Simberi Gold Company Limited forms part of the St Barbara Group. Our Simberi Operations consists of an open cut mine on the northernmost island in the Tabar group of islands in the province of New Ireland in Papua New Guinea. Our vision is to grow sustainably and create enduring, positive impacts for the people and communities touched by our operations.
Now is an exciting time for our business and for our people. We’re going through a period of significant change and are gaining momentum in transforming our business. We’re looking for people who are ready to grow through opportunity and build a bright future with us.
We are currently seeking a Maintenance Superintendent to join our team. This is a three-year maximum term full-time position at our Simberi Operation. Your work location is Papua New Guinea, working a 21/14 FIFO Roster from any Australian capital city.
Reporting to the Manager Reliability you will be responsible for leading the Planning & Reliability function, ensuring effective maintenance planning, scheduling, reliability and defect elimination across the Process Plant. You will also provide technical leadership to optimise asset performance, maintenance outcomes and risk-based Plant Maintenance strategies.
The opportunity
- Managing schedule compliance, backlog, Plant Maintenance compliance and materials kitting performance against agreed targets.
- Developing risk-based Plant Maintenance strategies using Reliability-Centered Maintenance (RCM) and Failure Modes and Effects Analysis principles, ensuring alignment with Asset Management Plans.
- Implementing RCM improvements and maintaining accurate PM strategies and master data within Pronto.
- Prioritising reliability improvement, condition monitoring and defect elimination activities based on asset criticality, risk and cost impact.
- Supporting the maintenance strategy for fixed plant, ensuring maintenance and reliability activities are aligned with asset criticality and business priorities.
- Ensuring asset health is monitored and adverse asset conditions are identified, prioritised and addressed in a timely manner to prevent breakdowns.
- Monitoring team performance against agreed KPIs, including schedule compliance, backlog, Plant Maintenance compliance, defect elimination, shutdown/turnaround performance and budget adherence.
Are you ready to come and build your future with us?
We need the best people. People who have drive, energy and are genuinely passionate about the work they do and provide a positive impact. Additionally, we need people who see a challenge as an opportunity for growth and value working with others towards a common goal.
We would love to hear from you if you have:
- Experience with CMMS fundamentals for the maintenance of fixed, mobile plant and infrastructure within an industrial environment.
- Understanding of reliability engineering fundamentals to support the implementation of RCM principles.
- Understanding of maintenance planning and scheduling maturity concepts.
- The ability to interpret safety, maintenance and operational engineering standards for fixed and mobile plants.
- Previous experience in project management.
- Strong organisational skills and the ability to prioritise.
- Proactive with an ability to work with minimal supervision.
- Understanding of engineering fundamentals for the review of mechanical structural, electrical an instrumentation capital works would be desirable.
- Engineering, mathematics, modelling and computing skills would be desirable.
For further information on the Simberi Operations and to apply for this role, please visit:
https://stbarbara.com.au/working-with-us/current-opportunities
At Simberi Gold Company Limited, we’re committed to finding the best fit for every role. We are a diverse and inclusive workplace, welcoming diversity in all its forms. All qualified applicants will be given equal consideration, regardless of their race, national origin, gender, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation or gender identity.
- Published on 18 Aug 2026, 1:06 AM