Superintendent - Reliability

From humble beginnings in 2011, Evolution Mining is now a leading gold producer, operating six mines across Australia and Canada. Enacting our vision to be inspired people creating a premier global gold company, we are indeed a bold team with a bright future. Our operational diversity offers our employees access to many experiences and career opportunities within the one company. So, whether you choose to work at one of our underground or open pit operations, explore for our future as part of our Discovery team, or join our Group Office, we know you’ll have a bright future with us.

At Cowal

At Cowal, our substantial investment has led to a longer mine life as we have boldly reimagined our future to 2040. Located near West Wyalong in central New South Wales, Cowal is a residential site where we encourage our people to live nearby and enjoy the close-knit communities and lifestyles of the surrounding areas.

Your Benefits

At Evolution, we support, develop and reward everyone who chooses to be a part of our bright future. Your benefits include relocation assistance, salary packaging (i.e. novated car leasing, remote area housing), life insurance and income protection, employee share scheme, short- and long-term incentives, referral bonuses, recognition program, study assistance, discounted health insurance, discounted gym membership. A pool vehicle is provided for work use, including travel to and from site to West Wyalong. Bus transportation is also provided to and from West Wyalong at the beginning and end of your shift.

This roster is 5/2:4/3 and a 10 hour day.

We understand that flexible work means something different to everyone and encourage you to have a conversation about the flexible work options available.

About the Role

At Evolution Mining’s Cowal Gold Operation, the Superintendent – Reliability role has been strategically refocused to enhance asset performance by creating a dedicated role to lead the Reliability function within Maintenance team.

This change reflects our ongoing commitment to operational excellence, with a sharpened focus on equipment reliability, disciplined performance, and long-term asset integrity—particularly as we continue to invest heavily in new infrastructure to support future growth.

Reporting to the Maintenance Manager, you will lead a high-performing team of reliability engineers and specialists to shape the reliability strategy across fixed plant, mobile fleet, underground equipment, and non-processing infrastructure.

This role is ideal for someone who thrives in structured environments and has the capability to design and embed systems that support both current operations and future growth.

You will be accountable for the governance of asset risks, driving reliability improvements, fostering innovation, and managing life cycle costs and associated budgets to ensure sustainable performance and value delivery.

What makes this role stand out:

• Lead a high-performing team of reliability engineers and specialists
• Champion defect elimination, RCFA, condition monitoring, and asset health
• Deliver measurable improvements in asset uptime, lifecycle cost & risk mitigation
• Integrate CMMS PM data, Process Control trends and PdM data into decision-making and predictive maintenance tools
• Collaborate across Planning, Execution, Operations, and Projects to unlock performance
   

About You

You’re a reliability or maintenance professional who understands how to lead, build systems, and work across departments to drive performance. You’ve worked in mining or heavy industry, and you know how to balance planning, execution, and reliability, especially in environments undergoing growth and change.

You’re excited by the opportunity to drive asset performance, eliminate defects with a passion for continuous improvement. You bring a practical mindset, a collaborative approach, and the ability to engage with a wide range of stakeholders. You’re ready to lead a growing team and help shape reliability frameworks that support both existing assets and new infrastructure.

You’ll likely bring:

• A Degree-qualification in Mechanical, Electrical or Reliability Engineering
• Vast experience in fixed or mobile plant maintenance in mining or heavy industry
• Proven experience in leading a reliability or maintenance improvement function
• Strong knowledge of Asset Management and CMMS Systems with prior experience with Pronto being beneficial
• A leadership style that’s inclusive, structured, and outcome-focused
   

At Evolution, as our name suggests, change and transformation is in our DNA. We want the Evolution experience to be your career highlight. We are an equal opportunity employer committed to creating a more inclusive and diverse workforce that represents the communities in which we operate. We provide a recruitment process that is fair, equitable and accessible for all and candidates from all backgrounds are encouraged to apply. We are focused on keeping our people safe and healthy and creating sustainable value in an environmentally and socially responsible way. Join our bold team to start your next exciting chapter.