Maintenance Manager

About the role

We are seeking a safety focussed, pragmatic and strategic maintenance leader to join our Mid-West Operational Management team (Mid-West OMT) based in Geraldton and Port Gregory. Reporting to the General Manager Mining Australia, the Maintenance Manager is responsible for the development and implementation of maintenance strategies, management systems and processes for mobile equipment and fixed plant assets across our Dry Plant, Wet Plant and Mine Site operations.

Key responsibilities

• Developing, delivering and optimising maintenance strategies to support consistent, stable plant and asset availability for the operations
• Overseeing and driving quality maintenance activities through maintenance planning, scheduling, reliability monitoring, system administration and reporting
• Monitoring and ensuring financial management for all maintenance activities and identifying optimisation opportunities
• Leading and developing a multidisciplinary maintenance team with a strong focus on safety and continuous improvement that works in partnership with the Operations Team
• Driving equipment health monitoring activities and embedding predictive and preventative maintenance strategies to minimise unplanned downtime
• Supporting the delivery of capital project works
• Ensuring critical spares availability and compliance with ISO quality standards and statutory requirements

About you

• A minimum of 5 years senior maintenance leadership experience within the resources or heavy industry
• Proven experience in driving safety for Operational teams
• Tertiary qualifications in Mechanical Engineering, a relevant trade or demonstrated equivalent experience
• Demonstrated knowledge and expertise of scheduling practices, standards, systems and processes relevant to maintenance planning and execution
• Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate, engage with, influence and resolve conflict across all levels of a business and with internal and external stakeholders in a constructive and meaningful manner
• Current rights to work in Australia

About us

Founded in the coastal town of Port Gregory, the culture of GMA is built on a legacy of innovation. From humble beginnings more than 40 years ago, GMA has grown to become the global leader in the garnet abrasives industry. While it takes a team of over 500 people to operate GMA's three mine sites, ten processing plants, five recycling facilities, and 13 offices around the globe, the legacy of innovation and core values continue to pass down throughout each generation.

Benefits

• Competitive salaries
• Transport to and from Port Gregory operations
• Paid lunch and tea breaks
• Leave for all of life's reasons (Annual, Personal, Community Service, Parental, Long Service Leave)
• 2x Protected Public holidays
• Flexible work arrangements
• Generous employee incentive scheme (Bonus)
• Superannuation above statutory minimums for long term employees
• Gym Membership Program
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)