Superintendent Short Term Planning

2 weeks ago

Perth, Western Australia Fortescue Full time $104,000 - $130,878 per year

Our Opportunity

Location: Eliwana - Fortescue's Eliwana mine is located on the traditional lands of the Puutu Kunti Kurrama people

Roster: 4D3R FIFO ex Perth

We are seeking a highly motivated leader to join our Eliwana Operations Planning team as a Superintendent responsible for accurate and timely delivery of the weekly and daily mine plans.

Reporting to the Manager Operations Planning, the successful candidate will be responsible for all short-term mine design, drill and blast design, mine schedules and blending activities to optimise production at our Eliwana mine. This role requires strong interpersonal skills to build strong relationships with various internal and external stakeholders as well as the ability to articulate complex risks/opportunities to both technical and non-technical teams.

Key Responsibilities

  • Liaise with support functions, including Approvals, Heritage, Geology, Geotechnical and Hydrogeology, to understand risk and opportunities to the operation
  • Assessment of mining methodology options for both cost and productivity metrics
  • Communicating options, designs and plans with relevant stakeholders to ensure safe and environmentally compliant execution of work can be achieved
  • Delivering product quality, pit progression, waste schedules, fleet requirements and other technical guidance as required through weekly and daily schedules
  • Responsible for the delivery of drill and blast designs, blast tie-in design and explosives forecasting
  • Play a key role in problem solving and implementing systems that support our rapid transition to business decarbonization

Qualifications and Experience

  • Proven experience of leading and developing engaged, empowered, and efficient teams.
  • Capability to engage effectively with stakeholders at all levels of the organization.
  • Strong short-term planning skills (weekly and daily planning), knowledge in open pit mining, preferably in iron ore and a practical approach to engineering and design problems.
  • Experience in blending strategies and drill and blast is highly desired.
  • Proven strong analytical skills and statistical problem-solving abilities
  • Tertiary qualification in mining engineering or similar
  • A willingness to challenge the way things are done and implement system improvements while developing your team along the way

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.

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.

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