Job Description
Specialist Fixed Plant Mechanical Maintenance

 

  • 4/3, 4/3, 4/3, 8/6 Days only Roster| FIFO from Perth to the Roy Hill Mine
  • Multiple Benefits for all employees applicable to all facets of their life
  • Access to user-pays Qantas Points and Status Credits program
  • Company contribution towards private health cover for employees and immediate family

 

About the role:

The Process Plant, Mechanical Maintenance team is currently seeking a Specialist to join them on a 4/3, 4/3, 4/3, 8/6 roster based at Roy Hill mine. Reporting to the Manager Maintenance you will be responsible for providing expert knowledge, skills, and experience in maintaining, repairing, and optimising equipment withing the fixed plant facilities.

Specialising and leading in driving overall improvements and efficiencies of maintenance processes, this role will be imperative to the long term and medium-term plans, inclusive of asset performance, maintenance and shutdown strategies, capital and improvement initiatives aligning with life of mine long term strategy.


Duties:

  • Monitor, report and work with leaders to improve the effectiveness of systems and processes to deliver department outcomes
  • Recommend improvements based on performance KPI’s and OEE data to maintenance processes including planning, scheduling and execution
  • Create, Implement, and drive the delivery of fixed plant maintenance safety and production business improvement projects
  • Work with area stakeholders to maximise opportunities with planned improvements, ensuring technical documentation is reviewed and completed

 

Skills and Experience:

  • Experience in fixed plant maintenance improvement role and environment
  • Tertiary or equivalent trade and operational qualifications and experience
  • Sound technical operations and planning skills, including ability to formulate and collaboratively execute project plans
  • Leading structured problem solving and ability to navigate ambiguity and assess options to support sound decision-making
  • Advanced levels of communication, verbally, written, and electronic, clear ability to present and influence
  • Demonstrated safety critical risk improvement mindset
  • Experience in SAP or similar CMMS

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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.

Life at the Roy Hill Mine

Working FIFO can be hugely rewarding and we offer a range of facilities and services to settle you in and give you a home away from home:

  • Modern, comfortable camp accommodation
  • Newly refurbished restaurant with gourmet food, including vegan, gluten free and healthy options
  • Large fully equipped gym facility, as well as a women-only gym 
  • Beach volleyball court
  • 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 initiatives, and events for your family

Equal Opportunity

Hancock Iron Ore is an equal opportunity employer and encourages Indigenous Australians, Veteran personnel and women 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.

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.
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Posting End Date:  09/07/2026
Information at a Glance
Business Unit:  Operations
Job Location:  Roy Hill Mine (FIFO)
Posting End Date:  09/07/2026
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