Leading Hand

1 week ago

Mackay, Queensland, Australia Hastings Deering Australia Ltd Full time $80,000 - $120,000 per year

About the Role

Our Hastings Park Mine Shop is looking for an experienced Leading Hand to join our Mackay Operations team. This role has been created to support growing workloads, maintain a strong leadership-to-resource ratio, and ensure the highest quality outcomes for our people and customers.

This is a rare opportunity to step into a leadership position working a 4/3, Monday - Friday roster, reporting directly to the Foreman. You'll be responsible for driving safety, productivity, and quality while leading a skilled team to deliver first-class products and service.

Key responsibilities:

  • Lead and inspire your team to achieve outstanding safety, performance, and customer satisfaction.
  • Champion our No Harm commitment through safety interactions and proactive hazard reporting.
  • Oversee and coordinate planned work schedules, providing hands-on guidance when needed.
  • Identify and address quality or efficiency risks, while finding opportunities to deliver greater value for customers.
  • Support the quoting of job scope variations and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives.
  • Model our company values and leverage digital tools to drive progress towards greater business goals.
  • Ensure apprentices receive quality on-the-job training to meet competency milestones.
  • Promote sustainability and environmental responsibility in line with company policies.

About You

You will bring the following skills and experience to the role:

  • Certificate III or IV in Trade Certification, Post Trade Qualifications with a minimum of five (5) years' experience
  • Demonstrate competence to show supportive and structured leadership in the workplace.
  • Skills to provide high level technical advice and guidance to subordinates.
  • Skills to provide a very high level of customer service, whilst ensuring customer needs are addressed.
  • Competent to promote team effectiveness, communicate up and down the chain of command and inspect others work to ensure high level quality assurance.
  • Maintain a high level of workplace health and safety.
  • Excellent planning and organisational skills

About the Benefits

Hastings Deering offers a wide range of benefits including:

  • A rewarding career with diverse opportunities
  • Uniforms and PPE provided.
  • Income Protection Insurance
  • A competitive hourly rate, with regular scheduled increases under our Enterprise Agreement.
  • Leading Hand allowance
  • Discounts on private health, vehicles, travel and more
  • Ongoing training & support to further your career.
  • Competency based pay increases.
  • Employee Assistance Program for employees and their families
  • Paid parental leave options for primary and secondary carers.
  • Overtime may be available when required.

Enquiries: Please email

Contact: Lily McCormack - Talent Acquisition Partner

To Apply: Hit apply now

Every day, thousands of people come to work at Hastings Deering and every time they walk through our doors, we want them to know how valued they are. Our Flexibility and Inclusion program, 'Together as One', is designed to create a diverse, inclusive and powerful workforce where all our people feel like they belong, and we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds.

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