are encouraged to bring their whole selves to work. Our global workforce drives and promotes an inclusive culture, both within our organisation and throughout the communities we interact with across the world. Diverse backgrounds include First Nations Peoples, people with differing abilities, LGBTIQ+ community, gender, neurodiverse, cultural diversity, all age groups, and those with an intersectional or multiple diverse characteristics. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply.

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