Supervisor Mobile Maintenance

About Us

Fortescue is both a proud West Australian company and a global green solutions business. We are recognised for our culture, innovation and industry-leading development of infrastructure, mining assets and green energy initiatives.

Our Opportunity

Supervisor Mobile Maintenance 

Work Location: Eliwana  

Fortescue’s Eliwana mine is located on the traditional lands of the Puutu Kunti Kurrama people (PKKP), located in the Pilbara region of Western Australia, 90 kilometres west of Tom Price. With Solomon mine, Eliwana forms Fortescue’s Western Hub providing a standalone and complimentary product with Fortescue’s Chichester Hub. 

Roster:  7 days, 7 nights, 14 off – FIFO ex. Perth and Busselton 

The Role: 

Reporting to the department superintendent, your role is critical to the success and culture of the mobile maintenance department.  

This position offers a key leadership role for Fortescue’s Eliwana’s Mobile Maintenance team, responsible for leading and mentoring a team of trades-based personnel to safely deliver world class fleet availability and reliability.   

You will establish and maintain a workplace culture lead by our values and willingly adapt to innovative technology and learn new disciplines to consistently promote excellence through application of values and visual leadership.  

Fortescue recently unveiled its roadmap to becoming the world’s first heavy industry company to go green by 2030, aiming to eliminate fossil fuel use and achieve real zero emissions (scope 1 and 2) across our iron ore operations. Eliwana will be the first operation in Fortescue and the world to shift to green iron operations. Your role will include support of the role out of green fleet technology and adapting the maintenance team. 

Our lifestyle roster means that you can balance your work and family life. At Fortescue, we value Family, and we will support you so that you can show up for both your Fortescue family and family at home. 

Key Responsibilities

• Leading and introducing a new diverse workforce. 
• Maintain fleet availability and reliability above KPI targets. 
• Fleet consists of Liebherr T264 dump trucks
• Review and conduct weekly plan of service and backlog repairs. 
• Maintain maintenance facilities to high standards of organisation and cleanliness. 
• Ensure break down repairs are conducted safely and within timely manner. 
• Ensure parts return process is followed. 
• Adapting to innovative technologies  
• Willingness to learn new disciplines and skills as part of Fortescue’s Green Fleet Transition. 

Qualifications and Experience

• Trade Recognised - Heavy diesel mechanic, Electrical or Auto electrical trade. 
• Extensive large fleet mobile maintenance supervisory experience on a mine site working with CAT and Liebherr equipment preferred. (Electric HME fleet experience)  
• A proven ability to coach, mentor and train teams in a changing environment with reference to innovative technology and systems of work. 
• Experience in Planning and scheduling (Preferable). 
• Proficient user of Microsoft Office and SAP. 
• Knowledge of Mines Regulations and Act and Occupational, Health and Safety legislation and other relevant legislation and regulations. 
• HR / IR exposure & understanding; including career path. 
• Ability to undertake quality risk assessments. 

Our Commitment

Fortescue is deeply committed to providing a safe culture that builds respect, fosters inclusiveness, and values diversity. We celebrate individual strengths and team members from all backgrounds 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 across the world. Diverse backgrounds include First Nations Peoples, people with differing abilities, LGBTIQ+ 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.

https://fortescue.com/careers 

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.