Mechanical Maintenance Superintendent – Fixed Plant | Gold Mining
Silverstone is currently seeking an experienced Mechanical Maintenance Superintendent to join a leading gold mining operation and take ownership of fixed plant maintenance performance, reliability, and team leadership. This is role is covering the current Maintenance Superintendent for June – July, possibly longer.
This is an excellent contract opportunity for a motivated leader who can step into the role immediately, hit the ground running, and provide a practical, hands-on approach while driving continuous improvement initiatives across site operations. Working within a dynamic mining environment, you will be responsible for leading maintenance execution, shutdowns, reliability initiatives and contractor management to ensure plant availability and operational targets are consistently achieved.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and oversee fixed plant mechanical maintenance teams
- Drive plant reliability and equipment performance optimisation
- Analyse equipment performance and identify failure trends
- Develop and improve maintenance strategies and work management processes
- Lead and coordinate shutdown planning and execution activities
- Manage resource allocation across maintenance personnel and contractors
- Work collaboratively across operations, planning and maintenance teams
- Promote and maintain strong safety standards and compliance
- Provide practical, hands-on leadership support where required
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives across the operation
Skills & Experience
- Australian recognised Mechanical Trade qualification
- S26 Qualification
- Minimum 2 years’ experience in a superintendent role
- Strong fixed plant experience within gold or mineral processing environments
- Experience with CMMS systems, ideally Pronto
- Strong leadership, communication and stakeholder management skills
- Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment
- Proactive approach with the ability to engage effectively with all levels of the workforce
- Current Manual WA Driver’s Licence
- Sound understanding of WHS legislation
- Full Australian working rights
- Ability to pass pre-employment medical, drug and alcohol screening, & police clearance
What’s on Offer
- FIFO 8/6 from Perth, Direct flights to site (90 minutes)
- Immediate start, coverage for June – July
- Opportunity to join a high-performing gold mining operation and make a genuine impact
If you’re an experienced Mechanical Maintenance Superintendent looking for your next challenge within gold mining, we’d love to hear from you. Please apply now.