We’re a great Australian success story, having rapidly grown to be a major player in the global lithium market. Our Pilgangoora Project is one of the largest, hard-rock lithium operations in the world.

The future is lithium. The future is bright. Make lithium your future.

THE OPPORTUNITY 

We have an opportunity for a motivated Maintenance Superintendent-Execution to join our talented and dedicated Maintenance team. Reporting to the Manager Engineering & Maintenance and overseeing an establishing team of Mechanical Fitters, Boilermakers, E&I Technicians and Lubrication Technicians.

This role will be responsible for supervising the maintenance of the plant, bore fields, site infrastructure and village, also ensuring a safe place of work, people leadership & development and implementation of maintenance KPI attainment and budget management.

This is a permanent full-time position which operates on a FIFO 8:6, 4:3 roster from Perth or DIDO from Port Hedland.  

Key responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Promote the PLS asset Management Framework and Maintenance Excellence program to support best practice maintenance.
• Monitor and drive improvement across all maintenance KPI’s (Availability, MTBF, MTTR and work management).
• Execute maintenance schedules and ensure maintenance activities are recorded consistently and accurately and in a timely manner.
• Take an active role in short and long-term planning of maintenance activities including shutdowns.
• Lead by example in demonstrating a hands-on approach to resolving maintenance issues allocating priority to emergent work orders, in line with core business needs.
• Provide clear instructions to contract partners regarding job allocation, job details, work methods timeframes and allow for adequate feedback.
• Regularly liaise with maintenance, production & metallurgical teams to review current performance, priorities and identify improvement opportunities
• Provide updates to Manager Engineering and Maintenance on long and short-term issues.
• Assist with preparation of maintenance operational budget and the 5-year capital plan to support equipment replacement strategies.
• Support procedures and work practices aimed at preventing accidents or injuries and actively participate in PLS Field Safety Interaction program (INX and Forwood).

ABOUT YOU

• 5-10 yrs. mining industry experience in the maintenance planning area
• Knowledge of statutory safety requirements relevant to the processes
• Systematic planning skills
• Ability to work effectively in a dynamic team environment
• Strong commitment to safety and the environment
• PRONTO experience
• MS Office & Project experience
• WA C class driver’s license
• Relevant trade or engineering qualification (desirable)
• Current proficiency in Providing First Aid (desirable)
• Root Cause Analysis knowledge / experience (desirable)

WHAT WE OFFER:

• Competitive Salary Packaging & Employee Discounts
• Quarterly incentive with share options
• Health & Wellbeing allowance
• Career growth opportunities
• Great accommodation and recreational facilities
• Paid Parental Leave
• Paid Community Leave
• School Holiday care program – with KidsCo at PLS
• Site-based wellness & Recreation facilities
• Take a front row seat in the sustainable energy transformation!

WHAT WE STAND FOR:

• Safety First
• Great People
• We deliver
• One Team
• Shaping Tomorrow

PROMOTING DIVERSITY

PLS recognises that talented people come from diverse backgrounds, who can contribute to our successes in different ways.  We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and strongly recommend women and Australian indigenous people to apply.

As part of our recruitment process, we require a pre-employment medical, drug and alcohol screen and a National Police Clearance (within 6 months).

Short listing for this role will commence immediately.  

We respectfully request agencies not to forward unsolicited resumes unless requested.

Interested to learn more about PLS or registering for future opportunities visit our website  www.pls.com