Maintenance Superintendent

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Detail information about job Maintenance Superintendent. Terms and conditions vacancy

About the Client

Capricorn Copper, Australia’s newest copper producer, is seeking a Maintenance Superintendent to lead the Maintenance team though an exciting period of growth following the commissioning of operations. The Maintenance Superintendent will be capable of delivering safe, efficient and cost effective maintenance in line with the asset management strategy.

Capricorn Copper is located 125kms north of Mount Isa in one of Australia’s most prolific base metals provinces. The operation was commissioned in late 2017 after completing the A$110 million Refurbishment and Restart project and is currently in the final stages of ramping up to steady state production rate of approximately 30ktpa of copper in concentrate over an initial mine life of 10 years. By achieving its milestones on time and on budget Capricorn Copper has quickly established a track record of achieving strong results.

The high-grade resource at Capricorn Copper is one of the Northwest region’s largest copper resources by contained copper, second only to Mount Isa, and is currently being expanded through a highly successful exploration program. Capricorn Copper’s strong focus on growth is expected to lead to an extension of the initial mine life to approximately 14 years through a LOM update due to be completed in Q2 of 2018.  

Capricorn Copper has a philosophy that underpins its Core Values below - Our success is up to us and is achieved through strong teamwork.   

• Clear Vision through planning and communicating our goals and actions.
• Empowerment of our people to innovate and be proactive.   
• Ownership of our actions so we constantly learn and improve.
• Responsibility for results means it’s up to us to safely get the job done.
• Respect the people we work with and the communities in which we live.

About the Role

Reporting to the Maintenance Manager and being an important leader within the Maintenance team, you will be accountable for ensuring the mining infrastructure (surface only), process plant and power and utility systems are maintained to a standard and reliability that meets CCM business objectives.

The key responsibilities for this role will include:

• Leading the mechanical, electrical and reliability team members to deliver effective site maintenance.
• Demonstrating positive visible leadership in the field through your behaviors and interactions with employees and contractors alike.
• Develop and execute maintenance plans to deliver the asset management strategy.
• Utilize effective systems to measure and manage the maintenance function and track KPIs that facilitate effective intervention, decision making and communication.
• Ensure all personnel engaged to perform maintenance work (staff and contractors) are qualified, trained and equipped to carry our work safely and efficiently.
• Effective budgeting and cost management.
• Forming strong productive relationships with Mining and Processing departments as well as Operations Support Departments.
• Delivering continuous improvement in performance from a solid foundation of disciplined PM completion and reliability focused programs.

To be Successful

To be successful in this role you must hold a relevant tertiary qualification or trade qualification with additional training.  Post graduate qualifications in Management will be highly regarded.  You will require significant experience in the mining industry with at least 3 years at Superintendent level.  

The successful candidate is expected to demonstrate strong accountability and be effective at holding their team members to account. Their success should be underpinned by having a strong planning discipline. They will be effective at engaging their team members, operational and support departments and utilizing external support and expertise.  They must be an open and transparent communicator.  They will spend enough time in the field to ensure team leaders and workers are demonstrating safe behaviors and methods of work. They will share our core values and together with strong teamwork, will contribute to the success of our journey.

On Offer

At Capricorn Copper your contribution will be highly valued and you will have a unique opportunity to join an empowered hands on team. You will see a strong connection between your efforts and the success of the organization. You will also be working in an organization supported by some of Australia’s most successful base metals teams and can be part of a story that is already being recognized as one of the Australian copper sector’s newest success stories.

The role offers an attractive salary package with short term incentives. Ideally the successful candidate will reside in Queensland (DIDO Mt Isa or FIFO from Townsville, Cairns or Brisbane).