Maintenance Superintendent - Processing

Date:  14 Oct 2024
Location: 

Gruyere - Laverton, WA, AU, 6440

Company:  Gold Fields Group Services (Pty) Ltd
Job Req ID:  66909

 Gold Fields has an opportunity for a Maintenance Superintendent to join our Processing Maintenance team at Gruyere Gold Mine.
 

Role Details:

Reporting to the Manager: Maintenance, you will lead and manage our processing maintenance team to meet safety, environmental, availability, reliability, cost, and life cycle metrics within budget. You will drive the design and implementation of processes promoting safety, efficiency, and continuous improvement. As a champion for The Gold Fields Way and Vital Behaviours Programs, you will ensure the team aligns with our values, safety culture, and performance goals, creating enduring value beyond mining.

 

This role can be offered as 8 days on, 6 days off roster Fly in Fly out from Perth.

 

Benefits include:

 

About the role:

  • Ensure compliance with OHS and Environmental Management Systems by developing and participating in initiatives; leading toolbox meetings; investigations; training; assisting with the implementation; and participating in and contributing to audits.

  • Manage the Processing Maintenance function to ensure compliance with Key Performance Indicators through continual review of maintenance strategies, plans, schedules, and performance

  • Support your leadership team to coach, mentor, and develop their team

  • Design and implement the Maintenance Program including the equipment inspection and condition program to ensure all mobile equipment adheres to site critical standards and government classified plant standards.

  • Develop and execute the maintenance operational and capital budgets to ensure the delivery of maintenance services in the most cost-effective manner possible.

  • Regularly monitor maintenance expenditures to ensure adherence to the approved budget and implement controls to track spending.

  • Conduct variance analysis to understand the reasons for budget deviations and implement corrective measures.

  • Implement medium and long-term maintenance plans and projects that complement Gold Field's overarching strategy and will support the mining department’s objectives.

  • Provide impartial, expert, technical, and financial advice for the selection of new equipment to ensure production targets can be achieved.

  • Oversee work management processes including planning, scheduling, execution, and follow-up of maintenance tasks to ensure efficiency and effectiveness.

 

About you:

  • Tertiary qualification in engineering or relevant trade qualification (mechanical or electrical preferred).

  • Significant experience in maintenance management including planning and scheduling, asset and contracts management, and reliability.

  • Significant leadership experience supporting large teams with the ability to motivate, mentor, and influence others.

  • Formal leadership or management training is desirable.

  • Experience with a wide range of surface mining equipment and infrastructure.

  • Experience with budgets, financial analysis, and cost management.

 

Applications can be submitted via: https://careers.goldfields.com/Australia

Gold Fields is committed to achieving an inclusive workforce.  We recognise that the diverse talent of our people will ultimately determine our growth, performance, and success. We strongly encourage applications from female, Aboriginal, and Torres Strait Islanders, as well as candidates with culturally diverse backgrounds.