CHPP Maintenance Coordinator: Electrical

Anglo American / De Beers Group

Moranbah

On-site

AUD 140,000 - 200,000

Full time

2 days ago
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Benefits offered by this job

9 day fortnight
FIFO, BIBO, DIDO or Residential
Free camp and mess
12% superannuation and annual bonus
Free / Discounted gym membership
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Job summary

Anglo American is seeking a CHPP Electrical Coordinator to join the Engineering and Maintenance team at Moranbah North Mine. In this leadership role you will coordinate electrical maintenance across the CHPP and related infrastructure, supervising electrical personnel and contractors to ensure safe, planned and compliant work.

You will partner with operations, planning and maintenance teams to prioritise activities, manage isolations and plant modifications, and drive reliability improvements

Qualifications

  • Recognised electrical trade qualification and current Queensland electrical licence.
  • Demonstrated electrical maintenance experience in CHPP/fixed plant/mining environment.
  • Experience coordinating electrical trades, contractors and daily maintenance activities.
  • Strong knowledge of electrical safety, isolation, commissioning and permit-to-work requirements.
  • Experience with fault finding and breakdown response.
  • Exposure to PLC controlled plant, instrumentation, VSDs, motor control and HV systems.
  • Ability to identify recurring failures and contribute to reliability improvements.
  • Experience using maintenance/work-management systems such as SAP.
  • Strong planning, prioritisation and stakeholder-management skills.
  • Clear communication and leadership in safety-critical settings.

Responsibilities

  • Coordinate electrical maintenance activities across CHPP/infrastructure.
  • Provide day-to-day leadership and technical support to electrical personnel and contractors.
  • Ensure electrical work is properly planned, risk assessed and completed safely.
  • Support breakdown response, fault finding and return to service of equipment.
  • Work with planning/operations to prioritise maintenance and minimise production impacts.
  • Coordinate isolations, commissioning activities and plant modifications.
  • Monitor defects, recurring failures and performance.
  • Support statutory inspections, audits and electrical compliance.
  • Maintain electrical documentation and authorisations.
  • Contribute to continuous improvement and maintenance strategies.

Skills

Electrical maintenance
Coordinating trades
Electrical safety
Isolation/permit-to-work
Fault finding
PLC/instrumentation
VSDs/motor control/HV systems
Plant reliability
SAP maintenance systems
Planning/coordination
Leadership/communication

Education

Electrical trade qualification
Queensland electrical licence

Tools

SAP

Job description

CHPP Maintenance Coordinator: Electrical
  • Full-time

Steelmaking coal is an essential ingredient in blast-furnace steel manufacture, producing steel used for critical building and infrastructure around the world.In Australia, we operate five steelmaking coal mines in Queensland’s Bowen Basin, and have additional joint venture interests in steelmaking coal and manganese, as well as copper exploration projects underway in North West Queensland and Western Australia.

Anglo American Steelmaking Coal is seeking an experienced CHPP Electrical Coordinator to join the Engineering and Maintenance team at Moranbah North Mine.

This is a key leadership role responsible for coordinating electrical maintenance activities across the Coal Handling and Preparation Plant. You will work closely with operations, maintenance, planning, engineering and contractor teams to ensure electrical work is completed safely, efficiently and in line with site requirements.

The role would suit an experienced electrical supervisor or coordinator who understands fixed plant maintenance and is ready to take the next step towards becoming a CHPP Electrical Engineering Manager. You will bring proven experience supervising staff, building strong relationships, setting clear expectations and holding people accountable for safety, performance and quality of work. You will also be comfortable balancing day to day breakdown support with planned maintenance and longer term plant reliability.

About the role

In this role, you will:

  • Coordinate electrical maintenance activities across the CHPP and associated infrastructure
  • Provide day to day leadership and technical support to electrical personnel and contractors
  • Ensure electrical work is properly planned, risk assessed and completed safely
  • Support breakdown response, fault finding and the return of equipment to service
  • Work with planning and operations teams to prioritise maintenance and minimise production impacts
  • Coordinate electrical isolations, commissioning activities and plant modifications
  • Monitor electrical defects, recurring failures and maintenance performance
  • Support statutory inspections, audits and electrical compliance activities
  • Maintain accurate electrical documentation, records and required authorisations
  • Contribute to continuous improvement, equipment reliability and maintenance strategies
  • Promote a strong safety culture and hold work standards under operational pressure
About You

To be successful, you will ideally have:

  • A recognised electrical trade qualification and current Queensland electrical licence
  • Demonstrated electrical maintenance experience within a CHPP, fixed plant, mining or heavy industrial environment
  • Previous experience coordinating electrical trades, contractors and daily maintenance activities
  • Strong knowledge of electrical safety, isolation, commissioning and permit-to-work requirements
  • Experience with fault finding breakdown response and planned maintenance
  • Exposure to PLC controlled plant, instrumentation, variable speed drives, motor control and HV systems
  • The ability to identify recurring failures and contribute to plant reliability improvements
  • Experience using maintenance and work-management systems such as SAP
  • Strong planning, prioritisation and stakeholder-management skills
  • Clear communication and the confidence to challenge unsafe work or poor standards
  • A practical, visible leadership style and a genuine commitment to safety
  • Based at Moranbah North Mine, Moranbah, QLD
  • Roster - 9 day fortnight
  • FIFO, BIBO, DIDO or Residential
  • Free camp and mess
  • Competitive salary + 12% superannuation and annual bonus
  • Free / Discounted gym membership
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for employees and their family
What we offer

When you join Anglo American, you can expect to enjoy a competitive salary and benefits package and a range of flexible work arrangements that support the balance of work, family and individual circumstances. But more than this, you’ll find yourself in an environment where the opportunities for learning and growth are second to none. From technical training to leadership programmes, we bring out the best in our people. There are plenty of opportunities to move onwards and upwards too. We’re a large, successful multinational company and we’re still growing all the time.

Who we are

We aim to lead the industry by pursuing ever safer and more responsible ways of working, demonstrating integrity, and showing care and respect for people and the planet.

That means we are constantly seeking new opportunities to mine and process our products sustainably, using less water, less energy and more precise extraction technologies. As the custodians of coal and other precious natural resources diamonds (through De Beers), copper, platinum and other precious metals, iron ore and nickel our extraordinary teams work safely and collaboratively, with the utmost consideration for local communities, our customers and the world at large.

Background checks

Successful candidates will be required to complete background screening which may include a criminal check and validation of qualifications.

Inclusion and Diversity

Anglo American is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to promoting an inclusive and diverse workplace where we value and respect every colleague for who they are and provide equality of opportunity so that everyone can fulfil their potential.

How we are committed to your safety

Nothing is more important to us than ensuring you return home safely after a day’s work. To make that happen, we have the most rigorous safety standards in the industry. Not only that, we’re also continually investing in new technologies from drones to data analytics that are helping to make mining safer.

Please note, screening and interviews may take place prior to closing date applications may also close before this date.

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