Supervisor Ancillary

Country/Region

AU

State

WA

City

Perth

18628

Our Opportunity

Location: Fortescue’s Solomon mine is located on the traditional lands of the Eastern Guruma and Yindjibarndi peoples.

Roster: 7D7N14R - FIFO ex Perth or Busselton

Reporting to the Superintendent Mobile Maintenance Ancillary, the Supervisor Ancillary is responsible for leading the safe, compliant and efficient execution of Ancillary HME maintenance at Solomon.

The role provides visible leadership, supports breakdown & shutdown maintenance delivery, drives work management discipline, builds team capability and ensures maintenance activities are completed in line with Fortescue standards, site requirements and OEM recommendations.

The Supervisor will lead Fortescue, contractor maintenance personnel to deliver safe work, quality maintenance outcomes and a positive team culture across Ancillary HME fleets.

The role oversees maintenance activities across the Ancillary fleet including 130T, 280T and 450 Panther Floats; 993K, 994H, 994K and WA1200-6 Loaders; 16M, 18M and 24M Graders; D10T and PR776 Dozers; 854K Wheeled Dozers; and other ancillary equipment as required.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead a safe, respectful, inclusive and accountable team culture, providing visible field leadership through pre-starts, toolbox meetings, safety interactions and coaching.
• Plan, coordinate and supervise breakdown, shutdown and planned maintenance activities, ensuring work is completed safely and to Fortescue, legislative and OEM standards.
• Drive strong work management discipline across SAP work orders, defect management, preventative maintenance compliance and effective shift handovers.
• Lead, coach and develop Fortescue and contractor personnel through regular performance conversations, field leadership, VOCs, qualifications and task competency development.
• Monitor maintenance performance, repeat defects, reliability issues and compliance, escalating risks and identifying opportunities for continuous improvement.

Partner with Planning, Operations, Reliability, Safety and support teams to deliver aligned maintenance outcomes, including hazard management, incident investigations and corrective actions.

Qualifications and Experience

• Trade qualified Heavy Diesel Fitter or Auto Electrician with Schedule 26 qualification.
• Proven mobile maintenance supervisory experience, including leading trade and contractor teams within high-risk mining environments.
• Strong safety leadership with sound knowledge of WHS obligations, critical controls, Fortescue standards, site procedures and relevant WA mining legislation.
• Demonstrated work management capability across SAP, planned maintenance, defect management and maintenance execution.
• Strong leadership, coaching and communication skills, with demonstrated ability to develop people, coordinate contractors and engage effectively with key stakeholders.

Proficiency in SAP, Excel, Word, SuccessFactors and Anaplan, with experience in incident investigation, reliability improvement, defect elimination or continuous improvement initiatives.

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.

https://fortescue.com/careers

Internal Candidates / Current Contractors please apply via Success Factors Careers Portal. For further information on how to apply please visit the Fortescue Hub.

Fortescue reserves the right to close applications early should a suitable pool of candidates be identified. Fortescue will never contact you to ask for payment of any kind, whether directly or through a third party.

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