Job highlights
  • Excellent remuneration package and employee benefits
  • Townsville, Queensland, Australia
  • Townsville based position
Job ID 18838 Closing date 23/01/2026 Last Updated 23/12/2025

Supervisor - Shift Maintenance (Mechanical)
Smelting & Refining, Refinery & Port, CRL Maintenance
Townsville, Qld
Ref. No. 18838

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 a Mechanical 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