Lead Maintenance Excellence in a Growing Drilling Business

Edge Drilling is seeking an experienced and proactive Maintenance Manager to lead our maintenance, asset management, workshop, and inventory functions across our drilling operations.

This is a key leadership role reporting directly to the General Manager and is responsible for ensuring our fleet of drilling rigs, support equipment, and assets are maintained to the highest standards of safety, reliability, quality, and operational performance.

If you are a trade-qualified maintenance professional who thrives in a hands-on environment and enjoys building systems, improving asset performance, and leading teams, we want to hear from you.

About the Role

As Maintenance Manager, you will oversee all maintenance and asset management activities, ensuring equipment availability, workshop efficiency, compliance, and cost-effective operations.

You will be responsible for:

- Managing preventative and corrective maintenance programs across drilling rigs, support equipment and mobile plant

- Leading workshop, maintenance and stores personnel

- Developing maintenance schedules and asset lifecycle plans

- Managing inventory, critical spares and procurement activities

- Monitoring equipment performance and reducing downtime

- Ensuring compliance with OEM, statutory and client requirements

- Managing maintenance budgets and cost-control initiatives

- Providing technical support and subject matter expertise to operations teams

- Maintaining accurate plant, certification and maintenance records

- Driving continuous improvement initiatives across maintenance and asset management functions

Safety & Compliance

At Edge Drilling, safety is our highest priority.





The successful candidate will:

- Promote and maintain a strong safety culture

- Ensure compliance with HSEQ policies, procedures and legislative requirements

- Participate in incident investigations and corrective actions

- Conduct workshop and warehouse safety audits

- Support ISO Quality, Environmental and Safety Management Systems

- Ensure all equipment is maintained and operated safely and efficiently

About You

To be successful in this role, you will possess:

Essential

- Mechanical Trade Qualification

- Demonstrated experience in maintenance leadership within mining, drilling, construction, heavy industry or related sectors

- Strong asset management and maintenance planning experience

- Proven ability to lead teams and contractors

- Excellent problem-solving and fault-finding skills

- Sound budgeting and cost-management capability

- Current HR Driver's Licence

- Solid computer skills including Microsoft Office and maintenance management systems

Desirable

- Experience working on drilling equipment

- Frontline Management qualification or equivalent

- Section 26 Certification or demonstrated understanding of relevant legislation

- Experience with Safety Culture or similar maintenance systems

Why Join Edge Drilling?

- Leadership role with direct influence on business performance

- Work with a respected and growing drilling contractor

- Supportive management team and collaborative culture

- Opportunity to drive improvement and innovation

- Long-term career development opportunities

- Competitive remuneration package based on experience

Our Values

At Edge Drilling, we live by our RISE values:

Respect | Integrity | Safety | Excellence

📌 Maintenance Manager (Wangara)
🏢 Edge Drilling
📍 Wangara