Excavator Maintenance Supervisor – 8/6 Roster, DIDO or FIFO

MacKellar Group; Nambour; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Permanent full-time

8/6 roster

DIDO with vehicle

Camp accommodation and meals

Competitive salary

Modern Liebherr fleet

Career development

Salary packaging & novated leasing

Health insurance discounts

Job summary

MacKellar is seeking an experienced Excavator & Ancillary Maintenance Supervisor to lead a skilled maintenance team on a long-term mining project in the Blackwater area, Australia. You will own maintenance performance across a modern Liebherr excavator fleet and ensure safe, reliable operations through hands-on leadership.

You will report to the Maintenance Superintendent and drive equipment reliability, fleet availability and team development with support from an established mining contractor.

Qualifications

• Hands-on maintenance leadership in a mining environment.
• Experience supervising a trades team on heavy mobile equipment.
• Strong knowledge of excavator maintenance; Liebherr experience highly regarded.
• Proven ability to plan and coordinate planned maintenance, shutdowns and repairs.
• Commitment to safety, quality and continuous improvement.
• Effective communication and collaboration with planning and operations teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate daily maintenance activities across excavators and ancillary equipment.
• Supervise, coach and develop tradespeople and maintenance personnel.
• Promote a strong safety culture and ensure site procedures are followed.
• Coordinate planned maintenance, shutdowns and breakdown repairs.
• Monitor equipment reliability and fleet availability.
• Work with planning and operations to prioritise maintenance requests.
• Maintain high workmanship and maintenance quality standards.
• Identify opportunities to improve maintenance processes and equipment performance.
• Ensure accurate maintenance records and reporting.

Skills

Maintenance leadership

Supervisory

Liebherr equipment

Maintenance planning

Safety culture

Team development

Communication

Problem solving

Education

Mechanical trade qualification

Tools

Liebherr machinery

Job description

MacKellar is seeking an experienced Excavator & Ancillary Maintenance Supervisor to lead a skilled maintenance team on a long-term mining project in the Blackwater area, Australia. You will own maintenance performance across a modern Liebherr excavator fleet and ensure safe, reliable operations through hands-on leadership.

You will report to the Maintenance Superintendent and drive equipment reliability, fleet availability and team development with support from an established mining contractor.