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.

Reliability Engineer

Work Location: Eliwana

• Fortescue’s Eliwana mine is located on the traditional lands of the Puutu Kunti Kurrama & Pinikura (PKKP) People.

Roster:  8D/6R – FIFO ex Perth 

We are seeking a reliability engineer with a strong focus on conveyors who has extensive fixed plant experience in a mining environment 

Key responsibilities include:

• Maximize conveyor reliability by identifying areas for improvement and executing improvement projects where required
• Managing conveyor component upgrades and trial new products and technology
• Closely monitoring conveyor belt wear and upgrading belt specifications to align with change out strategies.
• Improve mean time between failures of pulleys
• Complete QA/QC activities on conveyor maintenance such as belt spicing, pulley alignments etc
• Conduct root cause analysis investigations into plant downtime events

Qualifications and Experience:

• Tertiary qualifications in Mechanical or Reliability Engineering
• Experience in fixed plant ore processing
• Experience in similar roles where Conveyors have been a key focus.
• Strong conceptual thinking and analytical focus
• Excellent problem solving a continual improvement focus
• Strong communication skills both verbal and written

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