Mechanical Engineer

Fortescue is now consistently producing 175-180 million tonnes of iron ore per year and has an exciting future ahead as it diversifies from a pure play iron ore producer to a green renewables 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 Fortesuce's latest operation culminating in a new OPF/CHF, new technologies and camp facilities.

Mechanical Engineer

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

Roster 8:6

Key accountabilities will include:

• Be a technical leader in support of the maintenance, operational and shutdown teams.
• Provide technical support into process improvements, future upgrades, breakdowns, Maintenance outages and strategies.
• Develop and maintain technical excellence in the installation, operation, and maintenance of ore processing equipment i.e crushers, conveyors, vibrating equipment, high pressure grinding rolls, vertical mills, slurry pumping equipment, etc.
• Identifying, managing, and delivering minor engineering projects to improve plant safety, reliability, and productivity.
• Support equipment failure investigations using root cause analysis techniques and implement remedial actions to prevent reoccurrence, and champion engineering risk assessment and change management processes.
• Engage with key site and team stakeholders when facilitating all improvement works, clear communication & collaboration.
• Monitoring Asset Management KPI's, identify gaps in performance and recommend actions to resolve.

Qualifications and skills required:

• Mechanical Engineering Degree, or similar, with site-based mining industry experience with a minimum of 5 years’ experience in Heavy industry experience preferably in Fixed Plant Ore Processing.
• Experience working on similar equipment, exposure to Greenfields projects, or experience within brownfields optimisation and improvement projects with an understanding of mechanical engineering design and application to Ore Processing Facilities.
• Experience with Reliability concepts and activities such as root cause analysis, defect elimination, maintenance strategy improvement
• Management of design and fabrication contractors
• Experience with SAP is advantageous
• Prior experience working within operational teams on site is essential

At Fortescue, we treat our team mates as though they are family. We appreciate everyone’s contribution and know that a diverse workforce creates a safer, more engaged and productive working environment.

Our aim is to have a workforce that reflects the community in which we live, and we encourage females, Aboriginal Australians, those identifying as LGBTIQ+, people of all ages and culturally diverse backgrounds to apply for this role.

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Fortescue reserves the right to close applications early should a suitable pool of candidates be identified.  #LI-AA1