Maintenance Coordinator

• Full time – Permanent role
• Brisbane Based at Lytton Refinery
• Career development opportunities within a broad and exciting business.

About Ampol:

Our company has always been about more than fuel. Fuel may be the foundation of our business, but our motivation and purpose come from the people, businesses, industries, and communities we engage with.  From our origins until today, we’ve always been inspired by the role we can play in people’s lives – to keep them moving, to make journeys happen. Here at Ampol, we are proud of our heritage as Australia’s only owned fuel brand.

For over 100 years we have supported Australians to travel far and wide, and we’ll be here for 100 more powering better journeys for today and tomorrow. Tomorrow comes with the need to navigate the energy transition, and by playing a key role in the broader decarbonisation of transport, we have defined an ambitious Decarbonisation strategy to reach net zero emissions on an absolute basis across our operations by 2040.

About the role:

We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Mechanical Coordinator to join our team, reporting directly to the Maintenance Superintendent. This role is integral to ensuring our maintenance operations run efficiently, safely, and in alignment with our engineering and compliance standards.

In this role, you will provide essential technical support to the Mechanical Maintenance team, guiding execution priorities in line with risk, compliance, and operational needs while also supporting escalations for unplanned reactive work. You will be responsible for identifying growth opportunities for the Mechanical team, coordinating with the planning team to forecast and define future work, and leading multidiscipline teams during minor outage events.

Your expertise will extend to offering specialized support to the Mechanical Compressor team, developing Reciprocating Compressor Overhaul Maintenance procedures in alignment with engineering strategies, and assisting in the creation of comprehensive Compressor scopes.

This is a great opportunity to work with a highly skilled and supportive team in a dynamic environment and to make a tangible impact on our operations and contribute to Ampol’s continued success. 

Key responsibilities: 

• Be a Safety Champion – proactively lead by example to improve site safety culture.
• Provide technical support to the Mechanical Maintenance team and escalate complex technical field queries to manage effective resolution.
• Offer specialized technical support to the Mechanical Compressor team and develop Reciprocating Compressor Overhaul Maintenance procedures that align with engineering strategies.
• Collaborate with the planning team to develop and oversee Compressor Overhaul P6 schedules and communicate progress to key stakeholders.
• Support the creation of comprehensive Compressor Maintenance scopes and implement training plans to address site knowledge gaps.
• Manage resource succession planning for Mechanical team to ensure long-term operational effectiveness.
• Assist with escalations for unplanned reactive work.
• Collaborate with the planning team to forecast and define upcoming work for future planning cycles to meet safety, risk, compliance, and operational requirements.
• Lead and coordinate multidiscipline teams during minor outage events to ensure safe and efficient execution.
• Create Maintenance plans and procedures in alignment with engineering strategies.
• Identify and leverage continuous improvement opportunities to improve business processes in line with Safety and quality.
• Chair regular compressor overhaul progress meetings and ensure effective communication with key stakeholders.

Key skills and experience:

• Mechanical Fitter / Turner or Degree/Diploma in Mechanical Engineering
• Experience in maintenance of Rotating Equipment with exposure to reciprocating compressor overhauls for major hazard facilities, petrochemical or oil and gas environments
• Ability to identify and troubleshoot compressor performance issues
• Experienced in SAP CMMS (or equivalent) and desirable exposure to Primavera P6, technical writing, QA/QC reviews, RCA’s, Work pack / ITP construction and condition monitoring (vibration / oil analysis)
• Coordination of cross functional work teams to support safe and efficient return to service of sites compressors
• Ability to adapt to new equipment and evolving industry standards
• Comprehensive knowledge of safety protocols
• Knowledge and exposure to MOC processes