Superintendent Planning & Reliability

Harmony Australasia; City of Brisbane; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medibank discounts

Qantas Club discounts

Benefits discounts scheme

PNG work permit support

Job summary

Harmony Australasia seeks an experienced Superintendent Planning & Reliability for a FIFO role from Australia on a 16/12 roster. You will lead planning, reliability tasks, mentor teams, and drive improvement using Pronto CMMS, with a focus on data integrity and KPI delivery.

You will manage maintenance forecasting, budgets, and long-term asset plans, collaborating with OEMs and stakeholders to strengthen fleet reliability and cost efficiency.

Qualifications

• Degree in Mechanical Engineering or Heavy Fitter Trade Qualification.
• Mobile plant maintenance experience essential.
• Experience in open-pit mining or heavy vehicle maintenance environments.
• Strong leadership in planning, reliability, or engineering within mining or heavy industry.

Responsibilities

• Lead planning and reliability tasks, mentor team members, and oversee CMMS usage.
• Oversee weekly maintenance scheduling; ensure accuracy and resource availability.
• Provide planning advice, manage maintenance costs, and support admin.
• Maintain plant equipment data in the CMMS and produce leadership reports.
• Develop long-term maintenance plans and budgets; foster stakeholder partnerships.
• Improve CMMS data integrity, maintenance strategies and KPIs; engage OEMs.

Skills

Team leadership

CMMS expertise

Planning & reliability

Data management

Reporting & data extraction

Stakeholder collaboration

Education

Mechanical Engineering degree

Heavy Fitter Trade qualification

Tools

Pronto CMMS

Job description

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.

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

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.

The key responsibilities of this role include:

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.

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. If you have a current passport or can obtain one as soon as possible, and are confident you have the skills, knowledge, and experience to fulfil this role.

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