Maintenance Superintendent
Pinkenba, QLD
6 Month Contract 
Hourly Rate – $70 Dollars + Super 

Lead maintenance strategy and execution across multiple critical terminal assets, ensuring safe, reliable, and efficient operations within a complex industrial environment.

We are partnering with a leading industrial organisation to appoint an experienced Maintenance Superintendent to oversee maintenance operations across a portfolio of regional terminal facilities.
This is a key leadership role responsible for coordinating preventative and breakdown maintenance, managing asset reliability, and ensuring compliance with safety, regulatory, and operational standards across multiple sites.

The Role:
Reporting to the Operations Manager, you will:

• Plan, coordinate, and supervise all maintenance activities across multiple terminal sites
• Lead day-to-day execution of preventative, planned, and breakdown maintenance works
• Ensure all maintenance activities are delivered safely in line with permit systems, procedures, and regulatory requirements
• Manage and optimise the Computerised Maintenance Management System (MEX), including work orders, asset data, and maintenance history
• Review and action inspection reports across tanks, piping, rotating equipment, and hazardous areas
• Coordinate contractors and internal teams to deliver maintenance works effectively
• Develop maintenance schedules aligned to operational priorities and KPIs
• Manage spare parts inventory including identification and control of critical spares
• Support minor capital works including scoping, procurement, and supervision of installation activities
• Lead root cause analysis (RCA) activities to identify recurring issues and improve asset reliability
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives across maintenance systems and processes
• Maintain documentation and ensure compliance with quality standards and audit requirements
• Prepare reports and contribute to maintenance and operations planning meetings
• Ensure all works are completed in line with safety management systems including permits and risk assessments

About You:
We are seeking a proactive and hands-on maintenance leader who brings:

• Engineering degree or relevant technical qualification (preferred)
• 5–10+ years’ experience in heavy industry, terminals, oil & gas, or similar environments
• Strong background in preventative and breakdown maintenance within industrial operations
• Experience managing maintenance systems such as MEX or similar CMMS platforms
• Knowledge of relevant Australian and international standards (AS, API, ASME, ANSI)
• Strong understanding of safety, environmental, and regulatory requirements, particularly around hazardous materials
• Experience coordinating contractors and supervising maintenance activities on site
• Exposure to minor capital works and maintenance project delivery
• Strong problem-solving capability including root cause analysis
• Experience with risk assessments (SWMS/JSA), permits, and high-risk work activities
• Solid stakeholder engagement skills across operations, engineering, and external vendors

This role requires a strong leader who can balance hands-on maintenance execution with strategic asset management and continuous improvement.

Why This Role?

• Lead maintenance across multiple critical industrial terminal assets
• Key leadership position with strong operational influence
• Opportunity to drive reliability and continuous improvement initiatives
• Work within a safety-focused, high-performing industrial environment

If you are interested in this position, please apply or reach out for a confidential discussion to Eimear Hunt on 0408589593.