Our Opportunity

Location: Cloudbreak - Fortescue’s Cloudbreak mine is located on the traditional lands of the Palyku and Nyiyaparli peoples.

Roster: 7D/7N/7R – FIFO ex Perth, Busselton, Broome, Karratha, Port Hedland, Fitzroy Crossing and Kununurra

Join Fortescue’s Cloudbreak team as a Mining Supervisor, reporting to the Mining Superintendent. This is an opportunity to lead and develop one of the safest and most productive Load & Haul teams in open-pit mining. We are seeking a dynamic and safety-focused leader with strong technical capability and a passion for building high-performing teams that consistently deliver operational excellence.

Key Responsibilities

• Champion Fortescue’s safety values and foster a zero-harm culture across all mining activities.
• Lead daily mining operations to deliver safe, efficient and productive outcomes.
• Coach, mentor and develop team members, driving capability and performance.
• Conduct regular pit inspections to ensure compliance with operational standards and procedures.
• Investigate incidents and hazards, implementing corrective actions to support continuous improvement.
• Monitor and optimise fleet utilisation to achieve or exceed production, safety and cost targets.
• Build strong working relationships across operational and support teams to deliver business objectives.
• Promote accountability, teamwork and continuous improvement within the crew.

Qualifications and Experience

• Extensive experience in a supervisory role within open-pit mining operations.
• Proven leadership capability with the ability to engage, develop and empower diverse teams.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated commitment to safety leadership and continuous improvement.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and mining-related systems.
• Sound understanding of the key drivers of performance in large-scale autonomous mining operations with Cat MineStar experience highly regarded.
• Current Section 26 qualification.
• Ability to effectively manage competing priorities in a dynamic operational environment.

About Us

Be part of something big. Fortescue is leading the world with our plan to decarbonise our iron ore operations, projects that harness renewable energy and the development of technology that will change our planet forever.

Our Commitment

Fortescue celebrates individual strengths and team members are encouraged to bring their whole selves to work. Our global workforce drives and promotes an inclusive culture, both within our organisation and throughout the communities we interact with. Diverse backgrounds include First Nations Peoples, people with disabilities, LGBTQ+ community, gender, neurodiverse, cultural diversity, all age groups, and those with an intersectional or multiple diverse characteristics. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply.

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Internal Candidates / Current Contractors please apply via Success Factors Careers Portal. For further information on how to apply please visit the Fortescue Hub. 

Fortescue reserves the right to close applications early should a suitable pool of candidates be identified. Fortescue will never contact you to ask for payment of any kind, whether directly or through a third party.