Standardised Work Specialist
Mining & Resources | FIFO ex Perth | Career Growth Opportunity
PERSOL is partnering with a major resources client to source an experienced Standardised Work Specialist to support operational excellence across site. This role plays a key part in improving frontline performance, embedding standardised work, and strengthening capability within the operations team.
FIFO ex Perth
Roster: 5:2 4:3 - Day 5 in Perth (WFH or Office)
About the Role
This position sits within the Mobile Equipment Maintenance department at a large iron ore mining operation in the Pilbara.
The primary objective is to develop digital Work Instructions within the Standardised Work Field and Builder App. You will be responsible for creating new content, updating existing instructions, and collaborating closely with execution teams to ensure all work designed in Standardised Work (SW) is practical, safe, and user-friendly.
You will work alongside reliability engineers and maintenance execution teams, gathering field feedback and using strong influencing skills to help teams understand the value of Standardised Work. The role also includes daily and weekly SW performance reporting and participation in team routines to track and deliver improvement outcomes.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop, update, and maintain digital Work Instructions in the Standardised Work App.
- Support new strategies being generated within the SW application and ensure smooth rollout.
- Translate equipment processes, engineering standards, and master data into clear, step-by-step instructions.
- Partner with supervisors and frontline teams to embed recent routines, tools, behaviours, and standardised processes.
- Facilitate feedback loops with end-users to continually improve content.
- Identify gaps in existing instructions and proactively enhance instruction quality.
- Conduct field observations to assess work execution and identify improvement opportunities.
- Drive behavioural adoption of standardised work through coaching, mentoring, and hands-on support.
- Facilitate problem-solving sessions (root cause analysis, 5 Whys, structured improvement tools).
- Monitor performance metrics and support delivery of safe, stable, and efficient operations.
- Assist with operational readiness, rollout of new procedures, and digital work instruction updates.
About You
What You'll Bring
- Passion for continuous improvement and understanding how things work.
- Exposure to maintenance environments (trade or engineering background ideal).
- Strong coaching, communication, and influencing skills.
- Ability to work closely with execution teams and drive adoption of new work practices.
- Capable of working autonomously and managing competing priorities.
- Strong computer literacy - digital tools, reporting, data analysis.
- Technical writing skills and the ability to develop mature, high-quality digital instructions.
- Ability to lead small group workshops or 1:1 coaching sessions.
- Proactive approach to identifying best practices and applying them across work instructions.
Experience Required
- Standardised Work experience (mandatory)
- Trades or engineering background
- Leadership experience (led teams)
- Mining site experience
- Strong SAP experience
- Experience in continuous improvement, operational excellence, or frontline leadership is highly regarded
If you are interested in this role, please click on Apply Now, for further information, please contact Shannon Bromfield email Shannon.Bromfield@persol.com
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