Maintenance Superintendent: EEM

Anglo American; Middlemount; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Anglo American Steelmaking Coal seeks an Electrical Engineering Manager to lead maintenance targets and ensure safe, reliable operation of mining equipment. You will guide the Long-Term Planner and Maintenance Supervisors to optimise availability and performance in line with the Coal Mining Act.

This statutory role requires developing robust electrical practices and leadership across the workforce, with focus on compliance and cost-effective strategies for the underground operation.

Qualifications

• Electrical trade qualification with extensive underground coal mining experience.
• Coal Mining Competencies recognised by the Coal Mining Safety & Health Advisory Committee.
• Engineering qualifications (tertiary) and maintenance management knowledge.
• Underground Electrical Engineering Manager Certificate of Competency issued by Board of Examiners.
• Experience in asset management and maintenance planning.
• Strong leadership to influence and coach across teams.
• Knowledge of statutory electrical compliance in underground coal mining.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with electrical engineering standards and practices across the mine.
• Maintain statutory compliance for electrical plant, equipment and personnel.
• Develop and improve safe, reliable, and cost-effective electrical systems and procedures.
• Drive performance through engineering initiatives and equipment upgrades.
• Provide leadership by communicating strategies across the workforce.
• Establish training programs ensuring competency and compliance with legislation.
• Contribute to five-year maintenance and engineering planning.
• Develop rolling weekly maintenance plans to meet availability targets.
• Approve electrical plant design, specifications and qualifications.
• Oversee statutory electrical overhauls to required standards.

Skills

Electrical leadership

Maintenance planning

Asset management

Regulatory compliance

Underground mining knowledge

Team coaching

Education

Engineering degree

Maintenance Management qualifications advantageous

Postgraduate maintenance management advantageous

Underground Electrical Engineering Manager certificate

Job description

Steelmaking coal is an essential ingredient in blast-furnace steel manufacture, producing steel used for critical building and infrastructure around the world.In Australia, we operate five steelmaking coal mines in Queensland’s Bowen Basin, and have additional joint venture interests in steelmaking coal and manganese, as well as copper exploration projects underway in North West Queensland and Western Australia.

Company Description

Steelmaking coal is an essential ingredient in blast-furnace steel manufacture, producing steel used for critical building and infrastructure around the world.In Australia, we operate five steelmaking coal mines in Queensland’s Bowen Basin, and have additional joint venture interests in steelmaking coal and manganese, as well as copper exploration projects underway in North West Queensland and Western Australia.

Job Description

As our Electrical Engineering Manager (EEM), you will be responsible for delivering annual maintenance targets and ensuring the safe, reliable, and efficient performance of mining equipment across the operation. You will provide technical leadership and expert advice to the Long-Term Planner and Maintenance Superintendents to optimise equipment availability, reliability, and performance.

This is a statutory position accountable for establishing and maintaining electrical engineering practices that comply with the relevant Coal Mining Act and Regulations.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with all electrical engineering standards, systems, and practices across the mine.
• Maintain statutory compliance for electrical plant, equipment, and personnel.
• Develop, implement, and continuously improve safe, efficient, reliable, and cost-effective electrical engineering systems and procedures.
• Drive performance improvements through engineering initiatives and equipment enhancements.
• Provide visible leadership by developing and communicating electrical engineering strategies and plans across the workforce.
• Establish and maintain competency-based training programs to ensure personnel are appropriately trained, authorised, and compliant with legislative requirements.
• Contribute to the development and ongoing management of a robust five-year maintenance and engineering plan.
• Develop and oversee rolling weekly maintenance plans and schedules to achieve equipment availability and reliability targets.
• Establish engineering standards and provide approval for electrical plant, equipment design, technical specifications, and personnel qualifications.
• Ensure statutory electrical overhauls are completed to the required standard in a safe, timely, and cost-effective manner.
• Monitor maintenance expenditure, identify budget variances, and implement corrective actions and improvement initiatives to optimise operating costs.

Qualifications

• Electrical trade qualification (including Electrical Equipment in Hazardous Areas competencies) with extensive experience in underground coal mining operations.
• The Coal Mining Competencies recognised by the Coal Mining Safety & Health Advisory Committee for Underground Electrical Engineering Manager.
• Tertiary qualifications in Engineering are highly regarded; postgraduate qualifications in Maintenance Management will be advantageous.
• An Underground Electrical Engineering Manager Certificate of Competency issued by the Board of Examiners and the practising certificate required by the Board of Examiners for an Electrical Engineering Manager for an underground mine (or demonstration of a pathway to attainment) will also be highly regarded.
• Demonstrated experience in asset management and maintenance planning.
• Strong leadership capability with the ability to influence, coach, and uphold electrical engineering standards.
• High-level knowledge of legislative and regulatory requirements relating to statutory electrical compliance in underground coal mining.
• Proven ability to develop and implement maintenance strategies that improve equipment reliability and operational performance.

Additional Information

What we Offer

When you join Anglo American, you can expect to enjoy a competitive salary and benefits package and a range of flexible work arrangements that support the balance of work, family and individual circumstances. But more than this, you’ll find yourself in an environment where the opportunities for learning and growth are second to none. From technical training to leadership programmes, we bring out the best in our people. There are plenty of opportunities to move onwards and upwards too. We’re a large, successful multinational company - and we’re still growing all the time.

Who we are

We aim to lead the industry by pursuing ever safer and more responsible ways of working, demonstrating integrity, and showing care and respect for people and the planet. That means we are constantly seeking new opportunities to mine and process our products sustainably, using less water, less energy and more precise extraction technologies. Anglo American is a leading global mining company focused on the responsible production of copper, premium iron ore and crop nutrients – future-enabling products that are essential for decarbonising the global economy, improving living standards, and food security. Our extraordinary teams work safely and collaboratively to unlock enduring value from precious natural resources for our shareholders, for the benefit of the communities and countries in which we operate, and for society as a whole. Anglo American is re-imagining mining to improve people’s lives.

Background checks

Successful candidates will be required to complete background screening which may include a criminal check and validation of qualifications.

Inclusion and Diversity

Anglo American is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to promoting an inclusive and diverse workplace where we value and respect every colleague for who they are and provide equality of opportunity so that everyone can fulfil their potential.

How we are committed to your safety

Nothing is more important to us than ensuring you return home safely after a day’s work. To make that happen, we have the most rigorous safety standards in the industry. Not only that, we’re also continually investing in new technologies – from drones to data analytics – that are helping to make mining safer.

Please note, screening and interviews may take place prior to closing date – applications may also close before this date.

CLOSING DATE

4 November 2026

Recruitment Agencies

Anglo American Steelmaking Coal does not accept unsolicited applications from Recruitment Agencies.