Maintenance Specialist
BH-337531
Posted: 09/06/2026
- $120/hr + Super
- Australia Western Australia Perth
- Contract
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Mining
Maintenance Improvement Specialist
đź“Ť Perth CBD
đź’° Approx. $120/hr
⏳ 12-Month Contract → Temp-to-Perm Potential
The Opportunity We’re looking for two experienced Maintenance Improvement Specialists to support a major uplift in Maintenance Controller capability within a leading mining operation.
These roles sit at the intersection of operations, maintenance, and digital systems, focused on turning asset health insights into real, measurable improvements on site.
You’ll play a key role in embedding new ways of working across operations, maintenance , and site-based teams, helping transition a complex program into business-as-usual operations.
What You’ll Be Doing
This is a complex and evolving environment, where:
What Next?
Click on the links to apply if this sounds like you. Only shortlisted candidates to be contacted.
MEC123
With over 90 years' combined experience, NES Fircroft (NES) is proud to be the world's leading engineering staffing provider spanning the Oil & Gas, Power & Renewables, Chemicals, Construction & Infrastructure, Life Sciences, Mining and Manufacturing sectors worldwide. With more than 80 offices in 45 countries, we are able to provide our clients with the engineering and technical expertise they need, wherever and whenever it is needed. We offer contractors far more than a traditional recruitment service, supporting with everything from securing visas and work permits, to providing market-leading benefits packages and accommodation, ensuring they are safely and compliantly able to support our clients.
đź“Ť Perth CBD
đź’° Approx. $120/hr
⏳ 12-Month Contract → Temp-to-Perm Potential
The Opportunity We’re looking for two experienced Maintenance Improvement Specialists to support a major uplift in Maintenance Controller capability within a leading mining operation.
These roles sit at the intersection of operations, maintenance, and digital systems, focused on turning asset health insights into real, measurable improvements on site.
You’ll play a key role in embedding new ways of working across operations, maintenance , and site-based teams, helping transition a complex program into business-as-usual operations.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Lead cross-functional Practical Problem Solving (PPS) and structured system reviews
- Translate signals (alarms, asset health data, work management outputs) into actionable maintenance plans
- Develop and embed standardised workflows, playbooks, and decision frameworks
- Drive Management of Change (MoC) across systems, teams, and sites
- Define and track performance and value metrics
- Act as a key interface between various stakeholder groups
- Influence and align stakeholders across functions outside of your direct control
This is a complex and evolving environment, where:
- Systems and processes are still being shaped
- Work cuts across multiple teams and functions
- Success depends on strong stakeholder engagement, influence, and adaptability
- Trade or Engineering qualification- Electrical
- maintenance experience across fixed plant and mobile plant.
- Strong technical knowledge across:
- OEM equipment
- Maintenance and asset management systems
- Proven experience in:
- Management of Change (MoC)
- Complex improvement or transformation initiatives
- Cross-functional stakeholder engagement
- Ability to influence, negotiate, and drive outcomes in a matrix environment
- Exposure to PLCs / SCADA systems
- Experience with 1SAP and maintenance work management processes
- Background in Root Cause Analysis, PPS, or asset health optimisation
- Experience in T1 operations
- Condition monitoring experience
- High-impact role driving real operational improvement
- Work across remote operations and advanced maintenance systems
- Strong pathway into a long-term or permanent position
- Join a team shaping the future of maintenance execution
What Next?
Click on the links to apply if this sounds like you. Only shortlisted candidates to be contacted.
MEC123
With over 90 years' combined experience, NES Fircroft (NES) is proud to be the world's leading engineering staffing provider spanning the Oil & Gas, Power & Renewables, Chemicals, Construction & Infrastructure, Life Sciences, Mining and Manufacturing sectors worldwide. With more than 80 offices in 45 countries, we are able to provide our clients with the engineering and technical expertise they need, wherever and whenever it is needed. We offer contractors far more than a traditional recruitment service, supporting with everything from securing visas and work permits, to providing market-leading benefits packages and accommodation, ensuring they are safely and compliantly able to support our clients.