Reliability Engineer
GOLD FIELDS
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Office
Location: Gruyere • Australia
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About the role
- Collaborate with maintenance and operations teams in daily activities to provide practical engineering support.
- Develop and maintain fixed plant maintenance and reliability strategies to maximise equipment availability and minimise unplanned downtime.
- Lead root cause failure investigations and defect elimination to prevent repeat failures in critical plant assets.
- Analyse short- and long-term plant performance and reliability data to identify trends, gaps, and improvement opportunities.
- Review inspection and maintenance reports for fixed plant assets and raise work orders in SAP to address reliability risks.
- Lead reliability improvement initiatives for processing plant equipment from identification through to implementation.
Requirements
- Proven experience in reliability and maintenance of critical gold processing assets, including crushers, conveyors, mills and pumps.
- Proficient in reliability engineering tools, including RCM, PMO, and root cause failure analysis.
- Strong communication and relationship-building skills, with a growth mindset and a proactive, responsible approach.
Benefits
- 6% site allowance
- 5 weeks annual leave, pro rata long service leave after 5 years
- paid parental leave
- $10K employee referral bonus
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
reliability engineeringroot cause failure analysisfixed plant maintenancereliability strategiesplant performance analysisdefect eliminationwork order managementequipment availabilityunplanned downtime reductionmaintenance reporting
Soft skills
communication skillsrelationship-buildinggrowth mindsetproactive approachresponsible approach