Maintenance Supervisor - Open-Cut Mining Leader

Macmahon; Central Highlands Regional; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Parental Leave for primary carers

Retail discounts (including homewares,

outdoor gear, fuel and groceries)

Novated leases

Comprehensive wellbeing program

Job summary

Macmahon is seeking an experienced Maintenance Supervisor to lead maintenance teams on an open-cut mining site in Australia. You’ll oversee planned and breakdown maintenance, drive asset reliability, and partner with planning and HSEQT to maximise equipment performance and site uptime.

You will coach crews, prioritize safety, and foster a culture of continuous improvement while ensuring compliance with statutory obligations and site standards.

Qualifications

• Proven leadership experience supervising maintenance teams within an open-cut mining environment.
• Strong communication and people leadership skills to build relationships and drive accountability.
• Sound planning, troubleshooting and decision-making with focus on reliability and maintenance efficiency.
• Commitment to safety leadership, risk management and statutory compliance.
• Experience supervising maintenance on a coal mine site and understanding relevant statutory obligations is highly regarded.
• Mining supervision and risk management competencies.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate maintenance crews to safely execute planned and breakdown maintenance activities.
• Monitor equipment performance, reliability and availability to maximise fleet utilisation and minimise downtime.
• Ensure maintenance work orders and schedules are completed efficiently and in line with site requirements.
• Promote safe work practices and the effective operation, maintenance and care of mobile plant and equipment.
• Support maintenance planning, scheduling and defect management processes to achieve operational objectives.
• Coach and develop team members, drive accountability, and foster a culture of respect, performance and continuous improvement.

Skills

Maintenance supervision

Open-cut mining

People leadership

Planning

Troubleshooting

Safety leadership

Education

Mining supervisor certification

Job description

Macmahon is seeking an experienced Maintenance Supervisor to lead maintenance teams on an open-cut mining site in Australia. You’ll oversee planned and breakdown maintenance, drive asset reliability, and partner with planning and HSEQT to maximise equipment performance and site uptime.

You will coach crews, prioritize safety, and foster a culture of continuous improvement while ensuring compliance with statutory obligations and site standards.