Maintenance Superintendent – Heavy Mobile Equipment

Fortescue Pre-Order Sales; Western Australia; On-site; AUD 220,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Fortescue is seeking an experienced Maintenance Superintendent – Mobile Maintenance to lead our Heavy Mobile Equipment maintenance at Christmas Creek, WA. The role offers a 4 days on / 3 days off roster and Full-Time employment in the Mobile Maintenance department.

You will drive equipment reliability, optimise fleet performance and develop a high-performing team while reporting to the Maintenance Manager – Mobile Maintenance and ensuring compliance with safety and statutory obligations.

Qualifications

• Experience leading mobile maintenance in a mining environment.
• Strong knowledge of heavy mobile equipment and fleet reliability.
• Proven ability to lead, coach and develop teams while maintaining safety.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate HME maintenance activities to achieve safe, reliable and cost-effective fleet performance.
• Drive a strong safety culture through visible leadership, accountability and continuous improvement.
• Develop and implement maintenance strategies that improve equipment reliability, availability and asset life.
• Lead and mentor Mechanical Coordinators, Supervisors and maintenance teams, supporting capability development and succession planning.
• Manage departmental budgets, resources and workforce requirements to deliver operational objectives.
• Provide technical leadership and guidance to site-based and central maintenance teams.
• Lead Root Cause Analysis (RCA) investigations and continuous improvement initiatives to address equipment performance and reliability issues.
• Ensure maintenance standards, systems and practices align with Fortescue requirements and applicable statutory obligations.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders and external service providers to support maintenance performance and operational priorities.

Skills

Leadership

Safety culture

Asset reliability

Team coaching & development

Budgets & resourcing

Root Cause Analysis

Lean principles

Stakeholder engagement

Problem solving

Communication

Education

Mechanical trade qualification

Post-trade education or further technical qualifications

WHS Statutory Mining Supervisor certification

Frontline leadership qualifications

Job description

Fortescue is seeking an experienced Maintenance Superintendent – Mobile Maintenance to lead our Heavy Mobile Equipment maintenance at Christmas Creek, WA. The role offers a 4 days on / 3 days off roster and Full-Time employment in the Mobile Maintenance department.

You will drive equipment reliability, optimise fleet performance and develop a high-performing team while reporting to the Maintenance Manager – Mobile Maintenance and ensuring compliance with safety and statutory obligations.