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Maintenance Supervisor - Medium Vehicles | Peak Downs | BMA

Date:  10 Nov 2026
Job Posting End Date: 
Job Country: 

Australia

Job State/Province:  Queensland
Job Location/Region:  Bowen Basin

About BHP

 

At BHP we support our people to grow, learn, develop their skills and reach their potential. With a global portfolio of operations, we offer a diverse and inclusive environment with extraordinary career opportunities. Our strategy is to focus on creating a safe work environment where our employees feel strongly connected to our values and objectives, and where the capability of our people is key to our success.


Come and be a part of this success here

About The Role

 

We are seeing a Maintenance Supervisor who will lead and support a team to ensure the safe, reliable, and efficient execution of maintenance activities across our medium vehicle fleet. Reporting to the Maintenance Superintendent, you will provide visible leadership, drive a culture of continuous improvement, and ensure maintenance work is executed in line with BHP safety and operational standards. 

 

This role is a 7/7 day shift only roster. 

 

Key Responsibilities:

 

  • Lead and supervise a team of tradespeople and maintenance personnel to achieve safe and efficient maintenance outcomes.
  • Drive a culture of safety leadership, risk management, and compliance with BHP's Charter Values.
  • Ensure all maintenance activities are planned and executed to maximise fleet availability and reliability.
  • Manage day-to-day execution of preventative, corrective, and breakdown maintenance activities.
  • Monitor equipment performance and identify opportunities to improve reliability and reduce downtime.
  • Foster strong engagement and capability development within the maintenance team.
  • Coordinate contractor and stakeholder activities to support operational requirements.
  • Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on safety, productivity, and cost performance.
  • Ensure compliance with statutory requirements, site procedures, and maintenance strategies.

About You

 

  • You are a motivated leader with a strong maintenance background and a commitment to creating high-performing teams.
  • Trade qualification within a relevant mechanical discipline.
  • Demonstrated leadership experience within a mining, heavy industrial, transport, or maintenance environment.
  • Strong understanding of medium vehicle maintenance practices and asset management principles.
  • Experience leading frontline maintenance teams in a safety-critical environment.
  • Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
  • Strong problem-solving and decision-making capability.
  • Experience with maintenance management systems such as SAP and work management processes.
  • A continuous improvement mindset with a focus on delivering sustainable outcomes.

About Our Process

 

At BHP, we are committed to employing individuals who align with the BHP Charter Values and meet the requirements of the role. As part of the recruitment process, there are a number of checks, which may be conducted to demonstrate applicants’ suitability for a role including police / criminal background checks, medical, drug and alcohol testing, due diligence checks, right to work checks, and/or reference checks. 

Supporting a Diverse Workforce

 

The size, stability and magnitude of our business not only provides significant opportunity for professional development, but also attractive salary packages with performance-based bonuses and a best-in-class employee share program. We know there are many aspects of our employees' lives that are important, and work is only one of these, so we offer benefits to enable your work to fit with your life. These benefits include flexible working options, a generous paid parental leave policy, other extended leave entitlements and parent rooms. 
 
At BHP, we know that we are strengthened by diversity. We are an Equal Opportunity employer that is committed to making BHP a safe and inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive and be at their best every day. We are focused on creating a workforce that’s more diverse and represents the communities where we work and live. providing a work environment in which everyone is included, treated fairly and with respect. We are an Equal Opportunity employer and recognise that true diversity includes gender, age, race, disability status, sexual orientation, religion, neurodiversity, education levels, and many more aspects of your identity.
 
BHP is committed to providing a recruitment process that is fair, equitable and accessible for all. If you have a disability, we know that it may be helpful for us to adjust our process to make it equitable for your individual situation. If you would like to reach out to someone about your situation and our recruitment process, please email us at inclusion@bhp.com