Underground Mine Maintenance Supervisor

Redpath Mining; Norseman; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Redpath Mining is seeking a Maintenance Supervisor to lead the underground maintenance team, ensuring safe, efficient execution of planned, preventive and breakdown maintenance across underground mobile equipment.

Reporting to the Maintenance Superintendent, you will drive a proactive safety culture, mentor tradespeople, and coordinate daily activities to align with production needs. A strong leadership background in underground mining is essential.

Qualifications

• Trade qualification in mechanical discipline with Heavy Diesel Fitter preferred.
• Significant underground mining maintenance experience.
• Supervisory or leading hand experience in underground mining.
• Strong knowledge of underground mobile equipment maintenance and reliability.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and organisational skills.
• Current Australian Driver's Licence.
• Solid understanding of mining safety systems and maintenance best practices.
• Commitment to a strong safety culture and high-performing team.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and direction to the maintenance team, ensuring safety and efficiency.
• Lead daily pre-start meetings and toolbox talks.
• Ensure compliance with site safety procedures and legislative requirements.
• Conduct inspections, risk assessments, and incident investigations as required.
• Drive a positive safety culture through visible leadership and engagement.
• Supervise, mentor, and develop tradespeople and maintenance personnel.
• Coordinate daily maintenance activities to meet planned targets.
• Promote teamwork and communication between maintenance and operations.
• Manage workforce performance and support training initiatives.
• Oversee planned, preventative, and breakdown maintenance of underground mobile equipment.
• Ensure schedules maximise equipment availability and reliability.
• Monitor equipment performance and identify continuous improvement opportunities.
• Coordinate major repairs, servicing, and shutdowns.
• Liaise with planners, supervisors and ops to align priorities.
• Ensure parts, materials and resources are available for planned work.
• Review work orders and maintenance reports to drive efficiencies.
• Maintain maintenance records and statutory documentation.
• Monitor compliance with site and regulatory requirements.
• Prepare reports on equipment performance and downtime.
• Investigate failures and implement corrective actions.
• Identify opportunities to improve maintenance practices and cost efficiency.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives across maintenance.
• Contribute to site productivity and operational goals.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Organisational skills

Underground maintenance knowledge

Safety culture

Education

Trade qualification in mechanical discipline (Heavy Diesel Fitter preferred)

Job description

Redpath Mining is seeking a Maintenance Supervisor to lead the underground maintenance team, ensuring safe, efficient execution of planned, preventive and breakdown maintenance across underground mobile equipment.

Reporting to the Maintenance Superintendent, you will drive a proactive safety culture, mentor tradespeople, and coordinate daily activities to align with production needs. A strong leadership background in underground mining is essential.