Maintenance Superintendent

Maintenance Superintendent

Ready to pursue your professional journey with Northern Star?

As an ASX 50 global-scale gold miner, we have sizeable operations in Western Australia and Alaska. With unparalleled pathways for advancement and avenues for personal growth, we stand as Australia's premier gold employer.

Your journey starts here... At Northern Star, we live by our STARR Core Values of Safety, Teamwork, Accountability, Respect and Results. These Values are not just words on paper; they are the cornerstone of our Company culture and guide everything we do. You will play a pivotal role in upholding these Values and contributing to our collective success.

About the role:

Northern Star has an exciting and rewarding leadership opportunity for a Maintenance Superintendent to make an impact and grow our world-class Jundee Operations. This opportunity is offered permanently on a Tuesday to Friday 4 days on 3 days off rotation, FIFO ex Perth. The Maintenance Superintendent reports to the Processing Manager, and the primary role is to provide an effective and responsive upkeep function to the Maintenance Department by executing all the scheduled maintenance work and responding to operation requirements.

Here's what awaits you...

• Monitor and coach team leaders on the key metric drivers to identify processing maintenance improvement opportunities, within execution standards, reliability engineering processes, defect identification/reporting and elimination.
• Review effectiveness of the life of asset strategy and provide recommendations to stakeholders to agree and then implement changes/improvements. Update budget and resource requirements to support the updated strategy.
• Monitor and communicate with respective planning, reliability and engineering department nominees on plant or process improvement or upgrades ensuring they consider ongoing maintenance effectiveness requirements.
• Monitor Work Management Reports to identify improvement opportunities, provide direction and support in relation to Work Management and Pronto improvements.
• Construct the Shutdown Management process to enable the effectiveness of interfaces, processes undertaken to ensure planned shutdowns are brought in on time and on budget with no injuries.

To thrive in this role, you'll need...

Experience: Minimum 5 years' experience in fixed plant maintenance management, supervision, and preventative maintenance program. A strong understanding of reliability concepts and practices - such as; Root Cause Failure Analysis, predictive maintenance, thermography, shock pulse/vibration, oil analysis, performance metrics and analytics. Advanced computer literacy – Microsoft Office, Pronto or similar CMMS.

Qualifications: Mechanical Trade background with leadership training (preferred) & Australian C Class Driver's Licence.

Passion for Growth: A strong desire & determination to lead a successful maintenance department & contribute to Northern Star's dynamic work environment

Discover the perks of working at Northern Star…

• Company subsidised GU Health Insurance.
• Short-term incentive bonus program.
• 5 weeks annual leave for site-based employees.
• Employee Share Plan programs.
• Gold standard parental leave policy.
• GoldSTARR rewards program - cash savings for everyday expenses.
• Employee Assistance Programs (EAP) that includes free, confidential counselling and wellbeing services.
• Salary continuance (income protection) insurance from commencement.
• Salary sacrificing benefits, including novated leasing and remote area living benefit options.

Eligibility:

Candidates must meet our pre-employment criteria which includes a medical, drug and alcohol screening, relevant right to work and an Australian National Police Clearance. Northern Star is an equal opportunity employer committed to achieving a diverse and inclusive workforce. We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply.

Apply now to join the Northern Star team