CHPP Superintendent

Wisely; Mackay Regional; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Wisely is seeking an experienced CHPP Maintenance Superintendent to join a dedicated project team supporting a major coal mining operation in Central Bowen Basin. The role focuses on improving CHPP performance, asset reliability and plant integrity, on a 9 day fortnight roster.

You will provide leadership and technical oversight across maintenance improvement and asset management projects, coordinating contractors and resources to deliver safe, reliable plant outcomes.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience leading CHPP maintenance projects and teams.
• Strong mechanical maintenance knowledge across coal processing and materials handling equipment.
• Experience delivering shutdowns, corrective works and maintenance improvement initiatives.
• Solid understanding of asset reliability, maintenance strategies and lifecycle management.
• Ability to coordinate multidisciplinary teams, contractors and resources.
• Strong communication, problem-solving and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead CHPP maintenance improvement projects and critical maintenance works.
• Assess plant assets and prioritise work based on safety, production and operational risk.
• Develop and execute remediation plans aligned with outages and shutdowns.
• Coordinate maintenance planning, resources, contractors and execution.
• Collaborate with execution teams to deliver project objectives.
• Review and improve preventative maintenance strategies.
• Identify opportunities to improve equipment performance and maintenance costs.
• Provide technical leadership to project teams and stakeholders.

Skills

Maintenance leadership

CHPP knowledge

Asset reliability

Project delivery mindset

Safety leadership

Stakeholder management

Education

Mechanical trade or engineering qualifications

Job description

CHPP Maintenance Superintendent

Wisely is seeking an experienced CHPP Maintenance Superintendent to join a dedicated project team supporting a major coal mining operation in the Central Bowen Basin, working on a 9 day fortnight roster. This is a hands on leadership role focused on improving Coal Handling and Preparation Plant (CHPP) performance, asset reliability and plant integrity. Working as part of a specialised project team, you will play a key role in assessing critical plant assets, developing and executing remediation plans, reducing maintenance backlogs and driving long-term improvements in plant reliability and performance.

About the Role

As the CHPP Maintenance Superintendent, you will provide leadership and technical oversight across a range of maintenance improvement and asset management projects.

Key responsibilities include:

• Lead CHPP maintenance improvement projects and critical maintenance works.
• Assess plant assets and prioritise work based on safety, production and operational risk.
• Develop and execute a remediation plan aligned with planned maintenance outages and shutdown schedules.
• Coordinate maintenance planning, resources, contractors and execution.
• Work closely with the execution team to deliver project objectives.
• Review and improve preventative maintenance strategies.
• Identify practical opportunities to improve equipment performance and maintenance costs.
• Provide technical leadership to project teams and operational stakeholders.

About You

We are looking for an experienced CHPP maintenance professional who can bring strong technical knowledge, practical leadership and a project delivery mindset.

To be successful, you will bring:

• Demonstrated experience as a Maintenance Superintendent or senior maintenance leader within a CHPP environment.
• Strong mechanical maintenance knowledge across coal processing and materials handling equipment.
• Experience delivering shutdowns, critical corrective works and maintenance improvement initiatives.
• Strong understanding of asset reliability, maintenance strategies and lifecycle management.
• The ability to coordinate multidisciplinary teams, contractors and resources.
• Strong communication, problem-solving and stakeholder management skills.
• Relevant mechanical trade or engineering qualifications, supported by CHPP experience.
• A strong commitment to safety, continuous improvement and operational excellence.

Why Join Wisely?

This is an opportunity to join a dedicated project team focused on delivering meaningful improvements to CHPP asset reliability, maintenance performance and long-term plant integrity.

If you are an experienced CHPP Maintenance Superintendent who enjoys taking ownership of critical maintenance challenges and delivering practical, sustainable improvements, we would like to hear from you. ractical, sustainable improvements, we would like to hear from you.