Job Description
Controller Fixed Plant
  • 4_5; 5_4; 5_5 Days and Nights Roster – West Perth Office
  • Free Parking at the West Perth Office
  • Performance, Retention and Profit Share Bonuses
  • Be part of a technologically advance mine site

 

About the role

The Integrated Remote Operations team is currently seeking a Controller Plant to join them on a 4_5; 5_4; 5_5 – 12hr, days & nights roster based in Perth. Reporting to the Supervisor Control, you will oversee the fixed plant infrastructure of the Roy Hill mine, which includes the water network, crushing, process plant, train load out, and port loading facility circuits, ensuring the safe and efficient maximisation of throughput rate and runtime.


Duties: 

  • Ensure the safe, efficient and reliable operation of fixed plant, train loading and stockyard systems, including crushers, conveyors, screens, pumps, stackers, reclaimers, screenhouses and associated infrastructure.
  • Monitor and control ore processing, train loading and stockyard activities to optimise production, product quality and the overall performance of the HIO demand chain.
  • Coordinate and communicate with operations, maintenance and logistics teams regarding routine inspections, preventative maintenance, repairs, train loading schedules and stockyard management activities.
  • Analyse plant and operational performance data to identify opportunities for improved safety, reliability, utilisation and efficiency.
  • Prepare for tasks as issued on the Daily Execution Task Sheets (DETS).
  • Accurately monitor the status and performance of fixed plant, train loading and stockyard assets, ensuring operating targets and business requirements are achieved.
  • Partner with site maintenance and maintenance planning teams regarding equipment faults, breakdowns, shutdown planning and asset recovery activities.
  • Manage stockyard inventory and product movements, including the coordination of stacker and reclaimer operations to support vessel and train loading requirements.
  • Monitor and respond to operational alarms, equipment trips and process upsets, escalating issues as required to minimise production impacts.
  • Maintain effective communication with key stakeholders to support safe, coordinated and efficient end-to-end operations across processing, stockyard and train loading functions.

 

 Skills and Experience: 

  • Experience in fixed plant control operations within the mining industry
  • Knowledge of fixed plant equipment, systems, and processes
  • Proficient with control systems such as SCADA
  • Comfortable analysing and interpreting operational data to drive continuous improvement
  • Confidently manage different work priorities in a busy remote operations environment

________________________________________________________________________________________________

About Hancock Iron Ore

Hancock Iron Ore has a portfolio of world-class iron ore operations located in West Australia’s Pilbara region, with a strong history of delivering reliable products for our customers in key international markets. We have four operating mines: Roy Hill, Miralga Creek, Sanjiv Ridge, and McPhee Creek, plus a range of exciting development opportunities.
 
We deliver more than 70 million tonnes of ore each year through our own two-berth port facility at Stanley Point and the multi-user Utah Point in Port Hedland, providing the materials needed to foster global economic growth and development. Leveraging established infrastructure, including our processing plant and 344km independently owned and operated heavy haul railway, our operation oversees each moment from when ore is mined through to when it is shipped.

West Perth Headquarters

Located in the heart of West Perth, our headquarters offers a contemporary and collaborative workplace designed to support productivity, wellbeing and connection. From our popular on-site café, serving fresh breakfast and lunch options alongside barista-made coffee, to modern workspaces, rooftop terraces and end-of-trip facilities for active commuters, we've created an environment that combines great facilities with a workplace culture that helps our people thrive.

Equal Opportunity

Hancock Iron Ore is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages Indigenous Australians, Veteran personnel and females to apply. We are a fair, diverse and welcoming workplace. We are proud of our relationships with our Traditional Owners and value the difference these partnerships make to the success of the project and to the lives of the people on whose land we operate.

Application Information

To be eligible to apply for this role you must be legally permitted to work permanently in Australia.

This advertisement will close no later than the Posting End Date specified.  We may close the advertisement early should suitable candidate/s be identified, so encourage prompt applications.

Recruitment Agency submissions will not be considered.

Posting End Date:  26/10/2026
Information at a Glance
Business Unit:  Operations
Job Location:  West Perth
Posting End Date:  26/10/2026

Please note that recruitment agencies are not invited to submit candidates for this position.