Senior Reliability Engineer

We are currently supporting a leading mining operation in Idaho with the appointment of an experienced Senior Reliability Engineer., The Senior Reliability Engineer will monitor equipment condition, analyse performance and identify opportunities to improve equipment reliability, availability and maintenance costs. Working closely with maintenance and operations teams, the role will focus on identifying recurring equipment failures, implementing improvements and developing effective reliability strategies., * Lead downtime analysis across critical equipment, including crushers, pumps, conveyors, hoists and underground mobile equipment.

• Identify opportunities to improve equipment reliability, performance and maintenance costs.
• Monitor and report on maintenance KPIs and equipment performance metrics.
• Coordinate condition monitoring programmes, including vibration analysis, oil analysis, thermography and non-destructive testing.
• Lead root cause analysis and defect elimination initiatives to prevent recurring equipment failures.
• Develop and optimise preventative maintenance programmes.
• Conduct Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA) to support maintenance strategy improvements.
• Lead reliability improvement and maintenance cost reduction projects.
• Review equipment criticality and prioritise maintenance and reliability initiatives.
• Work closely with maintenance planners, supervisors, engineering, procurement and operations teams.
• Provide technical guidance on equipment reliability, maintenance practices and emerging technologies.
• Support equipment procurement, spare parts selection and inventory management to improve long-term reliability.
• Develop maintenance standards, procedures and guidelines.
• Provide technical support and guidance to junior engineers., An opportunity to take ownership of reliability improvement initiatives within a mining operation, working with established maintenance and operations teams to drive equipment performance, reduce costs and improve operational efficiency.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Reliability Engineer to play a key role in improving equipment performance, reliability and maintenance efficiency across an established mining operation., * Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering or a related discipline.

• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in Reliability Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or Electrical Engineering.
• Previous mining industry experience is preferred.
• General understanding of surface, underground and processing plant operations would be advantageous.
• Experience using Computerised Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS).
• Strong IT skills, including Microsoft Excel, Word and Outlook.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and communication skills.