Supervisor Maintenance Heavy Trade

Our Opportunity

Work Location: Eliwana / Flying Fish 

Fortescue’s Eliwana mine is located on the traditional lands of the Puutu Kunti Kurrama people, 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: 7D7N14RR – (Day/Night) FIFO Ex Perth/Busselton 

Description: 

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 to safely deliver world class fleet availability and reliability across Fortescue’s Mining Equipment Fleet.

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. 

Key Responsibilities

• Leading a team in the Maintenance supporting reliable and efficient maintenance on large earthmoving equipment including Liebherr, Caterpillar & Komatsu Mining equipment.

• This fleet will some of first of its kind to be transitioned to battery capable and Autonomous ready across 2025. 

• Maintain fleet availability and reliability above KPI targets. 

• 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. 

• Willingness to learn new disciplines and skills as part of Fortescue’s Green Fleet Transition. 

Qualifications and Experience

• Trade Recognised – Heavy Deisel, Auto Electrician 

• Extensive large fleet mobile maintenance supervisory experience on a mine site working with  

• 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 and lead team through high-risk work activities 

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.