At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead and mentor teams in underground production while ensuring safety and performance.
- Company: Join Gold Fields, a top gold producer with a commitment to safety and community.
- Benefits: Enjoy competitive pay, bonuses, health insurance, and generous leave options.
- Other info: FIFO from Perth with excellent career growth and a supportive team culture.
- Why this job: Step into a pivotal leadership role and make a real impact in mining.
- Qualifications: Experience in underground mining leadership and strong safety commitment required.
The predicted salary is between 72000 - 88000 $ per year.
Location: Granny Smith - Laverton, WA, AU, 6440
Company: Gold Fields Group Services (Pty) Ltd
FIFO from Perth | 8:6 even-time roster at Granny Smith gold mine
Drive underground operational excellence, performance and safety.
Leadership opportunity with a leading owner-operator gold producer.
Step into a pivotal leadership role where your decisions drive performance, safety, and culture underground.
The Opportunity
As the Underground Production Coordinator (Foreperson), you’ll be responsible for coordinating daily underground production at Granny Smith gold mine, ensuring alignment with the mine plan whilst maintaining stringent safety standards. You’ll lead and mentor a team of Underground Production Supervisors, providing direction, support, and fostering a culture of safety and accountability to ensure achievement of production targets. Reporting to the Unit Manager Underground Mining, this is a pivotal leadership role where your ability to influence, plan, and problem-solve is critical to success.
What you’ll be doing:
- Leading and mentoring Underground Production Supervisors and crews
- Coordinating underground production planning and driving performance in-line with the mine plan
- Ensuring strict compliance with safety standards, procedures, and statutory requirements
- Identifying and implementing continuous improvement initiatives
- Fostering a strong safety culture of care, respect and accountability
- Building strong relationships and collaborating with technical services, maintenance, contractors and business partners to optimise operations
What you’ll bring:
- Proven leadership experience in underground gold mining (at Coordinator/Foreperson or Supervisor level)
- Strong understanding of underground mining methods and production cycles
- Demonstrated commitment to safety leadership and building high-performing teams
- Excellent communication, planning, and decision‑making skills
- Confidence and competency in Microsoft Word and Excel
- WA Underground Statutory Supervisor’s Certificate, including Schedule 26 (S26)
- Valid manual C Class Driver’s Licence and WA Dangerous Goods Security Card
Why Join Gold Fields?
- Permanent role with a leading gold producer operating long‑life mines
- 6% site allowance + quarterly bonus scheme
- Monthly private health insurance allowance
- 5 weeks annual leave, pro-rata long service leave after 5 years
- 18 weeks parental leave and 2 weeks cultural leave
- Short flight from Perth + FIFO parking discount
- $10K employee referral bonus
About Gold Fields:
At Gold Fields, we’re proud to be one of the world’s leading gold producers and more importantly, we’re a team united by a commitment to safety, respect, and creating lasting value for our people and communities. Join an organisation endorsed by WORK180 for our commitment to creating an environment where inclusion and belonging matter. We are committed to achieving a diverse and inclusive workforce, and strongly encourage applications from female, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, as well as candidates with culturally diverse backgrounds.
Coordinator Underground Production (Foreperson) employer: Gold Road Resources Limited
Gold Fields Group Services is an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic work environment at the Granny Smith Gold Mine in Perth. With a strong focus on employee development and safety, we provide comprehensive training programs and opportunities for career advancement, ensuring that our team members thrive both personally and professionally. Our FIFO work culture promotes a healthy work-life balance, allowing you to enjoy the stunning landscapes of Western Australia while contributing to sustainable mining practices.
Contact Details:
Gold Road Resources Limited Recruitment Team