Superintendent Electrical Maintenance - Gold Processing Plant

About the role

The Superintendent Electrical Maintenance acts in the Senior Superintendent Process Plant role, overseeing all site electrical, instrumentation, power generation and non-process infrastructure maintenance activities and personnel. The role leads the safe, reliable and cost-effective operation of the Gold Processing Plant's electrical and instrumentation systems, the back-up diesel power station and non-process infrastructure, and is accountable for planning, executing and continuously improving preventative, predictive and corrective maintenance.

Key responsibilities

• Lead safety, environment and community relations: promote a proactive safety culture, ensure compliance with safety standards and permit-to-work, isolation and LOTO procedures, investigate incidents and maintain environmental compliance.
• Manage electrical maintenance: plan and run preventive, predictive and corrective maintenance, develop maintenance plans for substations, motors, drives and protection systems, manage shutdowns and spares, coordinate contractors and vendors, and contribute to capital projects.
• Support budgeting, forecasting and cost control, and report maintenance performance, KPIs and reliability metrics to management.
• Lead, mentor and develop the maintenance teams, coach and train staff, conduct performance reviews and build relationships across operations, maintenance, engineering and support functions.

Required profile

• At least seven years' leadership experience at Superintendent level or above in process plant electrical, instrumentation, power generation and non-process infrastructure maintenance within a mineral processing facility.
• Trade qualification minimum as an electrician; diploma or degree in electrical engineering or a related discipline desired.
• Trained and competent to perform high-voltage switching; prepared to undertake external training.
• Desired: experience in gold processing, instrumentation and process control, power generation and non-process infrastructure, reliability improvement initiatives, condition monitoring and predictive maintenance.

Required skills

• High- and low-voltage electrical systems, power distribution, motor control, protection systems and instrumentation.
• Preventive, predictive and reliability-centred maintenance principles.
• Computerised Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS), preferably Pronto.
• Strong analytical, organisational and communication skills, and ability to work in a multicultural environment.

Applications are submitted by email with the advertised job title as the subject line and close on 19 November 2026. The incumbent may occasionally work outside normal hours and travel on company business.