Engineering Superintendent – Mackay Region

About Us

Wilmar Sugar Australia is part of Wilmar International, a leading global agribusiness with around 100,000 employees working across more than 30 countries and regions.

Across Australia and New Zealand, we operate two major business units, Sugar & Renewables and Sweeteners, employing 2,400+ people during peak/ seasonal operations with corporate offices in Melbourne, Brisbane, Townsville and Auckland.

As Australia’s largest raw sugar manufacturer and a top 10 global producer, Wilmar Sugar & Renewables runs eight sugar mills across North Queensland. We are also one of the nation’s largest generators of renewable electricity from biomass, a major producer of bioethanol, the largest sugarcane grower, and a key supplier of sustainable fertiliser and stockfeed.

About the Role

As the Engineering Superintendent at our Plane Creek Mill, you will lead a mechanical maintenance and capital works team to deliver planned maintenance activities that support the safe, reliable, and efficient operation of sugar milling assets.

You’ll take ownership of day-to-day safety, maintenance and capital works, making sure everything is well planned, prioritised, and delivered smoothly, so the mill runs reliably, especially during peak operations when it matters most.

You’ll work closely with safety advisors, planners, schedulers, coordinators, and Reliability Engineering teams to ensure maintenance and capital work are well organised and delivered effectively and safely on site.

Just as importantly, you’ll lead and support your team, strengthening a strong safety culture, building capability, and making sure work is delivered safely, to standard, and within budget. You’ll be joining a safety focused, supportive, and friendly team with real career development opportunities, including pathways into senior leadership and full training provided. Based in a welcoming regional community, the role offers a great lifestyle with a relaxed climate, access to sport and fishing, and a strong sense of community.

Role Responsibilities

• Lead and support a capable team, building safety, capability, and strong performance culture
• Lead maintenance and capital works to keep mill operations safe, reliable, and running at peak performance
• Plan and deliver maintenance activities that support a well-run, scheduled, and efficient site
• Work closely with planning and Reliability Engineering teams to bring work to life on the ground
• Drive improvements that lift reliability, reduce downtime, and improve overall plant performance

About you

We are looking for someone who brings:  

Essential

• Tertiary qualification in Engineering or equivalent hands-on experience
• Sound experience in a senior technical engineering role within a heavy industrial environment
• Strong understanding of maintenance, reliability, and asset management principles
• Experience working with engineering standards, codes of practice, and compliance requirements
• Proven ability to manage maintenance systems and support safe, reliable plant performance

Desirable

• Experience in the sugar industry or similar continuous processing environment
• Working knowledge of SAP (PM/IM/PS modules)
• RPEQ registration or eligibility
• Experience delivering capital projects or project coordination activities
• Familiarity with reliability-based engineering, lifecycle management, and performance metrics

Recruitment Process

Applications are assessed independently and on their individual merits against the requirements of the advertised role.

As part of our recruitment process, shortlisted candidates may be required to –

• Complete interviews, assessments, reference checks and verification of qualifications, licences and work rights.
• Successful candidates will be required to satisfactorily complete any role-specific pre-employment checks, which may include a pre-employment medical assessment (including drug and alcohol screening).
• A National Police Check and other compliance requirements.

Due to the volume of applications received, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. If you have not heard from us within four weeks of the job ads expiry, please consider your application unsuccessful.

We encourage you to apply for future opportunities with Wilmar that align with your skills and experience.

Wilmar Sugar & Renewables is an Equal Opportunity Employer.