AddressMinara Resources has an opportunity for an experienced Senior Reliability and Condition Monitoring Engineer to join our established and dedicated team.
Minara Resources is Australia’s largest cobalt producer and a major world producer of nickel. Our Murrin Murrin site in WA’s northern Goldfields is an integrated nickel and cobalt mining and processing operation employing over 1,000 people. We are a diverse, dedicated and driven workforce, building a sustainable business today with a focus on tomorrow.
Minara Resources is wholly owned by Glencore, one of the world’s largest globally diversified natural resources companies and a major producer and marketer of more than 60 commodities. Glencore employs over 145,000 people operates around 150 operating mining and processing sites, oil production assets and agricultural facilities in over 35 countries.
The Role
The successful person will become a member of a hardworking and committed team who are responsible for the development and optimisation of long-term asset management plans and strategies aligned with the implementation of improvement opportunities.
You will be responsible for:
- Performing analysis to define and improve operating condition, reliability and costs of assets including asset Utilization, overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE), & remaining useful life assessment;
- Perform Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) to identify potential failure modes and develop mitigation plans.
- Develop and implement preventive maintenance programs to enhance equipment reliability.
- Collaborate with maintenance teams to ensure effective execution of maintenance plans.
- Utilise reliability-centered maintenance (RCM) techniques to optimise maintenance activities.
- Develop reliability program monthly reports (MTBF, bad actors, etc.) and follow up Equipment Monitoring Program (EMP) programs and trends;
- Leading discussions on rotating machinery with stakeholders including Project Management Team, Consultants, vendors, contractors etc.;
- Developing asset's Fault analysis data base ensuring all data, drawings, and information are complete;
- Directly contribute to and promote rigorous problem solving and RCA methodologies
- Monitor key mechanical engineering activities, and peer review work packs and designs
- Collaborate with and support maintenance effort, to ensure mechanical equipment performance targets are achieved
- Ensure maximum equipment availability and reliability by applying engineering standards and principles
- Manage small to medium engineering projects
- Manage maintenance activities to ensure a safe working environment is achieved and maintained
- Provide sound engineering input to scheduled and breakdown maintenance activities
- Support Operational and Maintenance teams by providing timely engineering information and solutions
About You
This role would suit a logical thinker with excellent organizational skills who can provide leadership to direct the asset management plan and assume responsibility for improving asset reliability.
You will also have:
- Tertiary Qualification in Engineering (Mechanical Engineering Preferred);
- Reliability Certification (CMRP , CRE Desirable);
- Strong maintenance background with experience in static and rotating equipment, and their applications in 24x7 processing plant environment ideally in mining, petrochemical , oil & gas or similar industry.
- A current and valid C class Manual driver’s licence.
What We Offer
We offer a diverse range of opportunities across our multi-pit mining operations through to our complex and technically challenging hydrometallurgical process plant.
Also on offer are:
- A permanent position working directly for Minara Resources
- The opportunity to work for a progressive industry leader in nickel mining and processing
- A work environment that prides itself on high safety standards
- A range of health and lifestyle benefits including our Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- An excellent team culture
- An attractive variable compensation program that creates a link between individual performance and company success
- The opportunity to take advantage of our impressive 100 kilometres of cycling and running tracks, premium on-site gym facilities with weekly fitness and sport programs
- An above industry standard superannuation contribution of 14%
- A generous private health insurance allowance
- Well established on-the-job training opportunities and development programs to further your technical and leadership skills
- The ability to salary sacrifice flights, parking, super and novated leasing etc.
- Relocation and visa support.
Apply now at www.glencore.com/careers
