Electrical Reliability Engineer

Fortescue has an exciting future ahead. As well as producing over 180 million tonnes of iron ore per year, we’re diversifying our business to become an integrated global green energy and resources company.

Electrical Engineer

Work Location: Christmas Creek - Fortescue’s Christmas Creek mine is located on the traditional lands of the Nyiyaparli people.

Roster: 8D/6R - FIFO ex Perth

Fortescue is currently seeking an Electrical Engineer to work within our Engineering & Reliability department. This position will suit an Electrical Engineer experienced within a fixed plant ore processing environment.

Key responsibilities include: 

• Anticipate & proactively resolve potential problems to ensure a zero-harm environment through design/ formulation of technical solutions.
• Develop and Review maintenance strategies of various electrical asset types to identify activities that optimize asset reliability.
• Respond to Electrical breakdowns and provide technical assistance to the site electricians.
• Commissioning of drives, instrumentation, and miscellaneous field devices.
• Liaise with relevant departments to provide technical solutions for operational support and projects.
• Root Cause Analysis and Defect Elimination.
• Identification and scoping of improvement projects.

Qualification and Experience: 

• Tertiary qualification in Electrical Engineering. 
• Minimum of 3 - 5 years’ experience preferably in Fixed Plant Ore Processing.
• Proven experience with leading root cause analysis investigations.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and continual improvement focus.
• Site experience in iron ore processing equipment such as crushers, vibrating screens, conveyors, balanced machines etc is preferable.
• Discipline specific familiarity with VSD’s, HV and LV power, control, and electrical infrastructure.
• Experience in managing electrical equipment within a Hazardous Area is not a direct requirement of the role but will be looked upon favourably.

Fortescue is deeply committed to providing a safe culture that builds respect, fosters inclusiveness, and values diversity. We celebrate individual strengths and team members from all backgrounds are encouraged to bring their whole selves to work. Our global workforce drives and promotes an inclusive culture, both within our organisation and throughout the communities we interact with across the world. Diverse backgrounds include First Nations Peoples, people with differing abilities, LGBTIQ+ community, gender, neurodiverse, cultural diversity, all age groups, and those with an intersectional or multiple diverse characteristics. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply.

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Fortescue reserves the right to close applications early should a suitable pool of candidates be identified