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Supervisor - Mechanical Maintenance
Job highlights
  • Supervise and Lead Maintenance Crew and Contractors
  • Townsville, Queensland, Australia
  • Monday to Friday, 8 hour days
Job ID 6148 Closing date 12/11/2025 Last Updated 28/10/2025

Supervisor – Mechanical Maintenance
Smelting & Refining, Refinery & Port, CRL Maintenance
Townsville, Qld
Ref. No. 6148

The Role
Copper Refineries currently have a vacancy for a Mechanical Maintenance Supervisor. Reporting to the Maintenance Coordinator, you will be required to manage and lead a diverse and skilled maintenance team and manage contractor activities.

This challenging and rewarding role will require you to:

  • Supervise and Lead Maintenance Crew and Contractors 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 reach daily targets and outcomes.
  • Work collaboratively 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
  • Proficient 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:

  • Extensive experience in fault finding and troubleshooting hydraulic and pneumatic systems
  • Knowledge and maintenance experience of centrifugal and screw type pumps, boilers, compressors
  • 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 Monday-Friday 8h dayshift roster.

For further information please contact: Andrew Fabbro on 07 4781 8327.

Applications close: 8am Wednesday, 12th November 2025