Whitehaven Coal is the dominant player in Australia's only emerging high-quality coal basin. With a culture based on our STRIVE values, our reputation for excellence in project delivery and secure, efficient and environmentally responsible operations continues to grow.

Our STRIVE Values connect us and define how we behave. Whitehaven Coal award, recognise and celebrate individuals and teams going above and beyond the requirements of their role to deliver excellent outcomes while demonstrating our values of Safety, Teamwork, Respect, Integrity, Value and Excellence.

About the role:

Blackwater Mine operates the largest fleet of draglines on a single site in Australia, with seven draglines and two electric shovels. The Reliability and Strategy Superintendent role is a site based position and reports to the Shutdowns and Outages Manager.

This role is accountable for the reliability department's performance, asset strategy and continuous improvement of our electric draglines and shovels. The successful candidate will lead sustainable processes and disciplines to improve fleet reliability, increase Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF), optimise maintenance strategies and deliver fleet performance improvements across the operation.

We are seeking an experienced and enthusiastic leader who is passionate about building and maintaining a high performing team to improve fleet performance and deliver world-class reliability outcomes across one of the most exciting electric rope machine fleets in the mining industry.

What you will bring:

- Leadership qualities that thrive in a fast-paced, changing maintenance environment
- Proven ability to lead, coach and develop high-performing technical teams
- Solid experience in creating, implementing and achieving team KPI's following business values and outcomes
- Extensive experience in reliability engineering, maintenance strategy development and asset management principles




- Strong skills and processes to review and optimise maintenance strategies to improve fleet reliability, availability to meet operational outcomes
- Proven experience leading reliability improvement initiatives that optimise MTBF, availability, FFAS and operational readiness through effective asset strategies, data-driven decision making, defect elimination and continuous improvement programs.
- Excellent technical reporting, documentation, and fleet management capabilities
- A proactive mindset with excellent communication and problem-solving skills
- Ability to develop and maintain effective relationships with maintenance and operational teams to improve fleet performance and support business objectives
- Sound understanding of risk management, safety systems, and Queensland coal mining legislation.

Key Qualifications:

- Engineering degree or diploma combined with supervisory experience in reliability engineering and asset management, or maintenance engineering within a mining or heavy industry setting.
- Attain or willing to obtain relevant supervisory qualifications RIIRIS301E, RIIWHS301E and RIICOM301E

Why Whitehaven Coal?

- Competitive Compensation: Reliability and Strategy Superintendent at Whitehaven receive competitive salaries and excellent conditions.
- Comprehensive Benefits Package: Employees enjoy a range of benefits, including: 26 weeks of paid parental leave. Employee referral bonuses up to $4,000, access to various employee discounts on groceries, fuel, fashion, entertainment, and more.
- Career Development Opportunities: Whitehaven emphasises ongoing career development, offering mentorship, professional coaching, and opportunities for skill enhancement.
- Supportive Work Environment: Whitehaven fosters a collaborative culture that values individual contributions, encourages personal growth, and prioritizes safety, creating a positive and inclusive workplace.
- Location and work arrangements: This is a Blackwater Mine role however, for the right candidate, we will consider residential, DIDO and FIFO options and flexible work arrangements

Safety Teamwork Respect Integrity Value and Excellence

📌 Superintendent - Reliability and Strategy (Blackwater)
🏢 Whitehaven Coal
📍 Blackwater