About Perilya Limited

Perilya Limited is a well-established Australian mining company with a proud history and a strong international footprint. Our operations include the iconic Broken Hill Operation in New South Wales - one of the world’s great base metals mines with over 130 years of continuous production, and Coridom in the Dominican Republic, the country’s first underground mining operation, which continues to deliver high-quality zinc, lead, copper, and silver.

Together, these assets form the foundation of a business with scale, resilience, and long-term growth opportunities.

Perilya is recognised for its commitment to operational excellence, safety leadership, and environmental responsibility. We invest in our people and communities, fostering diversity and creating genuine career pathways across both corporate and operational sites. Our cooperative culture values integrity, accountability, and continuous improvement, making Perilya a workplace where talented people can thrive and contribute to a sustainable future in mining.

About the Role

Perilya Broken Hill is seeking a practical, field-focused Mechanical Engineer (Asset Integrity & Reliability) to join our Maintenance team at our Broken Hill Operations. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in maintaining the safety, reliability and integrity of critical fixed plant and infrastructure across our operation.

Working closely with maintenance, operations and engineering teams, you will drive asset integrity initiatives, support reliability improvement programs and provide hands-on engineering solutions that deliver safe and sustainable outcomes.

What You'll Be Doing

Reporting to the Maintenance Manager, you will provide practical mechanical engineering support focused on fixed plant reliability,



ageing infrastructure management and structural integrity. Your work will ensure critical assets remain safe, compliant and fit for purpose.

Key responsibilities include:

- Managing the integrity of critical mechanical assets and structures including conveyors, tanks, thickeners, pipework, chutes, bins and lifting infrastructure.

- Developing and maintaining risk-based inspection and defect management systems.

- Reviewing and optimising preventative maintenance strategies for critical equipment.

- Leading or supporting root cause investigations into significant equipment failures.

- Providing field-based engineering advice during breakdowns, shutdowns and major maintenance activities.

- Supporting engineering change management, compliance and technical governance requirements.

- Managing contractor scopes and verifying the quality of repairs and modifications.

About You

You are a hands-on engineer who enjoys solving problems in the field and working closely with tradespeople, supervisors and operational teams.

To be successful, you will have:

- Qualification in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent.

- Solid experience in mining, mineral processing, heavy industry, asset integrity or fixed plant maintenance environments.

- Strong understanding of mechanical systems, maintenance practices and equipment reliability.

- Experience in structural inspections, defect management,



risk assessment and fit-for-purpose repairs.

- Strong technical writing and communication skills.

- The ability to build effective working relationships across maintenance, operations and contractor groups.

Highly Regarded:

- Experience in concentrators, crushing, grinding, flotation, thickening, filtration or materials handling operations.

- Knowledge of corrosion, fatigue, wear, vibration analysis, NDT and structural remediation.

- Experience with CMMS systems and maintenance optimisation programs.

- Exposure to NSW mining compliance frameworks and Mechanical Engineering Control Plans.

- Chartered status or progression toward Chartered Engineer, NER or RPEQ recognition.

Apply Now

At Perilya Broken Hill, you'll be part of a close-knit operation with a long and proud mining history. We offer the opportunity to make a genuine impact by improving asset performance, reducing operational risk and contributing to the ongoing success of our mining operation.

If you are a proactive Mechanical Engineer who thrives in a practical, site-based environment and wants to make a meaningful contribution to asset reliability and integrity, we encourage you to apply.

Join Perilya Broken Hill and help drive safe, reliable and sustainable operations into the future.

To be considered for this role, please submit a brief covering letter and CV by following the APPLY NOW prompts.

At Perilya Limited, we value diversity and inclusion, strongly encouraging applications from women, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and candidates from culturally diverse backgrounds.

We are committed to building an inclusive workforce where everyone can contribute, grow, and succeed.

📌 Mechanical Engineer (Broken Hill)
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