Superintendent Planning & Reliability

Whitehaven Coal is the dominant player in Australia’s coal mining industry! With a culture based on our STRIVE values, our reputation for excellence in project delivery and safe, efficient and environmentally responsible operations continues to grow.

Our STRIVE Values connect us and define how we behave. Whitehaven Coal award, recognise and celebrate individuals and teams going above and beyond the requirements of their role to deliver excellent outcomes while demonstrating our values of Safety, Teamwork, Respect, Integrity, Value and Excellence. 

About Daunia Mine:

Daunia mine is a high performing operation in Queensland's Bowen Basin, producing premium metallurgical coal for global export since 2013. Located southeast of Moranbah and neighbouring Whitehaven's Winchester South project, Daunia is equipped with world class infrastructure and autonomous haulage technology, enabling safe and efficient operations.

What truly sets Daunia apart is its people. We’re proud to foster a supportive, collaborative culture that values everyone’s contributions, encourages personal growth, and focuses on safety. At Daunia, our team doesn’t just work together, they build each other up, creating an environment where skills, ideas, and passion for the work we do thrives.

About The Role:

We are seeking an experienced and driven Superintendent Planning & Reliability to lead a multidisciplinary team in supporting Daunia’s safe and efficient operation. In this pivotal role, you will oversee short and mid-term maintenance planning, reliability engineering, and scheduling functions as well as having an oversight of the long-term planning function located centrally, to ensure optimal asset performance in an autonomous mining environment.

With a team of 12 reports and through collaboration with the Asset Management team in Brisbane, you will be responsible for delivering executable maintenance schedules, driving reliability improvements, and managing the annual maintenance budget. Your leadership will be key in aligning tactical maintenance execution with strategic asset management goals, contributing directly to Daunia’s productivity and ongoing success.

This is a site-based position working a 4on/3off Monday to Thursday roster.

What You'll Do:

• Lead a high performing team of short-term maintenance planners and reliability engineers, driving operational excellence and asset reliability in a dynamic, autonomous mining environment.
• Ensure maintenance visibility across autonomous operations by integrating planning, scheduling, and reliability practices that optimise equipment uptime and production efficiency.
• Drive strategic alignment by connecting short-term maintenance execution with long-term asset planning and budgeting functions in collaboration with group Asset Management based in Brisbane.
• Champion reliability Improvements through data-driven analysis, root cause investigations, and proactive maintenance strategies to extend asset life and reduce unplanned downtime.
• Deliver annual maintenance budgets, weekly work schedules, and continuous improvement initiatives that support safe, sustainable production targets.

What You'll Bring:

• A tertiary Mechanical or Electrical Engineering qualification or relevant Trade qualification.

• An inspirational leader with prior experience in a similar role, preferably in an open-cut coal mining environment.
• Minimum of 7 years in the mining, mineral processing or heavy industries with a strong working knowledge of Maintenance Planning and Computerised Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS).
• Advanced knowledge of SAP4Hana is required.
• Advanced knowledge of AMT is required.

Why Whitehaven Coal?

• FIFO from Brisbane or Cairns plus DIDO and local residential options available

• 26 weeks paid parental leave   
• Competitive salary packages with salary sacrificing options (local living & novated leases) 
• Employee Referral Scheme - $4,000 for Successful Referrals! 
• Employee discounts: groceries, petrol, fashion, entertainment plus more
• Career development, mentorship and coaching.  
  
  

Whitehaven Coal is committed to increasing the representation of women and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in the workplace. We strive for an inclusive workplace that engages people from diverse backgrounds and welcomes diversity of gender, culture and experience. 

Whitehaven Coal is working with the RSL Employment Program to support veterans and partners of current or former Defence members in finding meaningful and sustainable employment. If you would like assistance with your application, you can reach out to the program via the following link: https://www.rslqld.org/find-help/employment 

Whitehaven Coal is an endorsed Circle Back Initiative Employer.

To be considered for this position you must have the right to work in Australia.

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