E&R Engineer

• Competitive Base Salary + $25,000 allowance + super + annual bonus
• Site based FIFO role from Townsville or salary sacrificed from other centres
• 4/3 Roster

At DNL our people vision is to unlock our people capability and culture to create safe, inclusive and high performing teams on the ground.

The Role
Reporting to the Superintendent Reliability NAO this role will see you deliver equipment reliability, maintainability and efficiency across our Northern Australian Operations (NAO), while ensuring safety, legislative and environmental standards are maintained.

Your Duties Will Include But Not Be Limited To

• Ensure that rotating equipment assets have effective Reliability and Capability Life Plans and reliability and risk-based maintenance strategies.
• Work closely with Maintenance Planners to ensure that preventive and predictive maintenance work orders in SAP PM are aligned with equipment maintenance strategies.
• Support and promote the use of maintenance work quality systems and documentation such as Work Instructions, Procedures, Check sheets, Specifications, and Inspection and Test Plans.
• Undertake assigned technical investigations, inspections, studies and analyse historical data, to determine rotating equipment risk and criticality.
• Complete equipment failure investigations using root cause analysis techniques.
• Initiate, undertake and follow through with reliability improvement projects including plant modifications.

What You'll Bring
Ideally you will have proven experience as a Mechanical Engineer with experience on Rotating Equipment. Other desirable skills and experience include:

• You must be committed to positively contributing to our safe, inclusive and high-performance culture
• Tertiary qualifications in in Mechanical Engineering
• Experience in maintenance and/or engineering of a petro-chemical manufacturing plant, power generation or similar heavy industry environment
• Understanding of RBM (Risk-based Maintenance) and RCM (reliability centred maintenance) strategy development
• Strong skills in failure analysis techniques such as Root Cause Analysis (RCA)
• Experience with CMMS – (SAP preferred)

If you are excited about the role and think you have what it takes but your experience doesn't align 100% we still want to hear from you.

Benefits To You

• We are a team focused on safety, inclusion and high performance
• 18 weeks paid parental leave for primary carer, 3 weeks for secondary carer
• Superannuation paid on unpaid parental leave, up to 12 months
• Salary packaging options
• Confidential employee assistance program
• Mental Health and Well-being program
• Options to purchase annual leave
• Various corporate discount programs
• Workplace giving charitable scheme
• Opportunities for career progression through succession planning and development review

About Us
Dyno Nobel Limited has a long and proud heritage in Australian agriculture. Our people, products and services support farming communities and feed millions. We are Australian. We are resilient, diverse, invested and proud. We believe in science and innovation to maximise soil potential.

Working at Dyno Nobel Limited provides the opportunity to progress your career. We are experts in the sector and maintain an unrelenting focus on Zero Harm. With a diverse leadership, we add value for our customers through manufacturing excellence, innovation and world class services.

Northern Australian Operations consists of an Ammonium Phosphate Mine and Processing Plant (Phosphate Hill) and Sulphuric Plant (Mt Isa) in North Queensland. The facilities comprise of ammonia, beneficiation, phosphoric acid, granulation and sulphuric acid plants plus infrastructure, utilities, power generation and housing to support the permanent workforce.

Leveraging diversity through inclusion
At DNL, we believe in the strength of diversity and inclusivity, fostering an environment that is safe, equitable, and embraces differences to enhance performance. We go beyond 'diversity of thought,' valuing people from a variety of backgrounds and encourage applicants from diverse identities. Our commitment extends to helping our team excel at work while achieving a harmonious work-life balance. To support this, we offer a range of work styles and a paid parental leave policy, ensuring our team thrives both personally and professionally. Apply now to be part of our inclusive and thriving community.

What Our Employee's Say
"Best onboarding process I have ever had." " I am loving it."

"It's a great team environment and I love the family friendly roster."

About Our Process
Our recruitment process typically involves a teams or face to face interview, reference checks, and a medical check. It may also include a site visit and psychometric testing.

We value diversity, equity and inclusion and are committed to ensuring a welcoming experience for all candidates. We encourage you to share any support or adjustments you need to be at your best during our recruitment process. We understand sharing your needs may be daunting, so if you have questions before or during your application, please get in touch at

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