Drill Supervisor

PLS Group; Shire Of East Pilbara; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

18 weeks parental leave for primary/4?

Health and wellbeing allowance

Quarterly incentive bonus

Share scheme

Novated leasing

Refurbished Pilgangoora facilities

Paid community leave

Monthly recognition awards

KidsCo School Holiday Program

Job summary

PLS seeks a Drill Supervisor to lead on-site drilling operations at the Pilgangoora operation, aligning with the Drill & Blast Superintendent to meet budget targets and continuous improvement goals. The role supports a safe, productive environment across shifts, with a focus on culture, collaboration and efficiency.

This permanent daytime and nightshift roster (8/6 days, 7/7 nights) requires strong leadership, planning skills, and a commitment to safety, with supervision of drilling teams and

Qualifications

• Three to five years open pit mining or quarry experience.
• Minimum of two years supervisory experience.
• Competent in using Microsoft Office, in particular Excel and Word.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership through coaching and mentoring for the Drilling Team and maintain a positive workplace culture.
• Coordinate Drilling teams to ensure safe and effective drill operations and planning.
• Ensure compliance with statutory procedures including daily pit inspections.
• Work with blasting supervisor to plan and deliver daily/weekly/monthly mining schedules.
• Coordinate safety, environmental, community and production targets.
• Manage contractors to meet budget and safety requirements.
• Contribute to drill pattern design and continuous drilling process improvements.
• Oversee maintenance and repair of drilling equipment to ensure availability.

Skills

Open pit mining

Supervisory experience

MS Office (Excel/Word)

Dangerous Goods Card

Manual C Class licence

Job description

PLS is delivering on its vision to be a leading global producer of lithium, a mineral critical to enabling the world’s transition to a more sustainably powered future.

As the owner and operator of the Pilgangoora Operation, the world’s largest independent hard-rock lithium mine, we are expanding fast, investing boldly, and building a global portfolio that positions us at the forefront of the energy transition.

Most recently, we acquired Latin Resources, adding the Colina Project in Brazil to our portfolio — strengthening our international footprint and creating new pathways for growth.

With more than 900 people employed globally, we’re building a future-focused business where talented people can create real impact. At PLS, our Values aren’t just words on a wall, they drive how we work, how we lead, and how we grow: Safety First. Great People. We Deliver. One Team. Shaping Tomorrow.

If you want to be part of an organisation that is ambitious, innovative and shaping the next era of battery minerals, this is a once in a lifetime opportunity to join us.

WHAT PLS OFFERS

• 18 weeks parental leave for primary carers and 4 weeks for secondary carers
• Health and wellbeing allowance
• Quarterly short-term incentive bonus that recognises individual and business performance
• PLS employee share scheme
• Novated leasing through salary sacrifice
• Newly refurbished facilities at Pilgangoora including gym, tennis, pickleball and volleyball courts, sports oval, and scenic walking tracks
• Paid community leave
• Monthly employee recognition awards
• Access to PLS’ KidsCo School Holiday Program

THE OPPORTUNITY:

Reporting to the Drill & Blast Superintendentthe Drill Supervisoris responsible for providing ongoing leadership to drilling operations on site with the outcome of achieving weekly budget targets and ensuring progressive and sustainable improvements within the Department that are consistent with Mine Business Goals.

This is a permanent position, with an 8/6 (dayshift), 7/7 (nightshift) roster based at our Pilgangoora Operation.

Supporting the Drill & Blast Superintendent the role requires safe and timely achievement of targeted outcomes by:

• Provide leadership, through coaching, mentoring, and support for the professional development of the Drilling Team and the achievement of a positive workplace culture that reflects Pilbara Purpose.
• Coordinate Drilling teams to ensure safe and effective drill operations, planning and communication to the teams and to various Contractors within the open pit environment.
• Ensure compliance with statutory and standard operating procedures this includes Daily pit inspections.
• Work closely with blasting supervisor to plan, act & deliver on daily, weekly & monthly mining schedules.
• Ensure that the Team’s Safety, Environmental, Community and Production targets are achieved.
• Coordinate contractors and ensure quality, training, safety compliance and that contract conditions are maintained, to deliver to budget requirements, and corporate compliance.
• Provide input and feedback in relation to drill pattern design and continuous improvement of the drilling process to maximise productivity and efficiency.
• Coordinate the maintenance and repair of all equipment utilised by the drilling team to ensure equipment is available when required.
• Ensure work area preparation is of the standard to deliver quality holes to blast crew in a timely fashion.
• Coordinate the utilisation of equipment to maximise efficiency whilst minimising costs.
• Ensuring delivery of the weekly and monthly plans is better than Budgeted costs by implementing stretch targets.
• Ensure the shift change process is effective, conducted in minimal time and the hot seat procedure in conformance to agreed procedure.
• Identify & address risks impacting the business plan.
• Ensuring quality control processes are in place and used across the business unit.
• Participate when required in the recruitment and selection of personnel under your authority.
• Identify, promote and actively participate in the implementation of projects that demonstrates working in an environment of continuous improvement.

ABOUT YOU:

• Three to five years open pit mining or quarry experience.
• Minimum of two years supervisory experience.
• Competent in using Microsoft Office, in particular Excel and Word.
• Dangerous Goods Security Card (or application).
• Manual C Class licence.

WHAT WE STAND FOR:

• Safety First
• Great People
• We Deliver
• One Team
• Shaping Tomorrow

SUPPORTING A DIVERSE WORKFORCE

PLS is committed to building and maintaining an inclusive and diverse workforce that reflects the communities in which we operate. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and provide a recruitment process that is fair, equitable and accessible for all.

We encourage female candidates and First Nations peoples to apply.

OUR RECRUITMENT PROCESS

As part of our recruitment process, there are several checks which may be conducted including police / criminal background checks, medical, drug and alcohol testing, due diligence checks, right to work checks, and/or reference checks.

We respectfully request agencies not to forward unsolicited resumes unless requested.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF COUNTRY

PLS respectfully acknowledges the Nyamal and Kariyarra People of the Pilbara, and the Whadjuk Noongar People of the Perth region who are the traditional owners and first people of these lands. We would like to pay respect to the Elders past, and present and emerging for they hold the memories, the traditions, the culture and hopes of the Nyamal, Kariyarra and Whadjuk Noongar Peoples.

If you are interested in learning more about PLS or registering for future opportunities, please visit our website www.pls.com.