Burdekin Region – Kalamia Mill
About Us
Wilmar Sugar Australia is part of Wilmar International, a leading global agribusiness with around 100,000 employees working across more than 30 countries and regions.
Across Australia and New Zealand, we operate two major business units, Sugar & Renewables and Sweeteners, employing 2,400+ people during peak/ seasonal operations with corporate offices in Melbourne, Brisbane, Townsville and Auckland.
As Australia’s largest raw sugar manufacturer and a top 10 global producer, Wilmar Sugar & Renewables runs eight sugar mills across North Queensland. We are also one of the nation’s largest generators of renewable electricity from biomass, a major producer of bioethanol, the largest sugarcane grower, and a key supplier of sustainable fertiliser and stockfeed.
About the role
As the Engineering Superintendent – EIC at Kalamia Mill, you’ll lead the Electrical, Instrumentation & Control maintenance function across the site, ensuring operations run safely, reliably, and efficiently. You’ll be right across planned and corrective maintenance, shutdowns at the end of crush, and day-to-day support during the crushing season to keep both facilities performing at their best.
You’ll work closely with reliability teams, schedulers, and operations to shape the maintenance schedule and manage the budget, balancing priorities to reduce downtime and improve plant reliability. There’s also involvement in longer-term asset and capital planning, helping set both sites up for future performance.
This is a hands-on leadership role where you’ll develop your team, manage safety, build strong relationships across the site, and use systems like SAP to keep maintenance work flowing smoothly and effectively.
The role brings real variety across EIC systems, from operational support through to shutdowns and strategic planning
It’s a great opportunity to step into a key leadership role within a new and developing team—helping shape culture, build capability, and make a visible impact across Kalamia Mill and the broader Burdekin region.
Role Responsibilities:
Lead and manage the Electrical, Instrumentation & Control (EIC) maintenance team to ensure safe and reliable mill operations
Plan, schedule, and coordinate maintenance activities, including shutdowns and day-to-day operational support during crush
Manage the EIC maintenance budget and support longer-term asset and capital planning
Work closely with operations, reliability, and scheduling teams to prioritise work and minimise downtime
Lead, coach, and develop your team while driving strong safety, performance, and continuous improvement outcomes
About You
Tertiary qualifications in Engineering (Electrical, Instrumentation, or related discipline) or equivalent hands on industry experience
Electrical trade licence
Minimum 5 years’ experience in a senior engineering or trade-based role within a heavy industrial or continuous processing environment
Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to lead teams and build effective working relationships across site
Strong understanding of reliability and maintenance practices, including risk-based maintenance and asset lifecycle management
Experience working with engineering standards, Australian Standards, and relevant Codes of Practice
Proven ability to manage maintenance systems and work management processes (ideally SAP)
Desirable.
Previous experience in the sugar or similar process manufacturing industry
Proficiency in SAP for maintenance planning, scheduling, and reporting
Exposure to capital project delivery and engineering project management
Applications are assessed independently and on their individual merits against the requirements of the advertised role.
As part of our recruitment process, shortlisted candidates may be required to –
- Complete interviews, assessments, reference checks and verification of qualifications, licences and work rights.
- Successful candidates will be required to satisfactorily complete any role-specific pre-employment checks, which may include a pre-employment medical assessment (including drug and alcohol screening).
- A National Police Check and other compliance requirements.
Due to the volume of applications received, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. If you have not heard from us within four weeks of the job ads expiry, please consider your application unsuccessful.
We encourage you to apply for future opportunities with Wilmar that align with your skills and experience.
Wilmar Sugar & Renewables is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
