Title:  Coal Quality and Logistics Superintendent

About the role: 

We seek an experienced Coal Quality and Logistics Superintendent to join our Coal Quality division across our Coppabella Moorvale Joint Venture (CMJV).  Our Coppabella Moorvale mine complex consists of two open-cut mine operations producing premium low-volatile pulverised coal (LV-PCI) and SHCC for export markets. 

This role is crucial in driving an integral part of the technical services function. It monitors, evaluates, and improves coal preparation to ensure quality specifications and recovery targets are met, consumable consumption is minimised, and operational availability is maximised.

Duties will include:

• Delivering all aspects of coal quality, blending, and site logistics for shipping requirements
• Working closely with corporate logistics and marketing teams
• Monitoring and forward planning of coal quality and quantity to meet contract specifications. This includes maintaining 12-month production and stockpile schedules.
• Providing supervision to members of the Technical Services and Coal Quality team
• Liaising with CHPP Processing Engineer and CHPP Productions teams to deliver production schedules
• Coordination of blending requirements where necessary to ensure customers shipments match specifications
• Monitoring coal quality as delivered to the customer and following up on investigations where coal specs have not achieved contract specs
• Project work to improve coal quality by investigating improvements to our blending and shipping operations
• Reviewing logistics to optimise delivery options

The lifestyle:

This position is offered on a 9 day fortnight (Monday to Friday, Monday to Thursday) roster and can allow for a residential (Moranbah or Nebo), DIDO or FIFO lifestyle (Brisbane). Employees living residentially may have access to a $15,000 housing allowance and may have the ability to salary sacrifice up to 50% of rental payments.

About you:

• Experience in open-cut mining operations within the coal industry
• Ideally experienced in a CHPP environment
• Tertiary qualified in geology/metallurgy/engineering/processing or logistics
• Proven ability to effectively manage contractors and a team
• Excellent people development skills
• Possess well-developed communication, negotiating, and influencing skills and confidence in your knowledge of project management practices
• Commitment to safety as a way of life.

About the company:

Peabody was founded in 1883 and has grown to be the world’s leading pure-play coal company.  We employ over 7,000 people and have 23 operations in the United States and Australia serving power and steel customers in more than 25 countries on six continents. The company offers significant scale, high-quality assets, and diversity in geography and products.  Peabody is guided by seven core values: safety, customer focus, leadership, people, excellence, integrity and sustainability.

Peabody is a globally diverse company that offers an inclusive work environment to engage, recognize, and develop employees. The company values the power of inclusion and diversity as a competitive advantage and is committed to increasing the number of diverse employees throughout its Australian operations.  We welcome applications from all diversity groups to assist us in honoring our commitment.

At Peabody, we:

• Commit to safety and health as a way of life
• Foster a culture of inspiration, innovation, collaboration, and execution
• Are committed to developing an inclusive and diverse workplace
• Offer a reward and recognition program
• Provide professional and technical development opportunities  
• Support employees to achieve professional accreditation

Our mission is to create superior value for shareholders as the leading global supplier of coal, which enables economic prosperity and a better quality of life.

Apply to Peabody today and grow your career with us.

For more information, visit https://www.peabodyenergy.com/Work-With-Us or click apply now.

Please apply directly as submissions from recruitment agencies will not be considered without prior approval. All applications will be treated as highly confidential and will not be disclosed beyond HR and the hiring manager.