Make your mark with Thiess 

Every day, all around the world, Thiess supports and celebrates our people. We recognise talent and reward transparency. We champion diversity and embrace change. 

Join us. Hone your skills and develop new ones. Take on big challenges and grow, through mentorship, collaboration and empowerment. 

Thiess is the place to make things happen.

About the role

Thiess is seeking Expressions of Interest for Maintenance Supervisor positions at our QCoal Northern Hub, located approximately 100km south-west of Bowen in the beautiful Whitsunday Coast region of Queensland, just minutes from the township of Collinsville.

As a Maintenance Supervisor, you will play a key role in ensuring the reliability and availability of our mobile equipment fleet. Reporting to the Maintenance Superintendent, you will lead and develop a high-performing team, focusing on safety, efficiency, and cost-effective maintenance practices.

Key responsibilities

• Lead, coach and develop team members by setting clear expectations, monitoring performance and mentoring others
• Manage and execute maintenance work using efficient equipment servicing strategies to achieve targeted service times and schedule compliance rates
• Ensure that work is completed within allowed budget and resources
• Assist the Maintenance Manager & Superintendents in implementing safety plans
• Play an active role in all incident investigations
• Develop and strengthen key internal and external stakeholder relationships

About you

• Experience in open cut coal mining
• Mechanical trade certificate or tertiary qualification in mechanical engineering
• Extensive post trade or relevant mobile maintenance experience in a mining environment
• Previous supervisory experience
• A strong commitment to health, safety, environment and the community
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Proven experience in maintenance planning and condition monitoring
• The ability to work in a high-pressure environment
• Knowledge of relevant mining related legislation

What Thiess can do for you

• Permanent full-time opportunity
• Thiess’ commitment to ongoing training & development
• Even time roster 7/7 (day & nights)
• Tool of Trade included
• Option to stay at camp with full meals/accommodation provided
• Health & wellbeing rewards program through AIA Vitality
• 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 inspires our vision to harness the power of people and technology to drive sustainable change.

At Thiess, you will have the opportunity to play a part in the global energy transition. We are growing our commodities portfolio to include metals and minerals critical to the energy transition, and developing services to enable sustainable mining.

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’ll support you to hone your skills and develop new ones, take on challenges and grow, through mentorship, collaboration and empowerment. We offer our people ongoing technical training and development opportunities so they can reach their full potential. We also invest in the workforce of the future, with a range of programs for people starting their careers.

We recognise the value of an inclusive and diverse workplace through our vision of 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 http://thiess.com/makeyourmark

For more information, please contact hiring@thiess.com

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.

To apply for this role, please click the ‘Apply’ button or the link below.

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.