Supervisor - Maintenance

Whitehaven Coal; Willala; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full relocation packages

Temporary accommodation

Annual bonuses

5 weeks annual leave

Job summary

Whitehaven Coal Limited is seeking a Maintenance Supervisor to ensure plant machinery is kept in top condition through scheduled maintenance, prioritising safety and reliability. You will coordinate with other teams to plan maintenance and minimise downtime, while providing support to contractors and store personnel.

Live locally in NSW or be willing to relocate; relocation assistance is provided. The role offers a 5445 roster, with day/night shifts, and site-based bonuses plus five weeks of

Qualifications

• Tertiary Mechanical or Electrical Trade Certificate.
• Safety-first mindset aligned with STRIVE values.
• Experience in the mining or heavy industry with maintenance planning and CMMS.
• Proficiency in MS Office: Excel, Project, PowerPoint, Word.
• Live locally (Gunnedah, NSW) or willing to relocate; relocation assistance provided.

Responsibilities

• Ensure planned maintenance is completed with minimal downtime, prioritising safety.
• Encourage proactive work to reduce high-risk tasks and focus on quality assurance.
• Ensure work order feedback and closeouts are completed to improve maintenance efficiencies.
• Provide technical support to contractors and warehouse personnel for procurement and management of parts.

Skills

Maintenance planning

CMMS

Safety mindset

Hazard identification

Education

Tertiary Mechanical or Electrical Trade Certificate

Tools

Excel

Project

PowerPoint

Word

Job description

About The Role

Whitehaven is the dominant player in Australia’s high-quality coal basin. With a culture based on our STRIVE values, our reputation for excellence in project delivery and safe, efficient and environmentally responsible operations continues to grow. Our STRIVE Values connect us and define how we behave. Whitehaven awards, recognises and celebrates individuals and teams going above and beyond the requirements of their role to deliver excellent outcomes while demonstrating our values of Safety, Teamwork, Respect, Integrity, Value and Excellence.

As a Maintenance Supervisor, you will be ensuring our plant machinery is maintained through scheduled maintenance, while being at the forefront of helping keep our operations safe, reliable and on schedule. You will work with other teams to plan maintenance to reduce downtime of machinery.

What You’ll Do

• Ensure planned maintenance is completed with minimal downtime, and prioritise safety through effective hazard identification and risk management
• Encourage proactive work to reduce need for potential high-risk tasks and focus on quality assurance to minimise exposure of your maintenance team to hazardous tasks
• Ensure work order feedback and closeouts are completed accurately to improve maintenance efficiencies
• Provide technical support to contractors and warehouse personnel for procurement and management of parts

What You’ll Bring

• Tertiary Mechanical or Electrical Trade Certificate
• A safety first mindset that is aligned with our STRIVE values
• Experience in the mining or heavy industry with strong working knowledge of Maintenance, Planning and CMMS
• Proficient in Microsoft Office tools such as Excel, Project, PowerPoint and Word.
• Live local to the area (Gunnedah, NSW) or willingness to relocate (temporary accommodation and relocation assistance provided)

Why Whitehaven Coal?

• Full time, permanent position that provides stability
• 5445 roster – Day and Night shift rotation
• Yearly site based and performance bonuses
• 5 weeks annual leave
• Full relocation packages or temporary accommodation provided