Cable Operations Supervisor

Our Opportunity

Work Location: Fortescue’s Solomon mine is located on the traditional lands of the Eastern Guruma and Yindjibarndi peoples.

Roster: 8D6R7N7R FIFO ex Perth

Experienced Supervisors required to be part of Fortescue’s green revolution and be at the forefront of decarbonising our business.

The HV Operations Cable Supervisor role reports directly to the Mine Infrastructure Cable Management Coordinator and will be responsible supporting and working with a team of cable handling operators to safely execute the mine plan for the movement of the electric assets within the mine, minimising delays.

The primary purpose of this role is to coordinate resources and cable equipment to ensure the safe and efficient delivery of HV trailing cable to the Electrical mining assets to achieve the production targets by optimizing and implementing the daily mine plan.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate resources and cable equipment to ensure the safe and efficient delivery of enabling equipment for the Electrical assets to achieve the production targets by optimising and implementing the daily mine plan.
• Planning and designs with mine planning the cable locations from pit crest sub-stations to the in-field switches and electric mining assets.
• Ensure process safety controls are in place and working effectively 100% of the time.
• Plan location of the cable crossings, cable towers and crossovers on roads and ramps.
• Ensure daily plans are developed for cable protection and relocating during blasting activities.
• Effective management of SAP including capacity management, ordering materials and approval of notifications.

Qualifications and Experience

• Operational leadership experience including managing team performance.
• Minimum 5 year’s operational experience in mining ancillary fleet.
• Transferrable skills from dewatering or trailing cable operations desirable.  
• Ability to undertake quality risk assessments.
• Section 26 statutory supervisor examination and units of competency.
• Excellent planning and logistics skills.
• Working experience of SAP, BMS & SuccessFactors is preferable.
• Ability to read and understand mine plans. 
• Familiarity with Risk Management and Hazard Recognition.

About Us

Be part of something big. Fortescue is leading the world with our plan to decarbonise our iron ore operations, projects that harness renewable energy and the development of technology that will change our planet forever.

Our Commitment

Fortescue celebrates individual strengths and team members are encouraged to bring their whole selves to work. Our global workforce drives and promotes an inclusive culture, both within our organisation and throughout the communities we interact with. Diverse backgrounds include First Nations Peoples, people with disabilities, LGBTQ+ community, gender, neurodiverse, cultural diversity, all age groups, and those with an intersectional or multiple diverse characteristics. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply.

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Internal Candidates / Current Contractors please apply via Success Factors Careers Portal. For further information on how to apply please visit the Fortescue Hub. 

Fortescue reserves the right to close applications early should a suitable pool of candidates be identified. Fortescue will never contact you to ask for payment of any kind, whether directly or through a third party.