Senior Site Supervisor - OpenCut & Plant

About Orica

At Orica, it’s the power of our people that leads change and shapes our futures.  Every day, all around the world, our people help mobilise vital resources essential to progress. Established in 1874, we have grown to become the world leader in mining and civil blasting with a diverse of team of more than 13,000 across the world. 

It’s an exciting time to join us – we are shaping the future of mining through digital and automated technologies, embracing new ways of thinking, pioneering innovation and reimagining the way we work.

About the role

The primary purpose of the Senior Site Supervisor Open Cut & Plant is to direct onsite operations, teams, and equipment across open-cut mining and manufacturing facilities while ensuring compliance with service level agreements, regulatory standards, and organizational safety protocols.

This role drives operational excellence through analytical decision-making, continuous improvement initiatives, and strategic planning that optimize production schedules, reduce costs, and maximize profitability while maintaining the highest standards of safety, environmental stewardship, and customer satisfaction.

What you will be doing

Operational Excellence and Compliance

• Provides analytical and decision support to the area manager to drive continuous improvement initiatives aimed at reducing operational costs
• Participates in short, medium and long-term planning activities for the site
• Completes mandatory monthly inventory counts and reconciliations, conducts safety meetings, and prepares the annual Letter of Assurance, ensuring all assigned actions are completed within required databases
• Audits and inspects site operations to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and company safety policies
• Assists in the preparation of fixed cost budgets, capital expenditures, staffing, equipment requirements, and keeps the resource model updated
• Analyses site inventories to minimise product quantities and improve site profitability through stock rotation and effective management
• Schedules daily activities of employees to meet customer needs and oversees site management, including raw material ordering and preventative maintenance
• Manages and responds to operational issues by developing and implementing action plans
• Communicates and manages all external regulatory agency audits and inspections, implementing necessary action plans as required

Production Performance and Customer Focus

• Maintains, develops, and grows accounts in a safe and profitable manner, meeting corporate goals and enhancing customer satisfaction
• Communicates regularly with customers to identify opportunities for improving Orica services
• Ensures products meet quality and volume requirements on an hourly and daily basis
• Responds to and communicates any deviations from production plans
• Delivers process planning as an integral component of maintenance planning and scheduling
• Ensures the plant operates within the defined safe operating window at all times
• Maximises plant operating time within the defined efficiency window and ensures efficient use of raw materials
• Executes both planned and unplanned plant preparations, including permit to work processes, to enable safe and efficient maintenance (including shutdowns)

People Development and Safety

• Ensures all employees complete mandatory training, with proper documentation maintained
• Manages employee training plans and documents all training activities
• Develops, motivates, and supervises employees to achieve their full potential while maintaining safe customer service standards
• Conducts regular scheduled and unscheduled plant equipment and general inspections, formalising outcomes and actions
• Maintains strong housekeeping, record keeping, and preventative maintenance programs
• Ensures non-compliances are promptly reported for investigation and resolution

What you will bring

BAND E PEOPLE LEADER
* Minimum 8 years experience post professional qualification, including 5 years of direct people management experience.
* Proven ability to lead a team, including building a collaborative approach in the development of the direction and operations of the workstream.
* Proven influencer, able to manage processes across multiple stakeholder groups.
* Experience in implementing process improvement initiatives would be desirable.
* Demonstrated skills associated with building strong vendor &/or customer relationships
* Financial accumen & budgeting experience.

BAND E TECHNICAL SPECIALIST
* Minimum 7 years experience post professional qualification.
* Proven influencer, able to manage processes across multiple stakeholder groups.
* Experience in implementing process improvement initiatives would be desirable.
* Demonstrated skills associated with building strong vendor &/or customer relationships
* Financial accumen & budgeting experience.

Role dependent - technical &/or functional business system applications required for tasks (e.g. SAP, SF, Concur, analytics/visualisation tools, engineering software, etc.) 
 

Role dimensions

Span of control:
* Headcount – up to 10 Direct, 'X' Indirect

Financial accountability:
* Role dependent
* Operating budget - $X

Sphere of influence:
* Division / Functional Specialty SME

Travel requirements:
* Role dependent

Your qualifications

Insert tertiary qualification required for role (e.g. Accountant must have a tertiary degree in an Accounting discipline, an Engineer must have a tertiary degree in an Engineering discipline)

How you shape and influence others

* Demonstrates courage, models resilience and flexibility
* Possess unquestioned reputation for integrity, ethics, personal values and solid character
* Builds the trust of others  
* Strong stakeholder management, interpersonal and communication skills
* Self-aware and open to feedback 
* Strong attention to detail, with a high level of accuracy, integrity & accountability
* Work effectively across business unit boundaries to develop and align diverse stakeholders 
* High level decision making & problem solving skills
* Self-motivated, well organised and logical, with ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
* Strong people management and influencing skills
 

What we offer

As part of a truly global company, you will have the ability to grow and learn in a diverse, collaborative culture. We foster relationships and learning through connected global and local teams, promote flexible and diverse career paths and support the development of your knowledge and skills. 

You will be paid a competitive salary, learn from talented individuals across multiple disciplines and be able to thrive in a safe workplace within a collaborative culture. Ignite your career at a place where your distinct potential can find its home.

We respect and value all

Orica promotes and fosters a culture of inclusion and Equal Opportunity Employment everywhere we operate. We treat our people and applicants with fairness, dignity, and respect, getting the best of everyone’s contributions. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, nationality, age, military or veteran, marital or disability status.

Competencies

Skills