Work Coordinator Senior - Electrical Sarina

Wilmar Sugar; Mackay Regional; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Wilmar Sugar Australia is seeking a Work Coordinator Senior - Electrical Sarina to lead maintenance and capital work in our distilleries and plants. You will coordinate breakdowns, shutdowns and planned work, ensuring safety and schedule alignment with asset strategies.

The role requires engineering or trade qualifications and a Queensland electrical licence, and demands strong planning, leadership and communication to drive continuous improvement and safe, reliable operations across North

Qualifications

• Engineering or Trade qualification with a QLD Electrical fitter/mechanic licence.
• Experience in maintenance, reliability, shutdowns or work execution in heavy industrial settings.
• Strong planning, scheduling and coordination skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate maintenance and capital work execution to ensure safe, efficient and schedule-compliant delivery.
• Work closely with Schedulers, Reliability Engineers and Planners to develop and execute achievable work programs.
• Manage resources for maintenance, shutdown and breakdown activities.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives that enhance productivity, reliability and work management processes.
• Provide leadership and coaching to work execution teams, including acting in the absence of the Work Execution Superintendent.

Skills

Planning and coordination

Leadership

Safety awareness

Education

Engineering or Trade qualification

QLD Electrical fitter/mechanic licence

Tools

SAP

MS Project

Job description

Work Coordinator Senior - Electrical Sarina

About Us

Wilmar Sugar Australia is part of Wilmar International, a leading global agribusiness with around 100,000 employees working across more than 30 countries and regions.
Across Australia and New Zealand, we operate two major business units, Sugar & Renewables and Sweeteners, employing 2,400+ people during peak/ seasonal operations with corporate offices in Melbourne, Brisbane, Townsville and Auckland.
As Australia’s largest raw sugar manufacturer and a top 10 global producer, Wilmar Sugar & Renewables runs eight sugar mills across North Queensland. We are also one of the nation’s largest generators of renewable electricity from biomass, a major producer of bioethanol, the largest sugarcane grower, and a key supplier of sustainable fertiliser and stockfeed.

About the Role

As the Work Coordinator Senior, you will play a pivotal role in coordinating maintenance and capital work execution activities to ensure work is completed safely, efficiently and in line with site schedules and asset management strategies. Working closely with Schedulers, Reliability Engineers, Planners and operational teams, you will help drive schedule compliance, optimise resource utilisation and support the successful delivery of maintenance and capital programs.
This hands-on leadership role is responsible for coordinating breakdowns, shutdowns and planned work activities while providing guidance and support to execution teams. You will contribute to continuous improvement initiatives, asset reliability outcomes and best-practice work management processes, helping to maximise the Distilleries performance and productivity.

Role Responsibilities

• Coordinate maintenance and capital work execution activities to ensure safe, efficient and schedule-compliant delivery.
• Work closely with Schedulers, Reliability Engineers and Planners to develop and execute achievable work programs.
• Manage resources for maintenance, shutdown and breakdown activities while supporting operational priorities.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives that enhance productivity, reliability and work management processes.
• Provide leadership, coaching and support to work execution teams, including acting in the absence of the Work Execution Superintendent.

About you

We are looking for someone who is a proactive and safety-focused leader with a strong background in maintenance, reliability or work execution within a heavy industrial environment. You thrive in a fast-paced operational setting, enjoy working collaboratively with a wide range of stakeholders and are passionate about driving continuous improvement.
You bring strong planning and coordination skills, the ability to manage competing priorities and a practical approach to problem-solving. Most importantly, you're committed to building high-performing teams, fostering positive working relationships and delivering safe, reliable and efficient outcomes.

Essential

• Engineering or Trade qualification with a QLD Electrical fitter/mechanic licence.
• Demonstrated experience in maintenance, reliability, shutdowns or work execution within a heavy industrial environment.
• Strong planning, scheduling and coordination skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Proven leadership capability with experience coaching, mentoring and supporting teams.
• Sound knowledge of workplace health, safety and risk management practices.

Desirable

• EEHA qualifications
• Electrical / instrumentation maintenance experience
• Previous experience in the sugar, manufacturing, mining, energy or process industries.
• Proficiency in SAP, MS Project or similar maintenance and project management systems.
• Supervisory or leadership qualifications, or equivalent practical leadership experience.

Recruitment Process

Applications are assessed independently and on their individual merits against the requirements of the advertised role.

As part of our recruitment process, shortlisted candidates may be required to –

• Complete interviews, assessments, reference checks and verification of qualifications, licences and work rights.
• Successful candidates will be required to satisfactorily complete any role-specific pre-employment checks, which may include a pre-employment medical assessment (including drug and alcohol screening).
• A National Police Check and other compliance requirements.

Due to the volume of applications received, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. If you have not heard from us within four weeks of the job ads expiry, please consider your application unsuccessful.

Wilmar Sugar & Renewables is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Location(s) Mackay, Plane Creek Mill, Sarina Distillery, Mackay Racecourse, Mackay Port