Karara Mining Limited (KML) is an Ansteel Group company formed as a joint venture with Gindalbie Metals Limited. Ansteel is one of the largest iron ore producers and steel makers in China. Located 200km south-east of Geraldton, Western Australia, Karara is the largest mining operation and the first major magnetite mine in the Mid-West. It produces a premium, high-grade concentrate product for export to steelmakers.

The opportunity

We are seeking an experienced Supervisor Electrical Maintenance to join the team on site. You will be responsible for leading a team of Technician’s providing technical expertise and effective people management to maintain assets to prescribed standards maximising equipment availability, desired productivity and high levels of output.

This position operates on an 8 days on 6 days off roster flying out from Perth or DIDO from Geraldton.

To be successful in the role, the following is essential:

• Electrical Instrumentation Ticket.
• WA ‘C’ Class Driver’s License.
• Strong supervision experience leading a team.
• Proven experience in electrical and instrumentation maintenance within mining and mineral processing environment.
• Sound knowledge of maintenance management, strategy development and implementation.
• Demonstrated ability to develop, plan and execute maintenance activities in a deadline driven environment.

Key Duties include (but are not limited to):

• Lead and implement maintenance processes and strategies to ensure tasks are completed in a time and cost effective manner.
• Manage productivity levels of the maintenance team by setting KPI’s and ensuring targets are achieved in a timely manner.
• Engage and collaborate with Supervisors on the planning and execution of maintenance schedules and activities. Attend scheduled production, maintenance and planning meetings.
• Accomplish equipment availability through the utilisation of human and equipment resources.
• Report on completed work with recommendations for appropriate corrective action.
• Maintain reports, records and work procedures within SAP related to the Electrical Maintenance function.
• Undertake failure analysis and preventative maintenance forecasting in collaboration with the Superintendent Electrical Maintenance and Electrical Maintenance Supervisors.
• Ensure stakeholders have the most up to date information to support their functions.
• Seek opportunities to improve maintenance processes increasing equipment utilisation through improvement plans.
• Engage with the Electrical Maintenance team throughout the course of each shift when on Site to ensure personnel any issues or incidents are resolved in a timely manner.
• Complete documented daily shift handovers as per WHS Regulations 2022.
• Prioritise work according to business requirements ensuring resources are available and used in a manner that promotes the greatest return on safety and production. 
• Raise and approve Electrical notifications in a timely manner to ensure scheduling/goods & services purchasing can occur in an accurate and consistent manner and all costs align with department budgets. 
• Ensure team rosters are managed with adequate coverage onsite at all times seeking approval for additional contractor support when required. 
• Adhere to internal department processes, leading by example and promoting importance of compliance to the Maintenance team. 
• Assess daily tasks/work plan and ensure team have completed the correct documentation before commencing tasks, (Take 5’s, JHA’s) approving all documentation and risk assessments prior to work being conducted. 
• Ensure team completes daily tasks/works in a timely manner.
• Track and update progress to key stakeholders for plant outages.
• Ensure Tool Store inventory is managed and kept up-to-date and the required tools are available onsite when needed, requesting approval for hire equipment where necessary.
• Monitor and review ongoing shutdown plans ensuring planned tasks are being completed on time and safety is not compromised. 
• Monitor and manage critical hold points on jobs ensuring all requirements have been met and documentation filled in correctly. 
• Organise emergent works ensuring quality control is performed properly and tasks are carried out in the safest most time effective manner. 
• Complete post outage inspections when necessary.
• Conduct quality audits on execution of critical tasks ensuring processes are understood and being adhered and the task is being completed safely and correctly. 
• Supervise KML and contractor personnel and approve timesheets. 
• Review, identify and report process improvements on actual work completed with recommendations for appropriate corrective action provided to necessary stakeholders.
• Make certain Root Cause Analysis (RCA) are conducted when required providing advice and guidance on completion. 
• Identify and communicate to appropriate personnel any issues or incidents during shift ensuring compliance to the Karara Incident Management Procedure at all times. 
• Assist in preparation for shutdowns ensuring adequate labour, hire equipment, tools and work lists are organised.

About Karara Mining

Located 200 km south-east of Geraldton in the Shire of Perenjori, Western Australia Karara has an expected mine life of 30+ years. The operation includes a large open pit mine, complex ore processing and beneficiation plant and significant infrastructure and logistics networks. As part of the logistics network Karara owns and operates 80km of railway between Tilley Junction and the Karara mine site, linking the Karara Export Terminal at the Port of Geraldton, able to handle up to 16 Mtpa of export product from a dedicated berth, with associated rail and train unloading infrastructure.

At KML, we celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We encourage applicants from all backgrounds, cultures, and experiences to apply, as we believe diversity strengthens our teams and drives innovation.