Coordinator : Mechanical (Fixed)

Gold Fields; St. Ives; On-site; GBP 72,000 - 88,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

6% site allowance

10% annual site bonus

Monthly health insurance allowance

5 weeks annual leave

Long service leave

Paid parental leave

Referral bonus

Job summary

Gold Fields is seeking a seasoned Coordinator: Mechanical at St Ives to lead fixed-plant maintenance across the processing plant. You will coordinate planned, corrective and shutdown activities, ensuring safe, efficient execution and high technical standards.

The role requires a recognised mechanical trade qualification and at least 5 years in a leadership or supervisory capacity within mining or mineral processing, including contractor management.

Qualifications

• Recognised mechanical trade qualification with leadership/supervisory experience in mining or mineral processing.
• Experience coordinating planned, corrective and shutdown maintenance across fixed-plant mechanical systems.
• Strong people development, contractor management and safety leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead maintenance team and contractors across daily and shutdown activities.
• Drive work management, reliability and maintenance cost discipline.
• Coordinate maintenance priorities with operations and planning teams.
• Oversee maintenance administration and materials requisitioning.
• Identify failure risks and coordinate corrective actions to minimise disruption.

Skills

Mechanical leadership

Contractor management

People development

Maintenance planning

SAP/AMT/INX/Excel

High-risk mechanical work

Education

Trade qualification in Mechanical Fitting/Boilermaking

Tools

SAP

AMT

INX

Excel

Job description

The Opportunity:

• Residential in Kalgoorlie or Kambalda or FIFO from Perth.
• Significant mechanical maintenance experience in fixed-plant mineral processing operations.
• Current WHS Statutory Supervisor certificate (S26) and a recognised trade qualification in Mechanical Fitting, Boilermaking or a related mechanical discipline.

St Ives Gold Mine is seeking an experienced and proactive Coordinator: Mechanical to lead and coordinate the safe and effective execution of fixed-plant mechanical maintenance across the processing plant.

In this key frontline leadership role, you will coordinate planned, corrective and shutdown maintenance, ensuring work is executed safely, efficiently and to a high technical standard.

Working closely with Operations, Planning, Reliability, Electrical, contractors and project teams, you will play an integral role in improving plant reliability, maintenance performance and asset integrity while ensuring compliance with statutory requirements and Gold Fields standards. This is an opportunity to make a visible impact on the safe and reliable performance of a large-scale gold processing operation.

Why You’ll Love Working for Us

• Permanent role with a leading gold producer
• 6% site allowance, 10% annual site bonus
• Monthly private health insurance allowance
• 5 weeks annual leave, long service leave after 5 years, paid parental leave
• $10K employee referral bonus

What You’ll Do

• Lead, coach and motivate a team of maintenance personnel and contractors across daily, short-term and forward-looking fixed-plant maintenance activities.
• Drive disciplined work management and execution quality while monitoring plant reliability, availability, maintenance performance and cost.
• Ensure maintenance priorities and team activities are aligned with operational requirements, risk and the maintenance plan.
• Complete and oversee maintenance administration requirements, including parts and materials requisitioning, maintenance order processing and work completion quality.
• Identify emerging plant defects and failure risks, prioritise corrective actions and coordinate planned work to minimise disruption to operations.
• Monitor maintenance performance, review equipment history and analyse relevant data to identify improvement opportunities.
• Lead and participate in root cause analyses, equipment failure investigations and safety incident investigations.
• Support the development, implementation and continuous improvement of maintenance procedures, processes and technology.
• Conduct regular field inspections and audits to verify compliance with safety, maintenance and production standards and procedures.
• Provide ongoing leadership, coaching and performance development for direct reports through the Performance Management System.
• Coordinate effectively across Operations, Planning, Reliability, Supply, contractors and other site stakeholders to enable safe and efficient maintenance execution.

What You’ll Bring

• Recognised mechanical trade qualification with at least 5 years’ experience in a leadership or supervisory role within mining or mineral processing, including contractor and vendor management and people development.
• Strong fixed-plant maintenance experience within mineral processing operations, with practical knowledge of equipment such as crushers, SAG mills, screens, conveyors, pumps, tanks, piping systems and associated mechanical equipment.
• Demonstrated experience coordinating planned, corrective and shutdown maintenance, including the safe execution of high-risk mechanical work.
• Hold a current WHS Statutory Supervisors certificate (S26)
• Sound understanding of maintenance planning, work management and asset management fundamentals.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to lead within a team environment and build a proactive, planned maintenance culture.
• Experience with maintenance and business systems such as SAP, AMT, INX and Excel; exposure to investigation methodologies is desirable – not essential (eg ICAM, RCA tools).
• Valid Manual driver’s licence
• Demonstrated experience in a proactive planned-maintenance environment, with a strong focus on equipment reliability and continuous improvement.

  Application close date Wednesday 16 September with shortlisting commencing immediately.