Reliability Engineer - Water Management
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 Opportunity
Work Location: Cloudbreak mine site (Chichester Hub)
- Fortescue’s Cloudbreak mine is located on the traditional lands of the Palyku and Nyiyaparli peoples
Roster: 4D/3R FIFO ex. Perth
This role will cover the Cloudbreak and Christmas Creek mine sites in the department of Water Management as part of the Chichester Hub Operations.
Reporting to the Superintendent Engineering at Chichester Water Management, the Reliability Engineer will proactively identify opportunities to improve assets effectiveness and utilisation to drive the key metrics in Safety, Cost and Performance.
The successful candidate for the role is a curious self-learner who writes and communicates with influence.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead Root Cause Analysis on site and champion implementation and imbedding of actions.
- Implement and maintain systems for downtime tracking, including data integrity.
- Develop and continuously improve on asset maintenance strategies based on learnings from RCAs and OEM recommendations.
- Develop, maintain, and routinely communicate on equipment performance metrics.
- Maintain equipment registers to inform and ensure SAP Master Data integrity.
- Develop and maintain asset whole of life models for all key dewatering equipment.
- Actively seek opportunities for equipment reliability improvement and lead implementation of defect elimination.
- Provide technical support to operating and maintenance teams as the site equipment subject matter expert.
- Actively engage with vendor SMEs to implement equipment improvements.
Qualifications and Experience
- Tertiary degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering.
- Minimum of 2 years’ experience in site reliability engineering role.
- Previous experience implementing defect elimination process and facilitating root cause analysis.
- Working knowledge of Industry and Australian Standards.
- Working knowledge of Mine Safety & Inspection and OHS Act/Regs.
- Condition monitoring certification is desirable.
- Reliability engineering certification is desirable.
- Experience with submersible motors, centrifugal pumps and power generators and their applications is highly desirable.
- Previous experience in water management is highly desirable
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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Advert closes: 22 November 2024
Internal Candidates / Current Contractors please apply via Success Factors Careers Portal. For further information on how to apply please visit the Fortescue Hub.
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