Workshop Supervisor
Lead heavy equipment workshop operations across a major mining operation overseeing maintenance teams, contractors and fleet support
- Join a Tier 1 Mining Asset Owner | Brand New Position
- Lead maintenance teams, contractors and workshop safety compliance
- Long Term Rolling Contract
You will be responsible for supervising self-perform teams and contractors supporting predominately a Civil-related HME fleet across a multiple mechanical workshops.
Coordinate teams, contractors and workshop priorities, ensuring safe and efficient heavy equipment maintenance operations.
This is a client-side position on a 12month contract, flying to a remote mine on a family friendly 16:12 Roster.
Key Responsibilities
- Oversee daily operations across multiple heavy equipment maintenance workshops
- Supervise and coordinate mechanical trades, self-perform teams and contractors
- Manage workforce mobilisation, onboarding, inductions and site compliance
- Coordinate workshop resources, workforce requirements and maintenance priorities
- Monitor contractor performance, productivity and adherence to site standards
- Ensure compliance with safety, environmental and quality requirements
- Conduct workplace inspections, identify hazards and implement corrective actions
- Liaise with maintenance teams, contractors and site stakeholders to resolve issues
- Support efficient workshop operations and ongoing fleet maintenance activities
- Drive a strong safety culture and continuous improvement across workshop teams
- Strong background in mechanical workshop or heavy equipment maintenance supervision
- Experience leading mechanical trades, maintenance teams and contractors
- Previous experience within mining, heavy industry or large-scale maintenance environments
- Sound understanding of heavy mobile equipment and mechanical workshop operations
- Experience managing workforce mobilisation, onboarding and compliance requirements
- Ability to coordinate multiple workshops, resources and competing priorities
- Strong commitment to HSE leadership and safe maintenance practices
- Relevant trade qualification in mechanical fitting, heavy diesel fitting or heavy vehicle mechanics highly regarded
- Strong communication, organisation and stakeholder management skills
- Flexible approach to FIFO work arrangements
- Even-time FIFO roster – 16 days on / 12 days off
- Travel during working hours
- Oversee multiple workshops supporting a major mining operation
- Work with a high-performing, safety-focused maintenance team
- Long-term opportunity within a tier-one mining environment
- Career development within major mining maintenance operations
Mining > Construction Management > Mining