Processing Services Supervisor – FIFO Mine Shutdowns

Hancock Iron Ore; Newman; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Income and life insurances

Private health cover for employee & 1/

Banking benefits

Car leasing

Airline travel

IT discounts

Job summary

Hancock Iron Ore seeks a Processing Services Supervisor for Roy Hill Mine. The role covers ramp down/up of processing operations on an 8/6 days FIFO roster from Perth.

You will oversee safe transitions during shutdowns, startups, and changes, coordinating with maintenance, engineering and contractors to keep production on schedule. The ideal candidate has extensive fixed-plant processing/shutdown experience, strong planning skills, and is adept at problem solving and stakeholder communication.

Qualifications

• Experience in fixed plant processing and shutdowns.
• Tertiary qualifications or equivalent trade/operational experience.
• Strong technical operations and planning skills, including project plan formulation and execution.
• Ability to lead structured problem solving and support decision-making.
• Effective communication across verbal, written and electronic formats.

Responsibilities

• Create, implement, and coordinate ramp down/up schedules aligned with production and maintenance.
• Communicate operational changes to stakeholders and workgroups.
• Maintain safety, environmental and quality controls during transitions.
• Monitor and report progress against ramp milestones.
• Lead update and progress meetings on shutdown readiness.
• Coordinate with maintenance, engineering and operations to resolve ramp issues.
• Manage contractors involved in ramp down activities and day-to-day operations.

Skills

Fixed plant processing

Shutdown planning

Project planning

Problem solving

Communication

Safety leadership

SAP/CMMS

MS Office

Schedule 26 certification

Education

Tertiary qualifications

Tools

SAP/CMMS software

Microsoft Word/Excel/Project/PowerPoint

Job description

Hancock Iron Ore seeks a Processing Services Supervisor for Roy Hill Mine. The role covers ramp down/up of processing operations on an 8/6 days FIFO roster from Perth.

You will oversee safe transitions during shutdowns, startups, and changes, coordinating with maintenance, engineering and contractors to keep production on schedule. The ideal candidate has extensive fixed-plant processing/shutdown experience, strong planning skills, and is adept at problem solving and stakeholder communication.