Senior Reliability and Maintenance Engineer

About South32

South32 is a globally diversified mining and metals company. We produce bauxite, alumina, aluminium, energy and metallurgical coal, manganese, nickel, silver, lead and zinc at our operations in Australia, Southern Africa and South America.

We are also the owner of a high-grade zinc, lead and silver development option in North America and have several partnerships with junior explorers with a focus on base metals.

Our purpose is to make a difference by developing natural resources, improving people’s lives now and for generations to come.

We are trusted by our owners and partners to realise the potential of their resources.

GEMCO is one of the world's largest manganese mining and concentrating operations located on Groote Eylandt in the Northern Territory, accounting for over 20% of the worlds' manganese ore production. GEMCO controls and operates all aspects of mining, processing, logistics and shipping on Groote Eylandt.

About the role

Reporting to the Superintendent Technical and Support, Processing and Logistics (P & L), the purpose of this role is to guide the Maintenance Reliability team in data analysis, engineering and defect elimination to improve the availability and performance of the GEMCO assets. You will:

• Lead, develop and support the Maintenance Reliability team in areas of safety, cost reduction and production improvement
• Develop the portfolio of maintenance improvement initiatives
• Lead the P & L Asset Management initiatives and contribute to the revision and deployment of GEMCO’s strategic asset management plan
• Lead investigations and analysis into equipment downtime and production loss events using appropriate techniques to identify root cause and contributing factors
• Ensure the defect elimination process is consistently applied across all assets
• Develop strategies for asset health, including condition monitoring and analyse data to avoid failures
• Initiate engineering requests on behalf of the Maintenance function to improve equipment safety and reliability
• Build the annual maintenance budgets and analyse variance throughout the year for the P&L department
• Provide expertise to other sub-functions in analysis of performance indicators and metrics
• Maintain and provide governance of master data
• Liaise with stakeholders and the Engineering department to manage and deliver the P & L capital plan

This position will be based on Groote Eylandt and is residential or FIFO from Darwin or Cairns. GEMCO is a one hour flight from Darwin and a one hour 20 minute flight from Cairns. GEMCO's facilities include an indoor gym, beachside workout area, swimming pool, golf course, tennis and squash courts, sports oval and scenic walking track.

About you

• Tertiary qualifications in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering
• Extensive experience in a similar role within the mining or equivalent heavy industry
• A comprehensive understanding of developing preventative maintenance strategies & tactics.
• Excellent analytical and investigative skills focusing on fixed plant equipment
• Excellent communication skills for interacting at all levels in the organisation
• Demonstrated experience successfully leading a team of professionals in a production environment
• Proficient with SAP
• CPEng highly regarded

Our benefits

• Competitive salaries, including FIFO allowance and annual incentive
• Offered as full time FIFO role on an 4/3 roster from Cairns or Darwin, or on a Residential basis on Groote Eylandt
• Industry leading parental leave and family care policy
• Education and career development
• Participation in the Employee Share Plan

Our culture

At South32, our people are fundamental to our success. We’re focused on creating an inclusive workplace, with the right people in the right roles, who are engaged, empowered and appropriately rewarded.

We aspire to be an inclusive organisation, where our workforce reflects the broader demographic of the countries and communities where we operate.

South32 embraces diversity and encourages applications from people of all backgrounds.