Select how often (in days) to receive an alert:
Fortescue is seeking an experienced and motivated
Maintenance Superintendent – Mobile Maintenance
to lead our Heavy Mobile Equipment (HME) maintenance operations at Christmas Creek.
This is an exciting opportunity for a safety-focused maintenance leader to drive equipment reliability, optimise fleet performance and develop a high-performing team.
Reporting to the Maintenance Manager – Mobile Maintenance, you will play a key role in delivering protected, efficient and cost-effective maintenance outcomes while supporting the long-term performance of our mobile equipment and assets.
Key Responsibilities
Lead and coordinate HME maintenance activities to achieve safe, reliable and cost-effective fleet performance.
Drive a strong safety culture through visible leadership, accountability and continuous improvement.
Develop and implement maintenance strategies that improve equipment reliability, availability and asset life.
Lead and mentor Mechanical Coordinators, Supervisors and maintenance teams, supporting capability development and succession planning.
Manage departmental budgets, resources and workforce requirements to deliver operational objectives.
Provide technical leadership and guidance to site-based and central maintenance teams.
Lead Root Cause Analysis (RCA) investigations and continuous improvement initiatives to address equipment performance and reliability issues.
Ensure maintenance standards, systems and practices align with Fortescue requirements and applicable statutory obligations.
Collaborate with internal stakeholders and external service providers to support maintenance performance and operational priorities.
Qualifications and Experience
You are an experienced maintenance leader with a strong technical background in heavy mobile equipment and a demonstrated ability to lead teams,



improve asset performance and deliver operational results.
To be successful in this role, you will bring:
Demonstrated leadership experience within mobile maintenance, ideally at Superintendent, Coordinator or Supervisor level in a mining environment.
Strong technical knowledge of heavy mobile equipment, maintenance systems and fleet reliability.
Proven ability to lead, coach and develop teams while fostering a positive safety culture.
Experience managing maintenance budgets, resources and operational priorities.
Sound understanding of preventive and predictive maintenance, work management processes and reliability improvement methodologies.
Experience applying Root Cause Analysis (RCA), continuous improvement and Lean principles.
Strong communication, stakeholder engagement and problem-solving capabilities.
Ability to influence change, drive accountability and deliver sustainable performance improvements.
A relevant mechanical trade qualification, supported by post-trade education or further technical qualifications.
WHS Statutory Mining Supervisor certification.
About Us
Be part of something big.
Fortescue is leading the world with our plan to decarbonise our iron ore operations, projects that harness renewable energy and the development of technology that will change our planet forever.
Our Commitment
Fortescue celebrates individual strengths and team members are encouraged to bring their whole selves to work.
Our global workforce drives and promotes an inclusive culture, both within our organisation and throughout the communities we interact with.
Diverse backgrounds include First Nations Peoples, people with disabilities, LGBTQ+ community, gender, neurodiverse, cultural diversity, all age groups, and those with an intersectional or multiple diverse characteristics.
We encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply.

#J-*****-Ljbffr

📌 Maintenance Superintendent (Western Australia)
🏢 Fortescue Metals Group
📍 Western Australia