Mechanical Engineer

Sibanye Stillwater Australia, a subsidiary of Sibanye Stillwater Limited (a multinational mining and metals processing group), is a leading mining, tailings management, and economic rehabilitation company. Our flagship Century project in Queensland (formerly New century resources) stands as Australia's largest tailings remining and processing operation. 

A rewarding opportunity currently exists for aMechanical Engineer to join our Sibanye Stillwater Australia team. 

This position will be offered as a 15/13-day shift working roster (FIFO), located at our Century Mine (Lawn Hill). 

Purpose:

• Provide Engineering support to the Century, Pipeline and Karumba operations through the provision of technical support and project execution.
• Facilitate the execution of growth and sustaining projects through the complete project lifecycle.
• Drive engineering workflow system to ensure task completion meets stakeholder requirements.
• Develop improvement initiatives to increase operational efficiency and productivity
• Assist Managers in management for capital projects.
• Provide new works engineering inspections, scoping, auditing, and delivery processes
• Support the Project Team to ensure that the Contractor(s) used by the Company diligently and comprehensively carry out their required scopes of work.

Key accountabilities include:

• Communicated with stakeholders to develop and execute projects in line with New Century business requirements.
• Implementation of the Capital Project portfolio
• Analyse project requirements and perform technical calculations supporting design works.
• Create and finalize designs to meet project requirements.
• Create accurate Bill of Materials.
• Manage Project document and drawings control
• Support manufacture, build and validation of systems 
• Manage the technical aspects of each work pack are clear, aligned with QA/QC standards and all drawings delivered
• Manage individual project costs, track variations and recommend corrective action as required
• Provide a focal point for technical based queries from the client or suppliers
• Proved support to project management team during project design, scoping, execution, commissioning and handover stage gates
• Ensuring that quality requirements of the client are adhered to
• Review Inspection and Test Plans and other project specific procedures
• Reviews bids from contractors
• Determines project specifications by studying product design, customer requirements, and performance
• standards
• Completes technical studies
• Prepares cost estimates
• Prepares project status reports by collecting, analysing and summarizing information and trends and recommending actions
• Ensure projects are compliant with relevant Australian standards, and regulatory laws.

Ideally, applicants will possess the following technical skills, knowledge, and qualifications:

Technical

• Mechanical, Civil and Electrical.
• Design and analytical skills
• Project management
• Manufacturing methods and procedures
• Auto CAD and Solid Works proficiency
• MS Office proficiency
• Flexibility
• Teamwork Capacity
• Communication Proficiency

People

•   Effective communicator at various levels (Management, Technical, Operational)
• Ability to work tactically
• Self-starter                                                                                                  

Knowledge:

• Processing and Engineering operations
• Mining related industry experience
• Design, Commissioning, and operations
• Safety, Health, Environment and Community practices

Experience:

• 5+ years’ experience in mining and/or industrial construction operations

Education, Qualifications, Tickets, Licences:

• Tertiary education degree in Engineering related discipline
• PMI or equivalent Certification
• Current C Class Driver’s license

Benefits of working at Sibanye Stillwater Australia:

• Competitive remuneration with performance-based incentives.
• Salary packaging.
• Part of a multinational mining and metals processing group

Applicants interested in exploring this position are invited to apply with details of working history and qualifications using "apply for this job" link. 

For more information on Sibanye Stillwater, please refer to our website: https://www.sibanyestillwater.com/     

Sibanye Stillwater Australia encourages applications from Indigenous Persons, particularly from members of the Communities surrounding the Century operations in Doomadgee, Burketown, Normanton, Karumba, and Mornington Island.