Supervisor Electrical Shut Maintenance

Hancock Iron Ore; Newman; On-site; AUD 160,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

FIFO from Perth

18 weeks parental leave

Private health cover for employee and

Job summary

Hancock Iron Ore is seeking an Electrical Supervisor for the Major Shutdown Maintenance team at Roy Hill Mine. This on-site role oversees electrical shutdown work across fixed plant, delivering safe, timely handbacks to operations.

You will lead crews, manage scope, ensure compliance with electrical safety protocols, and coordinate with operations, planning, and vendors to keep critical-path activities on track.

Qualifications

• Supervise electrical maintenance or shutdown work in fixed-plant, mining or heavy industry.
• Knowledge of electrical safety systems, permits and isolation processes.
• Ability to read electrical drawings and scopes to identify readiness gaps.
• Coordinate work fronts and manage priorities to protect critical-path tasks.
• Experience verifying work quality, testing records and handback to operations.
• Strong leadership and clear communication; escalate safety or schedule risks.
• Experience with SAP CMMS or similar systems.
• Meet WA Schedule 26 eligibility for electrical supervisor appointment.
• Hold a current WA electrical worker’s licence endorsed as electrician.

Responsibilities

• Lead electrical shutdown activities per safety plans, permits and requirements.
• Ensure contractors are competent, licensed, and supervised accordingly.
• Support shutdown readiness through scope reviews and mobilization checks.
• Coordinate interfaces with operations, planning, and vendors.
• Lead pre-starts and shift handovers, communicating priorities and risks.
• Monitor safety, progress and quality; resolve barriers promptly.
• Manage changes within approved shutdown scope and processes.
• Verify inspections and documentation before handback to operations.
• Review work packs for SAP close-out and asset history.

Skills

Electrical supervision

Electrical safe systems

Interpret electrical drawings

Coordinate multiple work fronts

Quality verification

Leadership and communication

SAP

WA WHS Schedule 26 eligibility

WA electrical licence

Tools

SAP

Job description

• 8/6 days only roster | FIFO from Perth to the Roy Hill Mine
• Multiple Benefits for all employees applicable to all facets of their life
• 18 Weeks paid Parental Leave for primary caregivers
• Company contribution towards private health cover for employees and immediate family

Our vision:

As a leading iron ore producer, Hancock Iron Ore is helping secure the resources, jobs and prosperity that underpin the nation’s future. Guided by our vision to be the best mining company for Australia, we measure success not only by what we produce, but by the difference we make. We value creating opportunities, helping build regional and remote areas, and supporting Australian businesses by unlocking potential wherever it exists. Being 'For Australia' means delivering lasting benefits for today and for generations to come.

About the role:

The Major Shutdown Maintenance team is seeking an Electrical Supervisor to support the preparation, execution and close-out of major shutdowns across the Roy Hill Mine Processing fixed plant. The role operates on an 8/6 days-only roster, with flexibility required to work extended swings during the three planned major shutdowns each year.

Reporting to the Superintendent Shutdown Maintenance, you will lead and coordinate electrical shutdown work fronts, working closely with operations, maintenance, planning, contractors and vendor partners. Your focus will be safe execution, effective schedule control, quality completion and a timely, well-documented handback to operations.

Key responsibilities:

• Lead and supervise electrical shutdown activities in accordance with HIO’s Electrical Safety Management Plan, approved work packs, permits, isolations and applicable statutory requirements.
• Confirm electrical workers and contractors are competent, licensed or authorised as required, and appropriately supervised for their assigned tasks.
• Support shutdown readiness through scope and work-pack reviews, Walk the Gantt sessions, resource and contractor mobilisation checks, and verification that required documentation is current.
• Coordinate electrical work fronts and interfaces with other disciplines, operations, isolation teams and vendors.
• Lead pre-starts, toolbox discussions and shift handovers, communicating priorities, critical risks, schedule constraints and handback requirements.
• Monitor safety, progress, productivity, quality and critical-path performance; resolve barriers and escalated emerging risks promptly.
• Manage changes and emergent work through the approved shutdown scope and work-management processes.
• Verify inspections, testing, defect management and documentation are complete before electrical work is handed back for reinstatement and operation.
• Review completed work packs and work orders, ensuring accurate SAP close-out, asset history and follow-on defects.

Skills and experience:

• Demonstrated experience supervising electrical maintenance or shutdown work in a fixed-plant, mining or comparable heavy-industry environment.
• Strong knowledge of electrical safe systems of work, including isolation, permits, electrical risk controls and supervision of contractors.
• Ability to interpret electrical drawings, technical documentation and maintenance scopes, and identify readiness gaps before execution.
• Proven ability to coordinate multiple work fronts, manage competing priorities and protect critical-path activities.
• Experience verifying work quality, testing records, defects and operational handback.
• Confident leadership and communication skills, including coaching teams and escalating safety or schedule risks.
• Competence using SAP or a comparable computerised maintenance management system.
• Schedule 26 electrical supervisor appointment: ability to meet the eligibility requirements for appointment under clause 5 of Schedule 26 to the Work Health and Safety (Mines) Regulations 2022 (WA). A formal appointment would be made through HIO’s statutory appointment process
• Hold a current, unrestricted Western Australian electrical worker’s licence endorsed as an electrician
• Meet the eligibility requirements for appointment as an Electrical Supervisor under Schedule 26, clause 5 of the Work Health and Safety (Mines) Regulations 2022 (WA), including at least two years’ experience carrying out electrical work in mining or another heavy industry and successful completion of the approved WHS risk management unit for electrical supervisors.

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About Hancock Iron Ore

Hancock Iron Ore has a portfolio of world-class iron ore operations located in West Australia’s Pilbara region, with a strong history of delivering reliable products for our customers in key international markets. We have four operating mines: Roy Hill, Miralga Creek, Sanjiv Ridge, and McPhee Creek, plus a range of exciting development opportunities. We deliver more than 70 million tonnes of ore each year through our own two-berth port facility at Stanley Point and the multi-user Utah Point in Port Hedland, providing the materials needed to foster global economic growth and development. Leveraging established infrastructure, including our processing plant and 344km independently owned and operated heavy haul railway, our operation oversees each moment from when ore is mined through to when it is shipped.

Life at the Roy Hill Mine

Our Mine Village is a modern, comfortable home away from home, with recent extensive upgrades to accommodation, dining, fitness, recreation, and wellbeing facilities. Residents can enjoy renovated rooms with contemporary amenities, high-quality dining with healthy, vegan, and gluten-free options, upgraded gym and pool facilities, social and recreation spaces, SWIFT in-room entertainment, a 24/7 retail offering, and an active calendar of community, lifestyle, learning, and family-friendly activities.

Hancock Iron Ore is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages Indigenous Australians, Veteran personnel and females to apply. We are a fair, diverse and welcoming workplace. We are proud of our relationships with our Traditional Owners and value the difference these partnerships make to the success of the project and to the lives of the people on whose land we operate.

Application Information

To be eligible to apply for this role you must be legally permitted to work permanently in Australia.

Hancock Iron Ore is a Hancock Prospecting company.