Superintendent - Mining Services

With over 60 years of experience, Macmahon is a mining contractor with a unique capability of offering its clients surface, underground and mining support services.

Macmahon has an exciting opportunity for a Mining Services Superintendent to join the Underground Mining Management team at the Perth Head Office. Reporting to the Underground Services Manager, this role supports the manager to oversee supervision of maintenance work according to agreed plan, while maintaining a healthy & safe working environment with the prime objective of ensuring that  the mechanical and equipment’s availability targets are achieved. 

Located at the Airport (T1/T2) the Perth office boasts a staff gym with personal and group training, free secure undercover parking, and electric vehicle charging stations.

Key tasks and responsibilities 

• To coordinate and supervise the maintenance works (mobile and fixed mechanical equipment) to provide effective responses to unscheduled repairs or breakdowns while liaising with operations
• To liaise with Maintenance Manager in order to coordinate repairing/overhauling for planned maintenance on equipment and in order to optimize workable time, assist to develop budgeted costs and to minimize turn-around time of each maintenance event
• To liaise with the Maintenance Manager Underground to coordinate plant, spares and consumables required for Mobilisation to new projects
• To enforce safe and environmentally friendly working procedures in order to ensure the excellent safety record and encourage employee participation in health and safety matters in order to comply with statutory requirements and HSE expectation
• To keep updated on the latest technical developments from OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturers) in order to be advised on any technical problem that arise from the use of project equipment
• Manage and update Plant build lists.
• Be responsible for driving the maintenance implementation amongst the operations, maintenance and procurement departments
• To consolidate reports from subordinates to produce effective back-log plant asset management plan and implementation in order to ensure the accurate presentation of daily, weekly and monthly reports
• To perform knowledge sharing in order to enhance the professional development within the organization
• Liaise with operational departments to achieve optimal standards to plant reliability & availability in terms of priority setting
• Develop critical spares list to ensure best achievable availability of plant
• Ensure optimum equipment availability is achieved subject to prevailing site conditions without compromising safety
• Identify non-conformances to KPIs resulting from repeat contributing factors and liaise with required stakeholder’s to develop and implement corrective actions to prevent reoccurrence
• Ensure weekly, daily plans and KPI’s are understood 

Qualifications and attributes

• Trade certificate
• Extensive knowledge upon practical application of mechanical/electrical/heavy mobile equipment’s & safety legal requirements
• At least 5 years’ experience in plant maintenance (with 2-3 in a supervisory role preferable)
• Current First Aid Certificate
• Driver’s License (manual)
• Experience using SAP 
• High knowledge base of Drill maintenance & systems, RCS electrics & hydraulics
• Ability to travel regularly to the Drill operating sites to provide support
• Demonstrated verbal & written communication
• Detailed Knowledge of the mining & safety regulations
• A can do attitude with strong desire to succeed in the role 
• Strong leadership, interpersonal , communication & engagement skills

Macmahon offers

• Competitive salary and rewards
• Career development pathways and opportunities
• Award-winning lifestyle, financial and mental health support
• Salary sacrifice options including novated leases
• Secure on-site parking with EV charging stations
• Exceptional staff gym + group fitness classes 
• Employee discounts: groceries, petrol, fashion, entertainment + more

Macmahon is a diversified contractor with leading capabilities in surface and underground mining, civil construction, and resources engineering. Our end-to-end mining services encompass mine development and materials delivery, engineering, civil construction, on-site mining services, rehabilitation, and site remediation. As an ASX-listed company, with headquarters in Perth, we work for resource companies across various commodity sectors in Australia and Southeast Asia.

Macmahon offers our people the ability to work in diverse roles, in different locations and realise new opportunities within the Company over time. Macmahon is an equal opportunity employer and strongly encourages suitably qualified women and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders to apply. 

As part of the recruitment process for the role, you will be required to complete a pre-employment medical, including a laboratory drug and alcohol screen and criminal history and qualification checks. Additionally, you will have to provide proof of working rights in Australia, i.e., a copy of a valid Australian passport, birth certificate, citizenship certificate or current visa grant notification.