Field Maintenance Leading Hand - QCoal

Make your mark with Thiess

Every day, all around the world, Thiess supports and celebrates our people. We recognise talent, reward transparency, champion diversity and embrace change.

Join us and hone your skills and develop new ones. Take on big challenges and grow through mentorship, collaboration, and empowerment.

The Opportunity

As the Field Maintenance Leading Hand, you will:

• Provide day-to-day leadership, direction and technical support to the field maintenance crew.
• Coordinate and execute planned maintenance, breakdown repairs and defect rectification across the excavator and drill fleet.
• Ensure all maintenance activities are completed safely and in accordance with OEM procedures, site standards and statutory requirements.
• Support troubleshooting, diagnostics and root cause analysis of equipment failures.
• Assist supervisors with work planning, labour allocation, job execution and maintenance scheduling.
• Ensure accurate completion of maintenance documentation, work orders and Work packs.
• Promote a positive team culture and foster strong communication between maintenance and operations teams.

About you

You are a safety-focused maintenance professional with proven leadership experience in heavy mobile equipment maintenance.

What's on offer

About Us

Thiess works with clients in Australia, Asia, and the Americas in the dynamic field of open-cut and underground mining. The pioneering spirit of our founders - the legendary Thiess brothers - is our legacy and has inspired our vision to harness the power of people and technology to drive sustainable change for more than 90 years.

Learn more about Our Vision, Purpose & Values.

At Thiess, we're creating a culture of curiosity, knowledge-sharing and continuous learning - supporting our people to contribute to Thiess' success and continued growth in sustainable mining.

We recognise the value of an inclusive and diverse workplace through our vision: everyone matters always. We're focused on creating an inclusive environment to enable our people to bring their best self to work because they feel safe, included, and empowered.

Learn more about working at Thiess.

How to Apply

This role is an opportunity to take the next step in your career. With our culture of recognition, development, and a stimulating and satisfying work environment, there is no better time to join Thiess.

Please click the "apply" button below to apply for this role.

Thiess follows a Pre-Employment Process for all successful applicants, which includes two employment references, a National Police Check, and a medical assessment. These checks are essential to your application, and your recruiter will support you through the process.

Should you require assistance applying for this opportunity, please contact us at hiring@thiess.com. 

How to apply

Applications close

22 Sep 2026 E. Australia Standard Time