Maintenance Manager

Southern Forests Employment Hub; Bunbury; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working environment

Income protection insurance

Life Insurance

Parental leave policy

Salary sacrifice options for remote—?

Job summary

Talison Lithium's Greenbushes Lithium Operation in Western Australia is seeking a Maintenance Manager to lead the site's maintenance function, ensuring safe, reliable, and cost-effective performance of fixed plant assets. The role provides strategic direction over planning, execution and continuous improvement of maintenance activities.

You will oversee maintenance for crushers, processing plants and CTPS, lead a multidisciplinary team, manage budgets, and partner with engineering and operations

Qualifications

• Holds a mechanical engineering degree or trade qualification.
• Minimum 5-10 years in leadership roles within mining or heavy industry.
• Strong knowledge of Asset Management Systems in fixed-plant mining.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement.
• Experience in mentoring and developing team members.

Responsibilities

• Lead a multidisciplinary maintenance team.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives.
• Collaborate with engineering and operations teams.
• Manage maintenance budgets.
• Ensure strong contractor relationships.
• Lead safety performance in maintenance.
• Govern maintenance and asset management strategy.
• Define accountability and leadership development.
• Oversee shutdown governance and readiness.
• Coordinate shutdown scopes, cost, and scheduling.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Problem solving

Mentoring

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Mechanical engineering degree

Trade qualification

Tools

Asset Management Systems

Job description

Maintenance Manager

Greenbushes Lithium Operation

Residential Full Time Position

Lithium plays a critical role in the transition to clean energy, and Talison Lithium is the world’s leading lithium minerals producer with the largest high-grade ore body in the world – join us and be a part of the transition.

Talison Lithium aims to maximise local employment where possible by recruiting people who live in and around our local communities of Greenbushes, Bridgetown, Donnybrook, Nannup, Boyup Brook and Manjimup.

About the Role

The Maintenance Manager is responsible for leading the site’s maintenance function to ensure safe, reliable and cost-effective performance of all fixed plant assets. The role provides strategic direction, leadership and governance over planning, execution and continuous improvement of maintenance activities, with a strong focus on asset integrity, statutory compliance, workforce capability and alignment with operational and business objectives.

Talison owns and operates the Greenbushes Lithium Operation including extensive processing facilities. The role oversees maintenance activities for; three crushers, five processing plants and a Centralised Tailings Pumping Station (CTPS).

Responsibilities include:

• Leading a multidisciplinary maintenance team
• Driving continuous improvement initiatives
• Collaborating with engineering and operations teams
• Managing maintenance budgets
• Ensuring good contractor relationships
• Lead maintenance safety performance across a multidisciplinary team
• Establish and maintain an integrated maintenance and asset management strategy, including workforce capability, expenditure, shutdown requirements and asset renewal priorities, aligned with production forecasts and the site business plan;
• Establish clear accountabilities, decision authorities and performance expectations for maintenance leaders, employees and contractors; develop leadership capability, competency coverage and succession plans;
• Ensure workforce arrangements address supervision, fatigue, wellbeing and respectful conduct, with particular attention to shutdown peaks and sustained breakdown response;
• Govern work management from defect identification to close‑out; agree maintenance priorities and windows with Operations and ensure scheduled work is supported by suitable labour, materials, permits and technical information;
• Establish shutdown governance, endorse the integrated shutdown program and approve readiness, scope changes and recovery decisions within delegated authority, in consultation with Operations, Engineering and Projects;
• Ensure shutdown scopes, schedule, cost, work quality, contractor interfaces and contingency planning; ensure safe handover and validated return to service,
• Lead the maintenance response to significant equipment failures, coordinating technical support, resources, recovery priorities and communication with site leadership;
• Prepare and manage the maintenance business plan, operating budget and multi-year forecasts; analyse cost drivers and variances, implement corrective actions and exercise authority within approved delegations;

About the Candidate:

• Holds a mechanical engineering degree or trade qualification with significant industry experience
• Minimum 5-10 years in leadership roles within the mining, processing or heavy industry
• A high level of knowledge of the practical application of Asset Management Systems in a fixed plant mining environment
• Excellent communication, stakeholder engagement, and problem-solving skills
• Demonstrated experience in leading, mentoring and developing team members

Some of the many benefits of working with Talison include:

• Flexible working environment
• Income protection insurance
• Life Insurance for company superannuation employees
• Competitive parental leave policy
• Salary sacrifice options for remote area housing, motor vehicles and superannuation
• Participation in site performance-based incentive scheme

About Talison Lithium:

Talison Lithium supports many of the community projects, groups and sporting events our employees are involved in. Our future is within, and as part of, the community.

The Greenbushes Lithium Operation is located in a unique residential setting, near the town of Greenbushes atop the picturesque Darling Scarp. Being active in the broader community is integral to our core business values of safety, transparency and inclusiveness. We regularly carry out site tours for local school and community groups and promote education through Mine Open Days and community events.

Supporting a diverse workforce:

Talison Lithium strongly encourages applications from candidates from diverse backgrounds with a wide range of work experience. Talison Lithium takes pride in its unique location and the excellent work/life balance offering that our employees enjoy. Talison Lithium recognises that we are strengthened by diversity and is committed to providing a work environment where everyone is treated fairly and with respect. We are an inclusive employer and we welcome applications from all genders, cultures and identities.

It is preferred that you live or are willing to relocate to within 60 minutes of the Greenbushes Lithium Operation