Our Opportunity
Work Location: Cloudbreak – located on the traditional lands of the Palyku and Nyiyaparli peoples
Roster: 8D/6R – FIFO ex Perth, Busselton, Broome, Karratha, Port Hedland, Fitzroy Crossing and Kununurra
Reporting to the Mechanical Maintenance Superintendents, this position provides leadership and coordination across Crushing, Cranes, Belts and Scaffolding service teams. The role plays a critical part in driving planning excellence, fostering a strong safety culture and supporting continuous improvement initiatives across the OPF.
Key Responsibilities
* Provide leadership, coaching and mentoring to the Crushing, Cranes, Belts and Scaffolding teams
* Maintain a strong visible safety presence in the field, ensuring safe and sustainable execution of all tasks
* Lead weekly planning, scheduling and coordination activities to optimise team performance and plant reliability
* Develop and foster a high-performance culture aligned with Fortescue's values and continuous improvement principles
* Collaborate with Operations, Planning and other stakeholders to maximise plant availability and reliability
* Support the development and execution of maintenance strategies for large-scale fixed plant assets
* Contribute to budget planning, forecasting and cost management for the responsible areas
* Drive problem-solving initiatives and implement practical solutions in a multi-discipline team environment
Qualifications And Experience
* Demonstrated experience in a leadership or supervisory role within maintenance
* Proven experience in fixed plant maintenance, ideally within large-scale processing operations
* Strong understanding of production and maintenance strategies in a mining or heavy industrial environment
* Demonstrated ability to lead multi-discipline teams and deliver outcomes in a team-based environment
* Experience with SAP and sound knowledge of Fortescue maintenance processes
* Strong written and verbal communication skills
* Trade qualification or extensive field-based maintenance experience highly regarded
* Schedule 26 Statutory Supervisor appointment
About Us
Be part of something big. Fortescue is leading the world with our plan to decarbonise our iron ore operations, projects that harness renewable energy and the development of technology that will change our planet forever.
Our Commitment
Fortescue celebrates individual strengths and team members 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. Diverse backgrounds include First Nations Peoples, people with disabilities, LGBTQ+ 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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Internal Candidates / Current Contractors please apply via Success Factors Careers Portal. For further information on how to apply please visit the Fortescue Hub.
Fortescue reserves the right to close applications early should a suitable pool of candidates be identified.
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