Plant Maintenance Team Leader

About the role

We are seeking a highly capable Team Leader – Plant Maintenance to lead our maintenance team at Woodman Point. The position involves ensuring the safe, reliable, and efficient operation of critical wastewater treatment and resource recovery assets. Woodman Point is upgrading to one of the most sophisticated wastewater treatment plants in Australia, with new assets such as thermal hydrolysis, steam generation, significant methane production, and power generation.

Responsibilities

• Operational Leadership:
  • Lead maintenance operations and team performance by coordinating preventative and corrective maintenance programs, managing workforce planning, and prioritizing work across critical mechanical, gas, steam, and process equipment.
  • Provide technical leadership and operational support through complex fault-finding, maintenance oversight, plant shutdowns, commissioning activities, asset upgrades, and emergency response management.
  • Champion safety and compliance by fostering a strong safety culture, conducting safety observations and toolbox meetings, monitoring compliance requirements, and participating in standby and after-hours support arrangements as required.
• Safety & Compliance:
  • Provide governance and technical oversight as an Authorised Person, Permit Holder, and Supervising Gas Fitter for complex gas systems and Type B appliance installations.
  • Ensure safety, environmental, and regulatory compliance by leading risk assessments, implementing controls for high-risk activities, and managing audits, inspections, and certification requirements.
  • Drive a culture of continuous safety improvement through proactive hazard management, compliance monitoring, and ongoing enhancement of team safety performance.
• Business Performance & Continuous Improvement:
  • Drive asset performance and operational efficiency by leading initiatives that improve reliability, optimise plant performance, and support continuous improvement across maintenance activities.
  • Manage maintenance planning and project delivery through effective scheduling, resource optimization, maintenance upgrades, repairs, shutdown planning, and improvement projects.
  • Support business outcomes and compliance by providing technical input to capital works, monitoring maintenance performance, preparing operational reports, and ensuring procurement and contractor management requirements are met.
• Leadership:
  • Lead and develop a high-performing maintenance team through effective coaching, mentoring, training, and talent development to build capability and support long-term success.
  • Foster a culture of accountability and continuous improvement by driving engagement, performance, and alignment of team objectives with operational and organizational priorities.

Requirements

• Relevant trade qualification in a Mechanical trade or Gas Fitting, or an equivalent recognized qualification.
• Significant experience within a complex process industry, operations, and maintenance environment.
• Proven leadership and supervisory experience managing multi-disciplinary maintenance teams.
• Current Gas Fitting Permit or Authorization relating to Type G & I systems and Type B appliance installations.
• Demonstrated experience performing the function of Supervising Gas Fitter and/or Gas Authorisation Holder.
• Experience in Water Resource Recovery and wastewater treatment operations is an advantage.
• Strong troubleshooting experience within wastewater treatment and industrial processing environments.
• Experience managing major maintenance activities, shutdowns, and projects.
• Current Western Australian C Class Driver's Licence.

Qualifications & Skills

• Comprehensive knowledge of mechanical, hydraulic, and gas systems.
• Strong understanding of high-pressure, high-temperature, and generation systems.
• Sound knowledge of relevant safety legislation, compliance requirements, and industry standards.
• Experience with preventative maintenance strategies, reliability improvement, and asset management practices.
• Strong risk management capability and commitment to safe work practices.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to engage stakeholders at all levels.
• Strong planning, organizational, and decision-making abilities.

Benefits

• Real flexibility with options to work from home, 9-day fortnight, flexible work hours.
• Two well-being days each year to do whatever you need to do to feel good.
• Access to long service leave pro rata after 3 years of service.
• Purchase additional leave of up to 12 weeks or work 4 years at a reduced salary and take the fifth year off as paid leave.
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural and ceremonial leave of up to 5 days to maintain cultural connection and wellbeing.