Reliability Engineer

We are seeking a highly skilled Reliability Engineer to join our team at Pilbara Minerals. As a key member of our maintenance team, you will be responsible for ensuring the reliability and availability of our fixed plant equipment.

• Ownership of plant downtime reporting system and management of data integrity.
• Oversee condition monitoring function, including contractor technicians collating and interpreting data, to provide best practice management of at-risk items via CMMS Work management system.
• Initiate and execute continuous improvement projects focused on plant improvement and defect elimination.
• Develop weekly reliability meeting to review previous week's plant performance, condition monitoring actions and develop corrective action plan.
• Assist in development of maintenance strategies and tactics to ensure optimized plant performance and cost.
• Manage development and continuous review of maintenance strategy supporting documentation.
• Provide technical support in relation to equipment performance and maintenance activities including inspections and engineering verification of shutdown tasks where applicable.
• Manage and facilitate Root Cause Analysis investigations.
• Analyse and report on plant equipment performance against forecasts.
• Provide recommendations on maximising the equipment life cycle and performance.
• Provide inputs into budget forecasting and sustaining capital expenditure requests.
• SME and guidance to supply on master data improvements and operational stock adjustments to suit maintenance strategy and tactics.
• Oversee engagement of 3rd Party engineering for annual audits and review of plant condition, including structural auditing.

We are looking for a candidate with a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering and 3-5 years of experience in the mining industry within maintenance and/or reliability engineering. You should have knowledge of statutory safety requirements relevant to the processes, systematic planning skills, and the ability to work effectively in a dynamic team environment.

• Competitive Salary
• Monthly cash bonus based on lithium pricing, PLUS Annual incentive based on company performance, paid in cash or cash/share combination
• Career growth opportunities
• Great accommodation and recreational facilities
• Paid Parental Leave
• Paid Community Leave
• Take a front row seat in the sustainable energy transformation

• Great people
• Think, do, achieve
• Safety matters
• Quality products
• Valuing our partners
• Making a difference in the world

Pilbara Minerals recognises that talented people come from diverse backgrounds, who can contribute to our successes in different ways. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and strongly recommend women and Australian indigenous people to apply.

As part of our recruitment process, we require a pre-employment medical, drug and alcohol screen and a National Police Clearance. Short listing for this role will commence immediately.