Mechanical Engineer

Our Opportunity

Work Location: Cloudbreak - Fortescue’s Cloudbreak mine is located on the traditional lands of the Palyku and Nyiyaparli peoples.

Roster: 8D/6R – FIFO ex Perth

Fortescue are currently seeking an experienced Reliability Specialist to join our team at Cloudbreak on a family friendly 8/6 roster. This role is responsible for providing reliability engineering support, data analysis, improvement projects, safety projects and defect elimination for the operational Ore Processing Facility (OPF), to enable sustained asset performance within the cost objectives.

Key Responsibilities

• Review reliability strategies as well as the implementation of the strategies, to drive continual improvement of plant reliability and uptime.
• Analyse failures and implement changes to minimise the risk of reoccurrence.
• Completion of Defect Elimination Actions and cooperating with other departments and suppliers.
• Break down support and reporting - assist with technical information and recovery plans, gathering information for investigation and flash reports.
• Shutdown support to solve implementation issues.
• Identify cost saving initiative for OPEX reduction.

Qualifications and Experience

• Tertiary qualifications in Mechanical or Reliability Engineering or Trade qualification with relevant industry experience as a Technical Officer.
• Extensive experience in a fixed plant environment or other heavy industry environment; site-based experience in a Maintenance / Reliability Officer role preferred.
• A high level of planning, problem solving, organisational, scheduling and co-ordination skills.
• Knowledge of EAM, CMMS software including knowledge of SAP operation.
• Strong ability on computer-based programs such as MS office suite and Navisworks.
• Strong communication skills and stakeholder management skills.

About Us

Be part of something big. Fortescue is leading the world with our plan to decarbonise our iron ore operations, projects that harness renewable energy and the development of technology that will change our planet forever.

Our Commitment

Fortescue celebrates individual strengths and team members 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. Diverse backgrounds include First Nations Peoples, people with disabilities, LGBTQ+ 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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Internal Candidates / Current Contractors please apply via Success Factors Careers Portal. For further information on how to apply please visit the Fortescue Hub. 

Fortescue reserves the right to close applications early should a suitable pool of candidates be identified. Fortescue will never contact you to ask for payment of any kind, whether directly or through a third party.