Superintendent Mechanical Maintenance

Fortescue is now consistently producing 175-180 million tonnes of iron ore per year and has an exciting future ahead as it diversifies from a pure play iron ore producer to a green renewables and resources company.

Mechanical Maintenance Superintendent - Fixed Plant

Work Location: Fortescue's Christmas Creek mine is located on the traditional lands of Nyiyaparli people

Roster: 8/6 - FIFO ex Perth

The Superintendent will impact strategic effectiveness by ensuring that they are across the business & operational strategy in order to ensure that plant mechanical maintenance activities are planned and managed in a safe, efficient and cost-effective manner, with a sound basis in asset management principles.

• Provide coaching and mentoring to supervisors in their development an execution of fixed plant maintenance objectives
• Develop a team culture of continuous improvement aligned with Fortescue's values
• Responsibility for the weekly and day to day planning, scheduling, and coordination of plant mechanical maintenance activities to
• Collaborate  with other depatments to ensure the plant remains reliable, with an ongoing focus on consistent improvement.
• Develop and implement a skill matrix for the team and improve the skills of the team to ensure that we meet the expectations.

Qualifications and skills required:

• Demonstrated previous experience in leadership roles 
• Demonstrated track record of problem-solving and solution implementation in a multi-discipline team-based environment
• Experience in a similar role gained in maintaining the fixed plant in a field situation preferably in iron ore
• Strong communication skills, both verbal and written
• Previous shutdown and maintenance/process plant experience in a mining environment
• Strong understanding of both production and maintenance strategies for large scale processing plant
• Trade background and/or Engineering qualification

At Fortescue, we treat our team mates as though they are family. We appreciate everyone’s contribution and know that a diverse workforce creates a safer, more engaged and productive working environment.

Our aim is to have a workforce that reflects the community in which we live, and we encourage females, Aboriginal Australians, those identifying as LGBTIQ+, people of all ages and culturally diverse backgrounds to apply for this role.

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