HME Reliability Engineer

FIFO from Brisbane, Townsville or Cairns | North Queensland

Contract | Immediate Start

A leading mining operation in North Queensland is seeking an experienced Heavy Mobile Equipment (HME) Reliability Engineer to provide short-term reliability engineering support across a large-scale mining fleet.

Working closely with maintenance, reliability and operational teams, you will play a key role in improving equipment performance, maximising fleet availability, and driving continuous improvement initiatives.

Key Responsibilities
Monitor and analyse fleet performance, reliability and maintenance KPIs.
Conduct reliability investigations and root cause failure analyses (RCFA).
Develop and implement equipment reliability improvement initiatives.
Review preventative maintenance strategies and asset management plans.
Identify defect elimination prospects and drive continuous improvement outcomes.
Support shutdown planning and execution activities as required.
Analyse equipment data to identify recurring issues and optimise maintenance intervals.




Collaborate with maintenance and operations teams to maximise fleet utilisation and availability.
Provide technical recommendations for maintenance and component life optimisation.
Support reliability reporting and performance reviews.

About You
Degree qualified in Engineering or a related discipline.
Previous experience in a Reliability Engineer role within mining, heavy industry or mobile maintenance environments.
Robust exposure to heavy mobile mining equipment, including haul trucks, loaders, excavators, graders, dozers and ancillary fleet.
Experience with reliability-centred maintenance (RCM), FMEA and root cause analysis methodologies.
Robust analytical and problem-solving capability.
Experience using CMMS platforms such as SAP or similar maintenance management systems.
Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
Able to work autonomously while contributing to a high-performing team.
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📌 Reliability Engineer Brisbane City
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