Job highlights
- Staff opportunity with an attractive package renumeration package and benefits
- Townsville, Queensland, Australia
- Townsville based position
Job ID
18836
Closing date
23/01/2026
Last Updated
23/12/2025
Supervisor - Shift Maintenance (Electrical)
Smelting & Refining, Refinery & Port, CRL Maintenance
Townsville, Qld
Ref. No. 18836
The Role
Copper Refineries currently have a vacancy for a Shift Maintenance Supervisor. Reporting to the Maintenance Coordinator, you will be required to manage and lead a diverse and talented maintenance team, both mechanical and electrical.
This challenging and rewarding role will require you to:
- Supervise and Lead Maintenance Crew in maintaining Refinery assets and supporting Business Plan Objectives
- Maximise plant availability through adequate execution of preventative, corrective and unplanned maintenance tasks, prioritising and making decisions accordingly, timely escalation where required
- Communicate closely with all other work groups and departments.
- Conduct regular compliance audits and workplace inspections
- Be task focused and prepared to work with others to achieve daily targets and outcomes.
- Challenge the status quo and operate under the belief that all injuries are avoidable
- Think logically to solve problems and create value
You will have the following skillset and attributes:
- Supervisory experience and an Electrical Trade
- A minimum of 5 years previous experience within the mining or heavy industry environment
- Strong organisational skills and the ability to adapt to changing priorities,
- Demonstrated high level of communication and interpersonal skills along with a professional work standard
- A commitment to safety and the ability to engage others in that commitment
The following would also be highly regarded:
- Proven experience in fault finding and troubleshooting hydraulic and pneumatic systems
- Knowledge and maintenance experience of centrifugal and screw type pumps
- Hands-on experience with fixed plant maintenance
- SAP experience
- Trainer / assessor experience
- S1, S2, S3
- Intermediate skills in Microsoft Office Suite
This position is residential based in Townsville and requires you to work a 4x4 - 12-hour Day/Night roster.
For further information please contact: Andrew Fabbro on 07 4781 8327.
Applications close: 8am Friday 23 January 2025