Leading Hand Maintenance (Residential Role) | Carnarvon

Join a team that values safety, innovation and reliability Leichhardt is currently seeking an experienced Leading Hand Maintenance to provide frontline leadership to the maintenance crew, ensuring all mobile and fixed plant maintenance activities are conducted safely, efficiently, and to a high standard. This is a residential opportunity, no FIFO required.

About the Role

The Leading Hand Maintenance position is responsible for coordinating daily work, supervising trades and contractors, monitoring safety compliance, and supporting the Maintenance Supervisor in achieving maintenance targets.

Key Responsibilities

• Overseeing daily maintenance activities to ensure compliance with safety standards and company policies.
• Supervise and training the maintenance team, including documentation is kept up to date.
• Manages trade employees in maintenance activities.
• Allocate resources or attend maintenance coverage for breakdowns.
• Resolve on the job issues (with regard to planned maintenance activities, maintenance shutdowns, etc.).
• Ensure all maintenance activities comply with industry regulations and standards and keep documentation up to date.
• Develop and maintain effective and collaborative working relationships with direct team members and with broader teams and stakeholders.
• Generate, recognize and implement innovative solutions or new/improved approaches to work or work methods and encourage others to do the same

 About You

You will have previously worked with or have knowledge of Scania, Caterpillar and Komatsu HME systems and be familiar with the relevant online system (such as caterpillar SIS, Scania WIO). Previous experience operating at a similar level and the previous use of Pronto will be highly regarded.

Qualifications & Licences

• Completion of an approved WHS risk management course
• Pass undertaking the relevant legislative examination for a statutory supervisor
• Health & Safety Representative training and/or Certificate IV in Training and Assessment or similar is desired
• WA C Class Driver?s Licence (minimum)
• High Risk Work Licence, EWP, Forklift (LF), Working at Heights, Confined Space

Previous Experience

• Solid experience in in a similar role
• High level of computer literacy (Microsoft Office, Pronto or similar CMMS)
• Excellent communication, organisational and problem-solving skills
• Ability to assess and manage risk
• Experience in salt mining operations highly regarded

Why Join Leichhardt?

Competitive pay including additional allowances for living (or renting) in Carnarvon.

Market leading benefits package including access to discounted health insurance, salary packaging, telehealth consultations, access to our discount portal - reward gateway, travel allowance, death and disability insurance.

Subsidies that include gym membership, dependent education and electrical.

At Lake MacLeod, we look after each other and work together to achieve great results.

If that?s the kind of team you want to be part of, we'd love your application.

This is not a FIFO or DIDO opportunity. All applicants must be eligible to work in Australia (without requiring sponsorship) to be considered for employment.   If you are a suitable candidate for this position, please click the Apply Now button and submit your application. 

Shortlisting and recruitment of this role will commence immediately. We are not accepting agency candidates.