Supervisor - U/G Fixed Mechanical Maintenance

About the role

As the Supervisor – Underground Mechanical Fixed Plant at Ernest Henry, you will play a critical role in leading the underground mechanical team and ensuring the safe and reliable performance of fixed plant assets across site.

Reporting to the Superintendent – UG Mechanical Fixed Plant, you will take ownership of both people safety and asset reliability, driving standards, managing risks and ensuring infrastructure operates at peak performance.

You will combine strong technical capability with hands-on leadership, driving safety, reliability and continuous improvement while maintaining high operational standards.

Key responsibilities for the role include:

• Championing safety and ensuring compliance with site standards
• Supervising and coordinating underground mechanical teams
• Overseeing maintenance execution on fixed plant and materials-handling systems
• Delivering maintenance schedules and managing breakdowns effectively
• Driving reliability and asset performance across underground infrastructure
• Coaching and mentoring tradespersons and apprentices
• Managing labour, materials and resource utilisation
• Ensuring accurate work order completion and data integrity
• Supporting continuous improvement and operational outcomes

About you

You are a proactive leader with a strong focus on safety, reliability and team performance within an underground environment.You bring a hands-on approach, value precision and structure, and are confident leading teams in a dynamic operational setting.

We are looking for candidates with the following skills and experience

• Certificate III in Engineering – Mechanical Trade (Fitting/Machining)
• Supervisor training (e.g. S123)
• Experience in underground mining or heavy industry
• Experience with fixed plant, dewatering and hoisting systems
• Strong leadership and people management capability
• Ability to make decisions in a fast-paced environment
• Strong safety focus and risk awareness
• Current C Class Driver’s Licence

About us

From humble beginnings in 2011, Evolution Mining is now a leading gold producer, operating six mines across Australia and Canada. Enacting our vision to be inspired people creating a premier global gold company, we are indeed a bold team with a bright future. Our operational diversity offers our employees access to many experiences and career opportunities within the one company. So, whether you choose to work at one of our underground or open pit operations, explore for our future as part of our Discovery team, or join our Group Office, we know you'll have a bright future with us.

At Ernest Henry

At Ernest Henry, our mine life extension to 2040 and a doubling of ore reserves offers more operational diversity on site, and a bright future for our people and the community.

Your Benefits

At Evolution, we support, develop and reward everyone who chooses to be a part of our bright future. Your benefits include relocation assistance, salary packaging (i.e. novated car leasing, remote area housing), quarterly bonuses, employee share scheme, referral bonuses, recognition programs, study assistance, discounted health insurance, and allowances for DIDO and local employees.

At Ernest Henry, you can choose what suits your priorities. Work an attractive fly-in/fly-out (FIFO) roster from Brisbane, Cairns and Townsville or a drive-in/drive-out (DIDO) roster and take advantage of our top-class camp, or live local in the close-knit community of Cloncurry and be home every night.

This roster is 8/6 and a 12-hour day.

We understand that flexible work means something different to everyone and encourage you to have a conversation about the flexible work options available.