Maintenance Coordinator — Refinery Ramp-Up Leader

LUKA RESOURCES; Eneabba; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Camp accommodation

Facilities provided

Job summary

Iluka Resources in Eneabba, WA, is seeking two experienced Maintenance Coordinators to lead maintenance within the CLP area of the refinery. Reporting to the Maintenance Manager, these roles will build and lead their own teams during commissioning and ramp-up toward steady-state production.

You will diagnose equipment failures, drive reliable, cost-effective plant availability, and coordinate safe execution of planned and unplanned maintenance with the area planner.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading maintenance teams within a processing, chemical or mining environment.
• Ability to build high-performing teams and develop proactive and adaptable technicians.
• Strong experience diagnosing equipment failures and identifying root causes through practical observation and technical analysis.
• Experience coordinating planned and unplanned maintenance activities, including shutdown work.
• A sound understanding of maintenance planning, scheduling and work management principles.

Responsibilities

• Build, lead and develop a high-performing maintenance team of proactive and adaptable technicians.
• Manage mechanical technicians and oversee electrical technicians when the Statutory Electrical Supervisor is not on site.
• Coordinate the safe and efficient execution of planned and unplanned maintenance work, including minor shutdowns.
• Lead the diagnosis and root cause analysis of equipment failures, identifying practical solutions to improve reliability.
• Work closely with the area maintenance planner to deliver maintenance plans, schedules and priorities.
• Increase the proportion of planned maintenance as the refinery commissions, ramps up and transitions into steady-state production.
• Control CLP maintenance costs while supporting safe, reliable and efficient plant operation.
• Supervise mechanical and electrical contractors working on the operational site.
• Support plant ramp-up, debottlenecking, cost improvement and future expansion initiatives.
• Maintain an unwavering commitment to the safe execution of maintenance activities.

Skills

Maintenance leadership

Root cause analysis

Maintenance planning

Stakeholder management

Job description

Iluka Resources in Eneabba, WA, is seeking two experienced Maintenance Coordinators to lead maintenance within the CLP area of the refinery. Reporting to the Maintenance Manager, these roles will build and lead their own teams during commissioning and ramp-up toward steady-state production.

You will diagnose equipment failures, drive reliable, cost-effective plant availability, and coordinate safe execution of planned and unplanned maintenance with the area planner.