NH3 Maintenance Superintendent

About the role

Orica is seeking an experienced maintenance leader to join its Kooragang Island operations as Maintenance Superintendent. You will lead the safe, reliable and cost-effective execution of maintenance across the Ammonia Plant, bringing together mechanical, electrical, instrumentation and contractor resources to deliver planned and responsive maintenance. This is a hands-on leadership role working closely with Operations, Maintenance Planning and Engineering, from daily maintenance coordination and plant issue response to preparing upcoming work and leading shutdowns, within a Major Hazard Facility.

Key responsibilities

• Lead safe and effective maintenance execution
• Coordinate planned and responsive maintenance activities
• Align priorities with Operations, Planning and Engineering
• Lead maintenance activities during shutdowns and outages
• Improve reliability through defect elimination and root cause analysis
• Manage contractors, resources and maintenance costs
• Coach and develop a capable, accountable maintenance team

Required profile

• Strong leadership in industrial or process maintenance
• Experience leading multidisciplinary maintenance teams
• Strong maintenance execution and work management capability
• Knowledge of process safety, asset integrity and risk management
• An engineering or relevant trade qualification

Required skills

• Experience with SAP PM/EAM or similar maintenance systems
• Strong problem-solving and prioritisation skills