Senior 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.

Senior Reliability Engineer

Work Location: Solomon. Fortescue’s Solomon mine is located on the traditional lands of the Eastern Guruma and Yindjibarndi peoples.

Role overview: 4 On / 3 Off – ex Perth

The Senior Reliability Engineer leads the reliability team and is accountable for the continuing improvement in performance of assets. This role will support the Reliability Superintendent as a technical lead and reference for engineering and reliability of their accountable assets.

Key responsibilities include:

• Being a safety leader and engage with personnel to drive a Zero Harm culture.
• Lead a team of Reliability Engineers and Master Data Specialist
• Organisation and facilitation of weekly and monthly OEE meetings
• Facilitation of Root Cause Analysis and drive Defect Elimination for site teams
• Provide technical support and recommendations as a subject matter expert to improve the reliability of equipment and lead and implement projects to improve equipment reliability, such as Maintenance Strategies reviews, Plant Maintenance optimisation (PMO) and reliability processes
• Assisting in the development and implementation of accurate reports for the Engineering and Reliability department
• Ensuring the site-based Maintenance groups act on recommendations to reduce downtime and prevent premature failures, in order to increase equipment availability and reliability; and
• Supporting development and implementation of the reliability and continuous improvement framework.

Education and Experience:  

• Tertiary Engineering Qualifications in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering (Post Graduate Diploma in Reliability desirable) with previous site-based experience in a Maintenance / Reliability Engineering role
• Ideally, well-developed interpersonal skills and proven ability to connect, work with and influence key stakeholders at all levels of the organisation.
• FMECA, RCA, RCM, LCC and Lean Six sigma (desirable)
• Strong data interrogation and analytics skills (Tableau desirable)
• Knowledge of EAM, CMMS software including SAP.
• Hands-on coaching and support in order facilitate well-adapted and consistent execution of the various reliability processes

Our team members are encouraged to bring their whole selves to work. Candidates from all backgrounds and ages are encouraged to apply, including First Nations People, those who identify as LGBTIQ+, people with disabilities and those with neurodiverse, intersectional, or multiple diverse characteristics.

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