Leading Hand - Field

Macmahon provides extensive mining, civil design and construction, performance enhancement, and site maintenance services across Australia and Southeast Asia. With a strong commitment to a values-based culture, we celebrate over 60 years of success and development. 

We are seeking an experienced Maintenance Leading Hand to oversee field maintenance operations on heavy mobile equipment at our Foxleigh project. This hands-on leadership role is critical to ensuring equipment reliability, crew performance, and safety compliance.

About the Role 

• Lead daily maintenance on Komatsu 830E, Liebherr T264, CAT 789C haul trucks, CAT D10/D11 dozers, CAT 16M/H graders, and CAT 6060, Hitachi EX3600 excavators.
• Diagnose and repair faults in hydraulics, engines, transmissions, and electrical systems. 
• Coordinate planned shutdowns and unscheduled repairs to minimise production impact. 
• Supervise trades including fitters, auto electricians, and boilermakers across shifts.
• Conduct pre-start inspections and post-repair testing to ensure equipment readiness.
• Liaise with planning and production teams to align maintenance priorities.

About You 

To succeed in this role, you’ll bring:

• Certificate III in Mechanical Fitting, Auto Electrical, or Fabrication.
• Proven experience in open-cut coal mining equipment maintenance.
• S1, S2, S3 modules or Standard 11 (or willingness to obtain).
• Strong leadership, troubleshooting, and communication skills.
• Familiarity with QLD mining legislation and CMMS systems.

Employee Benefits 

• Paid parental leave benefits.
• Continuous career development opportunities.
• Dedicated support for lifestyle, financial, and mental health.
• Access to exclusive employee discounts with Macmahon retail, vehicle, insurance, and banking partners.

Be More at Macmahon  

Across Macmahon's team, you will find positive stories of people embracing opportunities to develop and grow their careers going on to celebrate impressive career milestones that contribute to our success. With over 9,000 highly skilled people in our team, we're proud of the values-based culture we have built over 60 years which is the driving force propelling our people to continually aspire to Be More.

About Macmahon  

Macmahon is a leading Australian contract mining company with projects throughout Australia and Southeast Asia. Delivering a comprehensive range of surface and underground mining, civil design and construction, performance enhancement, and mine site maintenance and rehabilitation services to the resources sector. 

Recruitment Process   

Successful applicants must pass a pre-employment medical, including drug and alcohol screening, as well as criminal history and qualification checks. Proof of working rights in Australia (valid passport, birth certificate, citizenship certificate, or current visa grant notification) is also required.

Macmahon is an equal opportunity employer and strongly encourages suitably qualified women and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders to apply.

Macmahon Winning Values   

United | Integrity | Courage | Pride