Maintenance Manager

Westgold Personnel Pty Ltd; Kambalda East; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Permanent position

Performance bonus

Health insurance

Job summary

Westgold Resources is seeking an experienced Mobile Maintenance Manager to lead the maintenance function at our Beta Hunt Gold Mine near Kambalda, WA. You will oversee all underground mobile fleet maintenance and drive safety, reliability and cost efficiency.

The role requires strong leadership, budget oversight and a focus on continuous improvement. Reporting to the General Manager, you will direct maintenance teams and contractors, manage work plans, and implement asset management strategies

Qualifications

• Proven leadership experience in mobile maintenance operations.
• Strong knowledge of heavy mobile equipment maintenance and asset management.
• Experience managing budgets, resource planning and operational performance.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate safety leadership across all maintenance activities.
• Lead maintenance teams and contractors to execute planned and corrective work.
• Optimise fleet availability, reliability and productivity.
• Manage maintenance budgets and expenditures.
• Contribute to major maintenance and overhaul planning.
• Ensure workshop facilities meet industry standards.
• Analyze maintenance data to identify improvements.

Skills

Leadership

Maintenance management

Budgets & planning

Problem solving

Stakeholder engagement

Safety systems

Continuous improvement

Education

Engineering Trades Certificate

Driver's Licence Class C

Job description

Westgold Resources is shaping the future of gold mining in Western Australia. We are looking for passionate and dedicated individuals to join our team who shares our vision of building a sustainable and profitable major Australian gold business. Westgold Resources is shaping the future of gold mining in Western Australia. We are looking for passionate and dedicated individuals to join our team who shares our vision of building a sustainable and profitable major Australian gold business.

Westgold Resources is seeking an experienced and driven Mobile Maintenance Manager to lead the maintenance function at our Beta Hunt Gold Mine, located near Kambalda in Western Australia's highly prospective Goldfields region. Reporting to the General Manager, this key leadership role is responsible for coordinating, leading and overseeing all site maintenance personnel and contractors to ensure the safe, efficient and reliable performance of our underground mobile fleet.

You will play a critical role in driving maintenance excellence, safety performance, equipment reliability, workforce capability and cost-effective asset management across the operation. This is an outstanding opportunity for a proactive maintenance leader who enjoys developing teams, delivering operational improvements and contributing to one of Australia's most exciting underground gold operations.

Role responsibilities

• Demonstrate visible and proactive safety leadership across all maintenance activities.
• Lead and support safety initiatives, workshop inspections, audits and risk management processes.
• Participate in incident investigations and ensure corrective actions are completed effectively through INX.
• Lead maintenance teams and contractors to safely execute planned and corrective maintenance activities.
• Ensure maintenance workshop facilities and infrastructure are maintained to industry-leading standards.
• Analyse maintenance outcomes, identify improvement opportunities and report performance variances.
• Collaborate with operational leaders to optimise fleet availability, reliability and productivity.
• Drive improvements in maintenance workflows, planning systems and maintenance execution strategies.
• Contribute to major maintenance and overhaul planning activities, ensuring robust and achievable work plans.
• Actively manage maintenance operating and capital expenditure budgets.
• Monitor labour requirements and workforce planning to support operational needs.
• Identify opportunities to improve asset performance and reduce maintenance costs while maintaining safety and reliability standards.

About you

• Engineering Trades Certificate and/or appropriate Tertiary qualifications.
• Current, unrestricted Western Australian Class “C” Driver’s Licence.
• National Police Clearance, completed within 12 months prior to commencement date.
• Significant leadership experience within mobile maintenance operations, preferably in underground mining.
• Strong knowledge of heavy mobile equipment maintenance and asset management practices.
• Demonstrated ability to lead large maintenance teams and contractors in a mining environment.
• Experience managing maintenance budgets, resource planning and operational performance.
• Strong problem-solving, decision-making and stakeholder engagement skills.
• A commitment to continuous improvement and fostering a high-performance team culture.
• Well-developed understanding of safety systems, risk management and statutory compliance requirements.

Westgold Offer

• A permanent full-time position at a successful gold producer.
• Performance based bonus.
• Group salary continuous insurance.
• A health and wellness allowance.
• Health insurance discount.
• A range of Family and Medical leave policies that includes IVF, surrogacy and adoption.
• Referral Bonus - bring your mates along!
• 5 years' pro rata long service leave.
• Salary sacrifice options.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) that include free confidential counselling, wellbeing services that includes financial advice.

Westgold is driven by our core values of Show Respect, Choose Safety and Deliver Value. We believe that these values define our culture, behaviours and actions.

We appreciate that not everybody will tick every box for their next dream role, but if you believe that you can bring the passion and drive to contribute to our operations and our values resonate with you then.

Candidates must meet our pre-employment criteria’s which includes medical and drug and alcohol screening, relevant right to work checks and be able to provide a valid Australian national police clearance and an Australian driver’s licence (or be able to obtain).

Westgold is committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone matters.

We believe diversity is a strength and true diversity includes those from First Nations People, various cultures, age groups, Neurodiverse backgrounds, genders, sexual orientations, diverse abilities and religions.

We value the unique perspectives and experiences each person brings and that diverse teams leads to innovation and success.

Our goal is to have safe and respectful environments where everyone feels empowered to be their authentic selves and we strongly encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply.

Westgold appreciates that standard recruitment processes are not accessible for everyone. If you believe you require additional support or accommodations, so you feel comfortable participating in our recruitment process for this or any of our roles, please feel free to email [e-mail].

Westgold reserves the right to close applications early should a suitable pool of candidates be identified.

At Westgold we offer more than a job, we offer you a career.

Coming to work every day isn't just about the job done, it's about camaraderie, it's about feeling a sense of achievement and it's about fulfilling your role alongside your work mates.

Our teams possess a wealth of knowledge and are willing to share their experiences.

We welcome entry level candidates to our workforce in addition to highly experienced professionals looking to make their mark within a growing organisation.

Diversity and inclusion for employees from all backgrounds is a high priority for us as we strive to be an ongoing employer of choice and are committed to upholding workplace equality.

With the guidance of our Core Values, we believe in providing a safe and harmonious workplace that encourages thinking outside of the box and employee engagement that benefits both the business and the employee.

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