About The Company
We're one of Australia's leading coal producers and we're proud of it. Coal is in our DNA and our work is critical for people, industries and communities both here in Australia and overseas.
ASX listed, we operate six mines across NSW and QLD, producing metallurgical coal that's critical for steelmaking and thermal coal that will support the world's energy security as we move through the energy transition.
Based in New South Wales, Maules Creek is an integral open cut mine and produces some of the highest quality high energy thermal coal for export customers. With marketable reserves and a long life of mine, Maules Creek is backed by an experienced Leadership team, ultra-class mining equipment and safety-first culture.
About The Role
As an experienced General Manager, you are accountable for the strategic operational leadership to ensure the safety, production, financial, and people activities on site align to budget and strategic plan for Whitehaven Coal. Responsible for all site activities, you will ensure effective and optimised commercial management of the mine plan ensuring production and mine cost is managed to budget. Your leadership will drive team performance, maintain exceptional safety standards, and support the successful execution of mine plans, budgets, and forecasts.
This position is offering a residential, DIDO or FIFO lifestyle.
What You'll Do
* Provide strategic leadership across all functions on site, fostering a positive and collaborative culture to achieve budget
* Manage, execute and lead mine development and production operations to production efficiency and resources to achieve production and quality targets safely
* Lead and support a safety-first culture as an integral part of 'the way we work'
* Lead, mentor, and develop a multidisciplinary team of mining operations supervisory staff
What You'll Bring
* Ideally, you will have relevant tertiary qualifications together with extensive experience in mine operations
* Proven leadership experience in a similar role, ideally within an open-cut coal mining environment
* A solid understanding of safety and a commitment to implementing a safety culture across the site
Why Whitehaven?
* Highly attractive salary package including bonus and lucrative incentive program
* Lead a high performing leadership team overseeing a modern coal operation
* Career development within a growing coal company
Whitehaven is committed to increasing the representation of women and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in the workplace. We strive for an inclusive workplace that engages people from diverse backgrounds and welcomes diversity of gender, culture and experience.
To be considered for this position you must have the right to work in Australia.