Superintendent Maintenance – Long Term Planning

About the role

Thiess is looking for an experienced and motivated Superintendent Maintenance – Long Term Planning to join its team at the Mongolia Project. The role plans and schedules long-term maintenance for all Mongolia mobile plant and equipment, following the strategies set out in the Thiess JDE MMA, so that the equipment fleet achieves maximum availability through managed component supply and repair facility availability.

Key responsibilities

• Guide and mentor client Planners and Reliability Engineers, and support the onsite Maintenance Superintendent.
• Deliver the monthly Long-Term Planning commitments through the Long-Term Planning Team and onto the site.
• Advise site-based Planners on developing planning strategies.
• Work with OEMs and key suppliers to improve delivery, and liaise with the Plant & Asset Lead – Reliability to monitor and update fleet reliability processes.
• Monitor diagnostic and condition monitoring activities to determine planned maintenance needs, and re-prioritise planned work to meet operational requirements.
• Identify ways to improve maintenance quality and efficiency through better planning and new technologies, and implement OEM service letter updates.
• Follow the Thiess Asia/Mongolia Change Management Process for changes to asset strategies and design registration.

Required profile

• Trade qualification, engineering degree or equivalent experience.
• Experience in maintenance operations and scheduling/planning maintenance for large mining equipment.
• Experience in maintenance warehousing and inventory management.
• Supervision of maintenance crews preferred.
• Strong communication skills and ability to negotiate with stakeholders.

Required skills

• Proficiency in the MS Office suite.
• Computerised maintenance management systems such as JDE or SAP.
• Contract management, including subcontractors, and supply chain management.

What we offer

• A competitive salary package.
• Ongoing training and development opportunities.
• A safety-first culture across operations.

Applicants go through a pre-employment process including two employment references, a national police check and a medical assessment. Thiess does not charge fees at any stage of recruitment.