Specialist Fixed Plant Maintenance

• 4/3 days only roster | FIFO from Perth to the Roy Hill Mine
• Competitive salary and three annual bonus schemes
• 18 weeks full pay or 36 weeks half pay for primary caregivers
• Company contribution towards private health cover for employees and immediate family

About the role:

The Mechanical Maintenance team is currently seeking a Specialist Fixed Plant Maintenance to join them on a 4/3 days only roster based at Roy Hill Mine. Bring your expertise to our Mine Processing Fixed Plant facilities, where you’ll play a key role in maintaining, repairing, and optimising equipment to ensure smooth and efficient operations. You’ll be instrumental in minimising downtime and boosting productivity, supporting both long-term and medium-term planning objectives.

Reporting to the Manager Fixed Plant Maintenance,you’ll provide specialised support across maintenance execution, planning, and scheduling, as well as develop technical documentation for first-time or infrequent maintenance tasks. Using data-driven insights, you’ll lead and drive continuous improvements to our maintenance processes. You’ll also coach and mentor leaders and team members within the Fixed Plant Maintenance teams, helping to build capability and foster a culture of excellence.

Duties:

• Drive continuous improvement by monitoring, reporting, and working with leaders to enhance systems and processes for better departmental outcomes
• Standardise and optimise work management across Fixed Plant Maintenance teams, using performance KPIs and OEE data to recommend and implement process improvements
• Provide expert guidance and troubleshooting to supervisors and team members, supporting critical maintenance issues and facilitating engagement with subject matter experts
• Support team development and communication by identifying training needs, upskilling personnel, and presenting findings to both technical and non-technical stakeholders, including senior leadership

Skills and Experience:

• Sound understanding of fixed plant equipment maintenance strategies and maintenance methodologies
• Prior experience in ore processing equipment operation and maintenance, and experience in a Fixed Plant Maintenance supervisory or leadership role
• Knowledge of the Mines Safety & Inspection Act and Regulations
• Exposure to maintenance philosophies such as Reliability Centred Maintenance, Total Productive Maintenance, and Root Cause Analysis

Mine Site Facilities:

• Modern, comfortable camp accommodation
• High quality gourmet food options (vegan, gluten free and healthy options)
• Large fully equipped gym facility, as well as a gym specifically for females
• Heated outdoor swimming pool
• Beach Volleyball court and Golf simulators
• Village shop and extensive supporting amenities
• SWIFT in-room entertainment with comprehensive content and own-device casting capability
• Active social club with community events and activities for employees
• Lifestyle, Learning and Recreation initiative which provide events for your family

How to apply

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

Please note that unsolicited applications from recruitment agencies will not be accepted.

About Hancock Iron Ore:

The world of iron ore is evolving, and so are we. Atlas Iron and Roy Hill have joined forces to become Hancock Iron Ore, building on our combined strengths of resilience and innovation. 

Our portfolio of world-class iron ore operations located in West Australia’s Pilbara region has a strong history of delivering reliable products for our customers in key international markets. As one team under Hancock Iron Ore, we have four operating mines: Roy Hill, Miralga Creek, Sanjiv Ridge, and Mount Webber, with McPhee Creek under construction 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.

Equal Opportunity:

Hancock Iron Ore is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages Indigenous Australians, Veteran personnel and females to apply. We promote cultural diversity, gender equality and non- discrimination. 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.