Fixed Plant Reliability Engineer – FIFO (Northern Australia)

NES Fircroft; Northern Territory; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Accommodation on site

Meals provided on site

Career development opportunities

Job summary

NES Fircroft is sourcing a Reliability Engineer for a fixed plant in northern Australia. The role focuses on improving asset reliability, reducing downtime and maintenance costs across a large mineral processing operation.

Reporting to the reliability and planning leadership, you will analyse equipment performance, drive RCA investigations and optimise preventive maintenance. Site-based work with opportunities for career development in a major mining setting.

Qualifications

• Degree in Engineering or related discipline.
• Experience as Reliability Engineer in mining, metals, or heavy industry.
• Familiarity with RCA, RCM and FMEA methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement reliability strategies for fixed plant assets.
• Analyse maintenance data to identify trends and improvement opportunities.
• Lead RCA investigations into equipment failures and recurring issues.
• Optimize preventive and predictive maintenance programs.
• Support RCMS reviews and ongoing condition monitoring.
• Assist in shutdown planning and execution activities.
• Monitor asset health and reliability KPIs and report findings.
• Collaborate with Operations and Maintenance to boost plant availability.

Skills

Reliability engineering

Data analysis

Root Cause Analysis (RCA)

RCM & FMEA

Analytical problem solving

Stakeholder management

Education

Engineering degree

Tools

SAP CMMS

Job description

NES Fircroft is sourcing a Reliability Engineer for a fixed plant in northern Australia. The role focuses on improving asset reliability, reducing downtime and maintenance costs across a large mineral processing operation.

Reporting to the reliability and planning leadership, you will analyse equipment performance, drive RCA investigations and optimise preventive maintenance. Site-based work with opportunities for career development in a major mining setting.