General Manager

Base + site & health allow + STI & LTI bonuses

• Forefront of strategic decision-making, operational management, and team leadership
• 4:3 FIFO roster from Perth with flexibility to consider other combinations
• Experience at Site General Manager or equivalent senior leadership level

A unique opportunity has arisen for an experienced, values-driven, dynamic leader with a passion for driving operational excellence and end-to-end leadership at our Gruyere Gold Mine.

Reporting to the Senior Vice President Operations Australia, as the General Manager, you will be at the forefront of strategic decision-making, operational management, and team leadership, while ensuring safe, reliable and efficient production.

With full responsibility across safety, mining, and processing, this role plays a critical part in driving operational excellence, financial performance, and continuous improvement, while maintaining strong governance, and community outcomes.

This role is offered as FIFO from Perth on 4 days on 3 days off roster, however, other roster combinations will be considered.

You bring extensive senior leadership experience within the mining sector, ideally having operated at Site General Manager or equivalent senior leadership level. Strong strategic capability, sound commercial judgement, and the ability to lead large, multidisciplinary teams in high-pressure environments will be critical to success, together with a proven ability to collaborate effectively within a functional operating model, working in partnership with corporate functional teams to deliver integrated outcomes.

You will have a recognised tertiary qualification in a mining-related discipline, and a First Class Mine Managers Certificate of Competency will be highly regarded, however, is not essential.

Gold Fields pride themselves on offering competitive remuneration packages with short and long-term bonuses, along with benefits including private health insurance allowance, access to Long Service Leave after 5 years as well as both salary continuance and life insurance.

At Gold Fields, we are dedicated to creating a workplace culture that reflects our commitment to our core values, emphasizes safety, and drives high performance, to help us fulfill our purpose of creating enduring value beyond mining.

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CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS: 31 January 2026

About Gold Fields

At Gold Fields, we believe great leadership is grounded in empathy, respect, and growth. Join Gold Fields and be part of a company where people, passion, and purpose come together to create enduring value beyond mining.

Join an organisation endorsed by WORK180 for our commitment to creating an environment where inclusion and belonging matter, and you can build meaningful, long-term careers in mining, with fabulous mentors to guide you through from day one.

Our four Australian mines – Agnew, St Ives, Granny Smith and Gruyere – are located in the Eastern Goldfields region of Western Australia, where more than 1,600 staff are employed on a residential and fly-in, fly-out basis.

In the more than 20 years since Gold Fields’ acquired St Ives and Agnew gold mines, our industry presence has expanded exponentially. This was further bolstered by the acquisition of the Granny Smith and Lawler’s gold mines from Barrick Gold in October 2013. In November 2016, Gold Fields formed a 50 per cent joint venture agreement with Gold Road for the Gruyere deposit, which is mined as an open pit, with production commencing in 2019.