Mechanical Reliability 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.

Mechanical Reliability Engineer

Work Location: Christmas Creek

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

Roster: 8/6

The role of the Mechanical Reliability Engineer is to provide specialist technical support and achieve long-term reliability improvements by applying reliability engineering techniques, data analysis, improvement projects and defect elimination to the Fixed Plant Ore Processing Facility.

Key accountabilities will include:

• Specialist mechanical engineering support
• Root Cause Analysis and Defect Elimination
• Identification and scoping of improvement projects.
• Achieve targets set for maintenance improvement and costs reduction
• Drive improvement plans
• Ensure correct application of Health & Safety standards
• Monitor quality assurance of critical processes

Qualifications and skills required:

• Tertiary qualifications in Mechanical Engineering. Reliability Engineering qualifications highly regarded
• 5 to 10 years’ experience in Mineral Processing Plants
• Proven experience with leading root cause analysis investigations
• Strong conceptual thinking and analytical focus
• Excellent problem-solving skills and continual improvement focus
• Knowledge of relevant Mines legislations and regulations
• Site experience in Iron ore processing equipment such as crushers, vibrating screens, rotary scrubbers, hydraulic systems, conveyors, pumps, magnetic separators, thickeners, balanced machines etc.
• Knowledge of CMMS systems (SAP preferred)
• Planning, organisational, scheduling and coordination skills

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, differing abilities 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.