Planning, Maintenance Superintendent - Peak Downs

Cimic Group; Mackay Regional; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary package

Permanent full-time opportunity on a 5

Training and professional development

Salary sacrifice options including nov

AIA Vitality health and wellbeing

Safety-first culture

Corporate discounts

Inclusive and diverse workplace

Job summary

Thiess seeks an experienced Maintenance Planning Superintendent at Peak Downs Mine to lead a team delivering safe and efficient maintenance planning across the mobile fleet. You will forecast workloads, manage budgets and drive continuous improvement in reliability and cost performance.

Join a leadership team focused on safety and operational excellence, with a 5/2, 4/3 roster and permanent full-time employment at Peak Downs Mine in Queensland.

Qualifications

• Experience in maintenance planning and scheduling within mining.
• Strong leadership experience managing maintenance planning teams.
• Ability to forecast workloads, budgets and control costs.
• Proven stakeholder engagement and communication skills.
• Advanced Microsoft Office skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach and mentor a team of Maintenance Planners and support personnel to deliver safe and effective maintenance outcomes.
• Develop and oversee short, medium and long-term maintenance plans and schedules to optimise fleet performance and availability.
• Manage maintenance shutdowns, major repairs, component change-outs and backlogs while ensuring safety and compliance.
• Utilise maintenance management systems to forecast workloads, manage budgets and control costs.
• Collaborate with Operations, Maintenance Supervisors, Reliability, Warehouse teams and external stakeholders to improve equipment performance.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives that enhance safety, reliability, productivity and cost performance.
• Monitor condition monitoring data and inventory requirements to keep maintenance strategies current.

Skills

Maintenance planning

Leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Budgeting

Microsoft Office

Education

Trade Qualification

Engineering Degree

Tools

JDE

Job description

Planning, Maintenance Superintendent - Peak Downs

Every day, all around the world, Thiess supports and celebrates our people. We recognise talent, reward transparency, champion diversity and embrace change.

Join us and hone your skills and develop new ones. Take on big challenges and grow through mentorship, collaboration, and empowerment.

The Opportunity

Are you an experienced maintenance planning leader with a passion for driving equipment reliability and developing high-performing teams? Thiess is seeking an experienced and motivated Maintenance PlanningSuperintendentto join our high-performing team at Peak Downs Mine.

As a key member of the Peak Downs leadership team, you'll be responsible for delivering safe, efficient and reliable maintenance planning and scheduling outcomes across our mobile fleet. Leading a team of planners and support personnel, you'll play a critical role in maximising equipment availability, supporting production targets and driving continuous improvement initiatives.

Roster: 5/2, 4/3 | Location: Peak Downs Mine, Queensland | Employment Type: Permanent Full Time

As the Maintenance Planning Superintendent, you will:

• Lead, coach and mentor a team of Maintenance Planners and support personnel to deliver safe and effective maintenance outcomes.
• Develop and oversee short, medium and long-term maintenance plans and schedules to optimise fleet performance and availability.
• Manage maintenance shutdowns, major repairs, component change-outs and maintenance backlogs while ensuring compliance with safety, environmental and statutory requirements.
• Utilise maintenance management systems to forecast workloads, manage budgets and control maintenance costs.
• Collaborate closely with Operations, Maintenance Supervisors, Reliability, Warehouse teams and external stakeholders to improve equipment performance and maintenance efficiency.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives that enhance safety, reliability, productivity and cost performance.
• Monitor condition monitoring data, defect reporting systems and inventory requirements to ensure maintenance strategies remain current and effective

About you:

To be successful in this role, you will be a motivated and influential leader with extensive maintenance planning experience within a mining environment and a strong commitment to safety, people development and operational excellence.

You will bring:

• Trade Qualification, Engineering Degree or equivalent.
• Demonstrated experience in maintenance planning and scheduling within the mining industry.
• Previous leadership experience managing maintenance planning or maintenance teams.
• Strong knowledge of heavy mobile mining equipment maintenance.
• Experience using maintenance management systems, preferably JDE.
• Sound budgeting, forecasting and cost-control skills.
• Strong stakeholder engagement, communication and leadership capability.
• Advanced Microsoft Office skills.
• Relevant Queensland coal mining competencies highly regarded, including:
  • RIIRIS301E – Apply Risk Management Processes
  • RIIWHS301E – Conduct Safety and Health Investigations
  • RIICOM301E – Communicate Information
  • RIIRIS402E – Carry Out the Risk Management Process

What's on offer

At Thiess, our people are the heart of everything we do. We're committed to creating a workplace where everyone can thrive - safely, confidently and with opportunities to grow.

• Competitive salary package.
• Permanent full-time opportunity on a lifestyle 5/2, 4/3 roster.
• Ongoing training and professional development opportunities.
• Salary sacrifice options including novated leasing.
• Access to AIA Vitality health and wellbeing programs.
• A strong safety-first culture across all operations, built on care, respect and accountability.
• Range of corporate discounts including health insurance and travel, plus access to exclusive savings at 750+ everyday retailers across Australia.
• A safe, inclusive and diverse workplace where everyone matters always.

About Us

Thiess works with clients in Australia, Asia, and the Americas in the dynamic field of open-cut and underground mining. The pioneering spirit of our founders - the legendary Thiess brothers - is our legacy and has inspired our vision to harness the power of people and technology to drive sustainable change for more than 90 years.

Learn more about Our Vision, Purpose & Values.

At Thiess, we're creating a culture of curiosity, knowledge-sharing and continuous learning - supporting our people to contribute to Thiess' success and continued growth in sustainable mining.

We recognise the value of an inclusive and diverse workplace through our vision: everyone matters always. We're focused on creating an inclusive environment to enable our people to bring their best self to work because they feel safe, included, and empowered.

Learn more about working at Thiess.