Electrical Coordinator: Longwall

at  Anglo American

ANGLO AMERICAN STEELMAKING COAL

Steelmaking coal is an essential ingredient in blast-furnace steel manufacture, producing steel used for critical building and infrastructure around the world. In Australia, we operate five steelmaking coal mines in Queensland’s Bowen Basin, and have additional joint venture interests in steelmaking coal and manganese, as well as copper exploration projects underway in North West Queensland and Western Australia.
Job Description
As the Electrical Coordinator: Longwall, you will be responsible for the coordination of all electrical maintenance activities and resources within the Longwall team at Aquila Mine. You will work with our industry-leading remotely operated autonomous longwall technology, where our Aquila Mine won the Outstanding Mine Performance category at the 2023 Australian Mining Prospect Awards.
The mine features two longwall systems (walk on, walk off) ensuring production continuity. Both longwalls are fully remote capable from the site-based Remote Operations Centre (ROC) on the surface of the mine. The Longwall Move department is a vital part of this strategy to maintain longwall continuity.

This role will see you accountable for:

• Maintaining electrical longwall equipment and works in accordance with annual mining plan
• Be the on-shift Electrical Coordinator and implement the day-to-day electrical works within Longwall
• Participate and run LFIs and coach the Coal Mine Workers within the electrical scope of works
• Lead a systematic approach in the identification and delivery of sustainable electrical maintenance processes and methods
• Build, lead and develop the electrical maintenance crews to deliver the annual plan with optimal performance
• Analyse performance data to identify and prioritise areas for improvement
• Ensure compliance with all people, safety, technical, operating and business systems, behaviours and culture in your area

Collaborate and build strong relationships across a range of both internal and external stakeholders

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience as a Supervisor / Coordinator within Longwall
• Demonstrated experienced working in underground mining, preferably coal
• Electrical Trade degree/qualification and relevant tickets (Electrical License, EEHA, LVSR, Complex Isolator, HV Switching)
• Hold the Supervisor qualifications (S1, S2, S3 & G2)
• Proficient experience with SAP or a similar program
• Demonstrated ability to lead teams and drive performance in a safe and productive manner
• Display ability to be able to collaborate and communicate across different levels of the organization

WHO WE ARE

We aim to lead the industry by pursuing ever safer and more responsible ways of working, demonstrating integrity, and showing care and respect for people and the planet. That means we are constantly seeking new opportunities to mine and process our products sustainably, using less water, less energy and more precise extraction technologies. As the custodians of coal and other precious natural resources – diamonds (through De Beers), copper, platinum and other precious metals, iron ore and nickel – our extraordinary teams work safely and collaboratively, with the utmost consideration for local communities, our customers and the world at large.

• Maintaining electrical longwall equipment and works in accordance with annual mining plan
• Be the on-shift Electrical Coordinator and implement the day-to-day electrical works within Longwall
• Participate and run LFIs and coach the Coal Mine Workers within the electrical scope of works
• Lead a systematic approach in the identification and delivery of sustainable electrical maintenance processes and methods
• Build, lead and develop the electrical maintenance crews to deliver the annual plan with optimal performance
• Analyse performance data to identify and prioritise areas for improvement
• Ensure compliance with all people, safety, technical, operating and business systems, behaviours and culture in your are