Based in Mount Isa, this residential position works a 9 day 5/2, 4/3 roster, with relocation assistance available for candidates and their families looking to make the move.
Glencore is one of the world's largest diversified natural resource companies, operating across more than 35 countries and producing over 60 commodities. Within Australia, Glencore Metals Australia operates a diverse portfolio of mining and processing assets across Queensland, the Northern Territory and Western Australia, with safety, innovation and operational excellence at the forefront of everything they do.
Your Benefits
- Competitive remuneration package with 13% superannuation
- Relocation assistance including up to 12 weeks transit accommodation
- Access to Glencore Rewards including health insurance discounts and retail offers
- Leadership development programs and genuine long-term career opportunities
- Opportunity to lead critical engineering projects within a major mining operation
Reporting to the Manager – GFM Maintenance, you will lead the Engineering Projects team responsible for delivering capital projects, engineering improvements and technical support across the George Fisher Mine.
Leading a multidisciplinary team across Mechanical, Electrical, Structural and Civil disciplines, you will ensure projects are delivered safely, efficiently and in line with operational priorities, while fostering a high-performing engineering culture.
This is a highly visible leadership role requiring strong stakeholder engagement across operations, maintenance and technical services to deliver sustainable improvements across site.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the Engineering Projects team to safely deliver capital and sustaining projects
- Prioritise engineering resources to meet operational and budget objectives
- Manage multidisciplinary engineering projects from concept through to delivery
- Support maintenance, reliability and operations with engineering expertise
- Coordinate engineering support for shutdowns and major maintenance activities
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives across plant and infrastructure
- Manage engineering budgets, forecasting and project performance
- Build strong relationships across operations, maintenance and leadership teams
You are an experienced engineering leader with a strong background in mining, maintenance or capital project delivery. You enjoy leading teams, influencing stakeholders and delivering practical engineering outcomes within an operational environment.
You will bring:
- Degree qualified Mechanical or Electrical Engineer
- Experience leading engineering, maintenance or capital project teams within mining
- Strong background delivering engineering projects in operational environments
- Proven people leadership and team development experience
- Budget management and project planning capability
- Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills
- Knowledge of asset management and maintenance strategies
- Experience with SAP or similar CMMS platforms
- S1, S2 and S3 qualifications (or willingness to obtain)
Stellar Recruitment is pleased to be assisting Glencore with this key appointment.
Please apply via SEEK, or contact Max Duffy – Principal Consultant | Construction & Engineering for a confidential discussion.


