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About The Role

Thiess is seeking a Workshop Maintenance Superintendent for a permanent employment opportunity at our Mount Pleasant Operation site.

Located a short 2.5km from Muswellbrook in the Upper Hunter Valley, New South Wales. The workforce has been built up with a focus on developing a strong performance culture. This culture values everyone’s contribution equally and is based on providing local opportunities.

As the Workshop Maintenance Superintendent you will be responsible for the safe and efficient running of day-to-day truck and ancillary maintenance operations, key responsibilities will include:

- Assuring the quality of maintenance work to ensure that reliable plant and equipment are available for project operations
- Providing focused and effective leadership to the Maintenance Supervisors
- Working closely with the Maintenance Management team to ensure maintenance and production objectives align
- Oversee, plan and control all weekly and daily mobile maintenance activities in a protected and efficient manner
- Manage and coordinate team’s activities by setting performance objectives and allocating appropriate resources
- Ensure comprehensive records are established and maintained to assist decision making
- Develop and implement strategies to achieve reliability and availability levels
- Drive a high performance culture within the Maintenance team.





About You To be successful in this role you will require the following experience and qualifications:

- Trade Certificate and or Engineering Degree or equivalent qualifications
- A minimum of five plus years’ experience in a similar leadership role within the mining industry
- Familiarity with maintenance management systems, JDE experience is advantageous
- Accounting and budgeting skills, including the ability to monitor costs in line with budget requirements
- Experience with maintenance planning, contract management and asset management
- Effective communication and people management

What's On Offer At Thiess, our people are the heart of everything we do. We're committed to creating a workplace where everyone can thrive - safely, confidently and with opportunities to grow.

- Thiess’ commitment to ongoing training & development
- Monthly RDO
- Health & wellbeing rewards program through AIA Vitality
- Salary continuance insurance
- Salary sacrifice options – novated leasing
- Range of corporate discounts including health insurance (Medibank), travel & retail products

About Us Thiess works with clients in Australia, Asia, and the Americas in the dynamic field of open-cut and underground mining. The pioneering spirit of our founders - the legendary Thiess brothers - is our legacy and has inspired our vision to harness the power of people and technology to drive sustainable change for more than 90 years.



Learn more about Our Vision, Purpose & Values.

At Thiess, we're creating a culture of curiosity, knowledge-sharing and continuous learning - supporting our people to contribute to Thiess' success and continued growth in sustainable mining.

We recognise the value of an inclusive and diverse workplace through our vision: everyone matters always. We're focused on creating an inclusive environment to enable our people to bring their best self to work because they feel safe, included, and empowered.

Learn more about working at Thiess.

How To Apply

This role is an opportunity to take the next step in your career. With our culture of recognition, development, and a stimulating and satisfying work environment, there is no better time to join Thiess.

Please click the "apply" button below to apply for this role.

Thiess follows a Pre-Employment Process for all successful applicants, which includes two employment references, a National Police Check, and a medical assessment. These checks are essential to your application, and your recruiter will support you through the process.

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📌 Superintendent, Maintenance (Singleton)
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