Lead Mechanical Fitter Supervisor – Plant Maintenance

ACCIONA; Western Australia; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

ACCIONA is seeking a Maintenance Manager to lead the on-site mechanical maintenance function at the Alkimos seawater desalination project in Perth. You will guide and support a team of Mechanical Fitters and contractors, ensuring safe, reliable and efficient maintenance practices across pumps, valves and rotating equipment.

Reporting to the Maintenance Manager, you will drive root cause analysis, implement continuous improvements, enforce safety standards, and collaborate with Operations,

Qualifications

• Mechanical trade qualification (fitter and turner) required.
• Current Australian manual licence and Construction White Card.
• Experience supervising trades/contractors under Permit to Work.
• Hands-on fault finding on pumps, valves and rotating equipment.
• Desalination or water treatment plant experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead and supervise Mechanical Fitters on daily maintenance work.
• Deliver preventative, predictive and corrective maintenance to approved schedules.
• Respond to breakdowns and restore plant assets safely and quickly.
• Supervise mechanical contractors and verify their quality and compliance.
• Enforce safety and environmental requirements, including field risk assessments.
• Drive root cause analysis, reliability improvements and procedure updates.
• Occasional ad hoc out of hours support.

Skills

Mechanical fitter

Australian manual licence

White Card

Permit to Work

Fault finding

Pumps & rotating equipment

Desalination experience

Job description

ACCIONA is seeking a Maintenance Manager to lead the on-site mechanical maintenance function at the Alkimos seawater desalination project in Perth. You will guide and support a team of Mechanical Fitters and contractors, ensuring safe, reliable and efficient maintenance practices across pumps, valves and rotating equipment.

Reporting to the Maintenance Manager, you will drive root cause analysis, implement continuous improvements, enforce safety standards, and collaborate with Operations,