Mechanical 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.

The company is scheduled to commence production at its Iron Bridge magnetite mine in mid-2023. Iron Bridge is Fortescue’s US$2.6 billion project, set to deliver 22mtpa of high grade 67% Fe magnetite concentrate product. Located 145km by road south of Port Hedland, the mine will deliver an innovative process design and industry-leading energy efficient operation.

Iron Bridge represents Fortescue’s latest operation culminating in a new OPF/CHF, new technologies and camp facilities.

Mechanical Engineer

Work Location: Iron Bridge - Fortescue’s Iron Bridge project is located on the traditional lands of the Nyamal people.

Roster 8D6R FIFO ex Perth

Key accountabilities will include:

• Being a technical leader in support of the Maintenance, Operations and Shutdown teams
• Providing technical support for commissioning, plant upgrades, process improvements, repairs, and breakdowns
• Identifying, managing, and delivering minor engineering projects to improve plant safety, reliability, and productivity
• Becoming an area expert within the plant, providing guidance to other teams regarding maintenance and operation of equipment, leading risk assessments, and championing change management
• Support equipment failure investigations using root cause analysis techniques, preventing reoccurrence by identifying and implementing remedial actions
• Communicating and collaborating with key stakeholders for all relevant changes
• Monitoring Asset Management KPI's, identify gaps in performance and recommending actions to resolve

Qualifications and skills required:

• Mechanical Engineering degree, ideally with 5+ years’ experience within a fixed plant ore processing environment
• Exposure to greenfields projects, or brownfields optimisation and improvement projects, with a sound understanding of mechanical design
• Familiarity with common maintenance practices, and ideally experience supporting a maintenance and operations teams on a day-to-day basis
• Knowledge of reliability concepts and activities such as root cause analysis, defect elimination, maintenance strategy improvement
• Ability to manage contractors safely and effectively
• Experience with SAP is advantageous

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.