Mechanical Engineer

Alchemy Recruitment is currently working alongside a successful natural energy resource provider who is seeking an experienced Mechanical Engineer/Specialist in the Emerald Region. 
  
Known for their diversity in culture by employing the industry’s best, they genuinely believe and demonstrate that their people are their greatest asset and reward generously.
 
DUTIES REQUIRED IN THIS ROLE:

• Coordinate with Operations Leadership to plan tasks and ensure technical precision
• Act as the primary technical contact for operations teams
• Work with both internal and external engineering teams
• Handle vendor communications to resolve technical issues
• Offer technical advice on process, mechanical, and structural tasks
• Perform site inspections and support offsite capital projects
• Update design drawings to reflect site changes
• Assist in procuring materials and equipment while ensuring compliance
• Ensure regulatory compliance, including obligations for classified plants
• Plan and execute all activities with a focus on safety
• Create preventive and predictive maintenance plans for all machinery
• Schedule maintenance activities to minimize operational disruption
• Diagnose mechanical failures to identify root causes
• Analyze equipment performance to forecast potential failures and plan component replacements
• Supervise and lead maintenance work by technicians and engineers
• Ensure maintenance and repairs adhere to technical specifications and safety standards
• Manage the inventory of spare parts and components needed for maintenance and repairs
• Ensure critical components are available to prevent extended downtime

EXPERIENCE AND COMPETENCIES:

• A minimum of 5 years of experience delivering day to day maintenance enigneering within a brownfield open cut coal mining environment
• Have a tertiary qualification in an Mechanical Engineering or similar
• Experience with mobile maintenance (ideal)
• Intermediate knowledge of MS Excel, Word and Project
• Experience in similar mining equipment and/or Plant Maintenance role
• Strong communication skills, excellent organisational and time management skills
• An overriding commitment to health, safety and environmental responsibilities
• Actively investigate enhancements to procedures and processes that achieve improvements in performance, safety, job satisfaction and productivity

In Return you can expect:
This is an permanent role with a leading mine service provider, based in the Emerald/Rockhampton region, on a generous annual salary and 5% bonus allowance. Working on an attractive Monday to Friday roster, DIDO to the mine.Alchemy Recruitment is a registered and proud preferred industry employer for Women, and we recognise that we are strengthened by diversity. We are committed to providing a work environment in which everyone is included, treated fairly and with respect. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, and we encourage applications from women and Indigenous people.

For further information, please contact Doug on:

M 0401 197 ***
E ****@alchemy.com.au
LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/doug-hodge-048690193/