Superintendent Planning & Reliability

Harmony Australasia; Cairns Regional; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medibank discounts

Qantas Club discounts

Harmony benefits discounts

Job summary

Harmony Australasia is seeking a seasoned maintenance planning expert to lead planning and reliability activities for a FIFO operation on a 16/12-day roster. You will drive CMMS usage, data integrity, and long-term asset strategies to enhance fleet reliability.

You will mentor teams, manage costs and develop robust maintenance plans in a heavy industry setting, partnering with OEMs and internal stakeholders to deliver continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Degree in Mechanical Engineering or Heavy Fitter Trade qualification.
• Experience in mobile plant maintenance is essential.
• Proven experience in open-pit mining or heavy vehicle maintenance.
• Strong leadership in maintenance planning, reliability, or engineering within mining or heavy industry.
• Expert capability in planning and reliability applications and processes.
• Experience in CMMS (Pronto) and data management of CMMS systems.
• Proficient in reporting and data extraction tools and processes.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor Planning & Reliability teams and oversee CMMS usage (Pronto).
• Oversee weekly maintenance scheduling, budgeting and cost control.
• Develop long-term maintenance and asset management plans and budgets.
• Improve CMMS data integrity, maintenance strategies, and KPIs; manage ANSI processes.
• Engage with OEMs to implement the established maintenance strategy and improve fleet reliability.

Skills

Frontline leadership

Maintenance planning

CMMS data management

Reporting & analytics

Problem solving

Time management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering

Heavy Fitter Trade qualification

Tools

Pronto CMMS

Excel

Data extraction tools

Job description

Job Description

Reporting to the Mobile Fleet Maintenance Manager, you will oversee the development and execution of the work management process by providing leadership and guidance to the Planning, Reliability teams. The Superintendent Planning & Reliability is responsible for all aspects of planned work, including scoping, planning, and resourcing. Additionally, you will be accountable for driving Business Improvement initiatives and fostering the ongoing development and mentorship of the broader Planning & Reliability teams with a strong focus on best for business improvement programmes.

This role will be offered as a FIFO opportunity from/to Australia working on a 16/12-day roster.

Responsibilities

• Leading and executing planning and reliability tasks, developing and mentoring team members in their roles and CMMS (Pronto) usage, and overseeing weekly maintenance scheduling to ensure accuracy and resource availability.
• Providing planning advice, managing maintenance costs, and supporting administrative functions.
• Managing plant equipment data in the CMMS, producing reports for leadership, fostering stakeholder partnerships, and developing long-term maintenance and asset management plans & budgets.
• Focus on improving CMMS data integrity, maintenance strategies, and work management KPIs, managing the ANSI process, and engaging with OEMs to enhance and implement the established maintenance strategy.
• Strategic support function to ensure the effective execution of works to increase the overall reliability of the fleet.

Qualifications

About You:

You must be an experienced professional with excellent technical problem solving, frontline leadership and time management skills, holding the following qualifications and experience:

• Degree in Mechanical Engineering or Heavy Fitter Trade Qualification highly regarded.
• Mobile plant maintenance experience is essential.
• Proven experience working in an open-pit mining or heavy vehicle maintenance environment.
• Strong leadership experience in maintenance planning, reliability, or engineering within mining or heavy industry.
• Expert capability in planning and reliability applications and process.
• Experience in CMMS preferably Pronto.
• Experience in data management of CMMS Systems.
• Expert proficiency in reporting and data extraction tools and processes.
• Demonstrated ability to manage high volume of data in a CMMS System.
• Demonstrated ability to prepare and track maintenance forecasts to a high compliance.

What are the benefits of working for Harmony?

• The opportunity to work for an international mining company with a diverse workforce.
• Work for a company who values their employees and recognises their contribution.
• Excellent safety record.
• Corporate / discounted rates with Medibank and Qantas Club.
• Access to Harmony’s benefits discounts scheme.

The successful applicant must be able to meet the requirements for a PNG Work Permit application (organised by Harmony) and a Federal Police Clearance.

Salary will be negotiated commensurate with experience.

To learn more about Harmony, please visit our website www.harmony.co.za

Please Note

All candidates must have the right to live and work in Australia to be considered for this expatriate opportunity. This role is not suitable for Australian temporary visa holders. We thank all applicants for your interest and the time taken to submit your application. While we consider all suitable applicants, only those short-listed for screening will be contacted. The successful candidate will be required to undertake a PNG visa medical and company pre-employment medical screen, including drug and alcohol testing.

About The Team

Harmony is the largest gold producer by volume in South Africa and is a significant operator of gold tailings retreatment facilities. In Papua New Guinea, Harmony owns and operates the Hidden Valley mine and owns 50% of the Tier 1 Wafi-Golpu copper-gold project. In Australia, Harmony owns the high-grade CSA copper mine in Cobar, NSW and is constructing the Eva Copper Mine in Cloncurry, QLD with first production targeted for the second half of the 2028 calendar year. These assets are supported by the Harmony Australasia regional corporate office located in Milton, Brisbane.