Maintenance Manager

Gold Fields has a newly created position for a Unit Manager Maintenance to join the team and oversee all mobile assets, surface and underground infrastructure maintenance at St Ives Gold Mine.

Role Details:

Reporting to the General Manager, this role will ensure the safe, reliable, and cost-effective operation of all plant assets, directly supporting the company’s strategic, financial, and operational objectives. You will be responsible for leading the maintenance strategy, driving business improvement initiatives, managing budgets, and ensuring asset reliability and availability across all facilities.

As an employee at Gold Fields, we expect all levels of employees to act in a manner that seeks to align and enhance the values, safety culture and performance of Gold Fields with the purpose of creating enduring value beyond mining.
 

This role is offered on an 8 days on 6 days off roster or combination of  3 x 4 days on 3 days off and 8 days on 6 days off roster and is Fly in Fly out from Perth or Drive in Drive out from the Goldfields region.
 

Benefits include:

• Private Health Insurance Allowance
• Short and Long-Term Incentives
• Flexible work arrangements on offer
• Salary sacrifice options
• Increased annual leave entitlements
• Employee referral program - $10,000 per successful referral!
• Employee Assistance Program
• Long service leave pro rata after 5 years of continuous service
• Educational assistance

About the role:

• Asset Availability and Maintenance Strategy: Develop and review maintenance strategies to maximize asset value and ensure safe operations.
• Reporting and Performance Monitoring: Generate reports using SAP to track plant asset reliability and cost-effectiveness.
• Change Management and Business Improvement: Lead change initiatives and business improvements in maintenance operations.
• Budget Management and Cost Control: Monitor and manage the site’s maintenance budget, identifying cost-saving opportunities.
• Capital Project Management: Oversee planning and execution of maintenance-related capital projects.
• Maintenance of Plant and Infrastructure: Ensure proper maintenance of plant, equipment, and infrastructure within budget.
• Strategic and Operational Planning: Contribute to business planning as part of the Senior Management Team.
• Team Leadership and Development: Lead and develop the maintenance team, fostering performance and career growth.
• Stakeholder Relationship Management: Build strategic relationships to collaborate and achieve departmental goals.

About you:

• Tertiary qualification in Engineering (Mechanical or related discipline)
• Significant experience in a similar role with extensive knowledge of gold mining and mineral processing plants, machinery, equipment and infrastructure services
• Demonstrated leadership, performance development experience in a multi-disciplinary environment
• Completed SSE units of competency and exam
• Experience in Reliability Engineering and Maintenance Planning
• Project management, cost analysis and risk management experience
• Skilled communicator who can bring team along for the journey and build effective relationships at all levels.

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.