We are seeking an experienced Electrical Reliability Engineer to join a major mining operation at Pilgangoora.
This is an exciting opportunity for an electrical engineering professional with a strong fixed plant background to play a key role in improving equipment reliability, plant performance and asset availability.
Working closely with maintenance, engineering and project teams, you’ll provide specialist electrical engineering support, identify opportunities for improvement and help drive reliability initiatives across the operation.
The Role:
Reporting to the Engineering Superintendent, your responsibilities will include:
- Providing technical electrical engineering support to maintenance and project teams.
- Developing and improving electrical maintenance strategies to optimise plant performance and equipment reliability.
- Leading Root Cause Analysis investigations into significant electrical equipment failures.
- Driving continuous improvement initiatives, defect elimination and reliability improvements.
- Providing technical assurance and engineering support to sustaining capital and major projects.
- Managing whole-of-life strategies for LV/HV electrical assets, including substations, switchgear, VSDs, transformers, cables and motors.
- Supporting statutory electrical inspections, compliance requirements and site electrical management plans.
- Developing condition monitoring programs for major electrical equipment.
- Contributing to maintenance planning, budget forecasting and sustaining capital requirements.
To be successful in this role, you will ideally have:
- A Degree in Electrical Engineering
- 5–10 years’ experience within the mining industry, ideally across fixed plant maintenance or reliability engineering
- Solid knowledge of HV/LV electrical systems and fixed plant equipment
- Experience conducting Root Cause Analysis and investigating equipment failures
- Exposure to reliability methodologies such as FMECA, RAMS and reliability-based maintenance
- Experience developing maintenance strategies and improving asset performance
- Knowledge of statutory electrical safety requirements within a mining environment
- Experience with Pronto or a similar CMMS
- Strong communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively with site maintenance and project teams
If you’re an Electrical Engineer with a passion for reliability, continuous improvement and fixed plant performance, we’d love to hear from you!