Maintenance Supervisor

2 weeks ago

Cairns, Queensland, Australia Austal Ships Full time $90,000 - $120,000 per year

The Opportunity

Austal is seeking a dedicated and experienced Maintenance Supervisor to lead and support maintenance activities across our fleet. This role is responsible for ensuring all scheduled and corrective maintenance is completed on time and to a high standard during key maintenance periods, including emergency service visits.

The goal is to keep our vessels in top condition and fully compliant with all safety, regulatory, and operational requirements.

What's involved

  • Plan, prepare and execute maintenance and project work lists, ensuring safe delivery to scope, schedule, and budget.
  • Monitor and report on project progress, schedule adherence, and financial performance, supporting the delivery of contracted work.
  • Ensure all work meets required quality standards through inspections, approvals, and the application of ISO-compliant procedures.
  • Support business managers in coordinating assigned resources and contractors to meet project needs.
  • Effectively communicate goals, expectations, and updates to project teams and stakeholders.
  • Plan and schedule maintenance and project activities to ensure efficient task execution.
  • Promote and enforce strong environmental and safety practices in all work areas.
  • Perform additional duties and responsibilities as assigned by the Line Manager or Program Manager.

You'll need

Essential

  • Strong understanding of safety practices, including confined spaces, working at heights, working with energised systems, isolations, risk assessments, permits, and Job Safety and Environment Analysis (JSEA).
  • Ability to plan, organise, and work efficiently in a fast-paced, high-pressure team environment, including contractor management.
  • Ability to effectively resolve internal and external disputes and negotiate to achieve positive outcomes.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication, with strong interpersonal skills to work effectively within teams and with stakeholders.
  • Strong analytical skills, with the ability to generate and present clear reports.
  • Due to the Security Clearance required for this, applicants must be an Australian Citizen and eligible to obtain and uphold a Baseline Security Clearance.

Desirable

  • Experience or knowledge of defence statutory compliance and adherence to relevant regulations.
  • Experience in project supervision, planning, and scheduling within the marine or maintenance industry.
  • Proficient in Computerised Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS) for maintenance operations.
  • Experience or knowledge in preparing quotes & estimates.

Why Austal

  • Competitive compensation and benefits package.
  • Professional development and training opportunities.
  • A supportive and dynamic work environment.
  • Opportunities for career advancement within our growing organisation.

Our global team is guided by a universal set of values that describe the focus of our efforts. Our goal is for all our decisions and actions to reflect these core values. We believe that putting our values into practice creates the greatest benefits for our shareholders, customers, employees, suppliers, and communities in which we serve.

Excellence - Customer Focus - Integrity - Team Work

At Austal we are committed to providing a safe and inclusive work environment for all. We believe that achieving greater diversity will enhance our operations and as such we actively encourage Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islanders, people of all backgrounds, ages, sexual orientation, and those with Disability to apply.

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