Senior Manufacturing Engineer

Fortescue is both a proud West Australian company and a global green solutions business. We are recognised for our culture, innovation and industry-leading development of infrastructure, mining assets and green energy initiatives.

Work Location: Abernethy Road, Forrestfield

Roster: Monday to Friday

FHS is looking for a Senior Manufacturing Engineer to provide expert services and solutions to internal Customer groups. The position requires broad expertise across the manufacturing and production area including but not limited to Manufacturing Engineering, Planning, Production Operations, APIs (Application Programming Interface), Quality Management (QM), Supply Chain, Warehouse and Materials Management.

The role is responsible for supporting project management team to deliver machinery equipment to produce Hydrogen Systems Products at various sites. Contribution and ongoing support and continuous improvement activities. You will be responsible for ensuring that all related activities are performed in accordance with Australian and international engineering standards, Fortescue policies, contractual agreements, quality standards, health, safety and environmental requirements, financial targets, as well as schedule commitments.

• Manage a team of Manufacturing & Continuous Improvement Engineers
• Participates in the specification and review of test and production equipment and processes products for electrolyser manufacture.
• Prepares technical documentation for test and production equipment, including scopes of work, procedures, specifications, and standards.
• Must be able to be able to plan and manage own workload (self-directing) with minimal oversight, escalating where necessary to address potential risks or resolve issues.
• Exhibits and manages to our Values and Code of Conduct.
• Evaluating manufacturing processes, developing effective automated and non-automated systems, and testing new and existing production procedures.
• Design the production layout based on Lean manufacturing and manage the factory fit out with the machine and equipment needed.
• Liaise with internal stakeholders & subcontractors and oversee Machine design from build to install and commissioning.

• Undergraduate Degree or equivalent experience.
• 10+ years of experience as a Mechanical Engineer in Manufacturing and Machinery environment.
• Experience in CAD software in preparing 3D models and rendering.
• Experience in system tools integration within SAP in manufacturing environment
• Broad knowledge of manufacturing operations, business processes, business tools and the flow of data
• Knowledge of IT hardware and networking solutions an advantage
• Strong ability to converse with both end-users and IT employees at all levels of the organisation.
• Sound technical specification writing/documentation skills.
• An appreciation of both IT and business strategy.
• Strong customer service focus.
• Outstanding communication skill, both verbally and in written form.

Fortescue is deeply committed to providing a safe culture that builds respect, fosters inclusiveness, and values diversity. We celebrate individual strengths and team members from all backgrounds 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 across the world. Diverse backgrounds include First Nations Peoples, people with differing abilities, LGBTIQ+ 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.