Maintenance Supervisor

The Maintenance Supervisor reports to the Maintenance Coordinator, and the primary role is to lead the Maintenance Operations teams in a safe and productive work environment by ensuring all work practices/procedures meet statutory, Company OHS and Company operational standards within the Maintenance Department.

Lead the team in the maintenance of a safe and productive work environment by ensuring the development and implementation of safe work practices/procedures that meet statutory and company OHS&E requirements.

Responsibilities

Safety Requirements

• Lead the team’s safety compliance through actively monitoring work practices, participating in safety programmesandfollowing up on improvement initiatives.
• Ensure any external consultants or contractors are adequately inducted.
• Ensure that all activities are carried out in an environmentally responsible manner.
• Ensure reporting systems and administrative processes are compiled with in accordance with established systems.
• Display a clear commitment to safety and health and seek to eliminate or control the risks of injury and/or damage to equipment. .
• Proactive involvement with continuous OHS improvement processes.
• Active participation in all communication and awareness systems.
• Manage all activities in a manner that prevents pollution and minimises damage to the natural environment.
• Ensuring that all Contractors and employees within Maintenance Department adhere to Company Environmental Policy and practices.

Stakeholder Requirements

• Contribute to the planning process that enables production and processing optimisation.
• Ensure open communication with stakeholders are well informed with activities, work or tasks being undertaken in the stakeholder’s area.
• Operate in accordance with Company’s Stakeholder Policy.

Specific Departmental Requirements

• Manage maintenance personnel to ensure the effective maintenance of plant and ancillaries.
• Work closely with the Process Supervisor/s and Electrical Supervisor/s to ensure the process plant and facilities available are such that the key resources and assets are effectively utilised and optimised.
• Ensure all activities are conducted to achieve lowest cost production.
• Lead and implement continuous improvement initiatives.
• Management of all activities so that they are carried out in a cost-effective manner.
• Ability to provide effective direction and advice to subordinate personnel.
• Develop and coach all direct reports to promote employee development.
• Complete formal annual employee performance reviews for all direct reports.
• Ensure team complies with the Work Management System
• Complete accurate and timely shift reports and arrange shift coverage and rosters.
• Provide on-call support overnight on a regular basis.
• Provide support in any area of the plant when required.

Qualifications Required

• Mechanical Fitter or Boilermaker Trade Qualification.
• Frontline management or equivalent desirable.
• Current “C” Class Western Australian Drivers Licence.
• Current Police Clearance
• Western Australian Construction White Card

Desired Experience & Competencies

• Minimum 5 years Maintenance experience on a mine site.
• Sound understanding of fixed plant maintenance principals and their application in practice.
• Strong leadership skills, including the ability to lead a team to achieve organisational goals.
• High level of knowledge in statutory safety and environmental requirements relevant to plant maintenance and classified plant.
• Good level of knowledge in computer literacy, in particular Pronto and MS Office.
• Solid awareness of Maintenance Management Systems and maintenance practices in a processing environment.
• Ability to plan and or anticipate likely scenarios as related to all key responsibility areas.
• Able to effectively allocate the organisation’s resources to achieve business requirements.
• Ability to develop appropriate action plans in order to respond to current and emerging issues.
• Strong communication skills and presentation skills.
• Flexibility to adapt to improved procedures and practices.
• St Johns Senior First Aid certificate (desirable).
• Awareness of the Mines Safety and Inspection Act & Regulations.