Shutdown Superintendent – Conveyor Maintenance | Guinea FIFO

About the opportunity

Boton Guinea is seeking an experienced Shutdown Superintendent to support conveyor maintenance services at the Simandou Mine Processing Plant in Guinea on an 6/3 roster.

This is a senior shutdown leadership position responsible for planning, coordinating and controlling the execution of planned shutdowns, major conveyor belt change-outs, significant repair works and urgent recovery campaigns.

Reporting to the Contract Manager or Site Superintendent, you will lead shutdown supervisors, leading hands, rigging specialists, belt-splicing crews, mechanical crews and support personnel.

Key responsibilities

You will:

• Develop shutdown execution strategies based on the approved scope, forecast and site constraints.
• Prepare shutdown manpower forecasts, equipment plans, mobilisation dates and staging requirements.
• Coordinate crane, rigging, access, scaffolding, permit, isolation and support-equipment requirements.
• Verify belt-change methodologies, belt-pull calculations, rigging plans and traffic controls.
• Confirm workforce and equipment readiness in advance of each shutdown.
• Lead shutdown progress meetings during every active shift.
• Manage critical-path activities, constraints, actions, delays and recovery plans.
• Coordinate work-front access, isolations, cranes, EWPs, tooling, spares, splice tents and quality hold points.
• Ensure effective written handovers between day and night shifts.
• Maintain accurate labour, equipment, standby, disruption and delay records.
• Escalate changes to scope, access, sequencing, duration or resource requirements.
• Ensure work packs, QA records, photographs, defects and punch-list items are complete before release.
• Lead shutdown close-out reviews and lessons-learned activities.

About you

You will have:

• At least ten years’ mining shutdown execution experience.
• Demonstrated experience leading conveyor belt change-outs and major conveyor repairs.
• Experience managing multi-shift shutdown teams.
• A mechanical trade qualification, shutdown or project-management qualification, or equivalent major shutdown leadership experience.
• Strong knowledge of conveyor systems, splicing, belt pulls, rigging and lifting interfaces.
• Experience coordinating cranes, scaffolding, EWPs, permits, isolations and access requirements.
• Strong understanding of critical-risk controls and safe shutdown execution.
• Experience with scheduling tools, SAP, RTBS or equivalent maintenance systems.
• Strong daily progress-reporting, action-tracking and delay-recording capability.
• Professional working proficiency in English.

French-language capability will be highly regarded, particularly for local workforce supervision and communication.

Mobilisation requirements

Appointment will be subject to:

• Medical and fitness-for-work clearance.
• Visa and international travel requirements.
• Site inductions and access approval.
• Verification of qualifications, licences and competencies.
• Company and client mobilisation approval.

What is offered

• A senior shutdown leadership role on an international mining project.
• Responsibility for major conveyor shutdowns and belt change-outs.
• Direct accountability for shutdown safety, execution and schedule performance.
• Immediate start
• 6/3 roster

Pay: $150,000.00 – $162,000.00 per year

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Perth WA: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Application Question(s):

• Do you have a recognised HSEC qualification, safety diploma, degree or equivalent professional experience?
• Do you have strong knowledge of critical-risk controls relating to isolation, lifting, mobile equipment, working at heights, confined spaces, hazardous energy and line-of-fire exposure?

Experience:

• HSE: 7 years (Required)

Language:

• English (Required)

Willingness to travel:

• 50% (Required)

Work Location: In person