Reliability Engineer

GOLD FIELDS; Shire Of Laverton; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

6% site allowance

5 weeks annual leave

Paid parental leave

Referral bonus $10K

Private health allowance

Job summary

Gold Fields is recruiting for a reliability engineer at the Gruyere Gold Mine in WA to support maintenance and processing departments. You will work with a diverse team to enhance plant reliability while extending asset life, reporting to the Senior Engineer: Reliability, and driving cost-effective improvements across fixed plant assets.

The role focuses on developing maintenance and reliability strategies, investigating root causes, and delivering data-driven improvements to maximise equipment

Qualifications

• Proven experience in reliability and maintenance of critical gold processing assets.
• Proficient in reliability engineering tools: RCM, PMO, and root cause failure analysis.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills, with a proactive approach.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with maintenance and operations teams in daily activities to provide practical engineering support.
• Develop and maintain fixed plant maintenance and reliability strategies to maximise equipment availability and minimise unplanned downtime.
• Lead root cause failure investigations and defect elimination to prevent repeat failures in critical plant assets.
• Analyse short- and long-term plant performance and reliability data to identify trends, gaps, and improvement opportunities.
• Review inspection and maintenance reports for fixed plant assets and raise work orders in SAP to address reliability risks.
• Lead reliability improvement initiatives for processing plant equipment from identification through to implementation.

Skills

Reliability engineering

Maintenance planning

Root cause analysis

Data analysis

Tools

RCM

PMO

Job description

• Competitive salary + quarterly bonus + private health allowance

• 8 days on / 6 days off FIFO roster
• Owner-operated Gruyere Gold Mine WA
• Competitive salary + quarterly bonus + private health allowance

The Opportunity:

• You’ll work closely with a diverse team to contribute to operational excellence for our Maintenance & Processing Departments at Gruyere Gold Mine.
• Reporting to the Senior Engineer: Reliability, you will be responsible for providing reliability engineering support to maintenance and operation teams.
• You will assist and contribute to problem identification, making recommendations and developing strategies and tactics that cost-effectively improve plant and equipment reliability and maintainability with the view to extending the life of all assets.

Why You’ll Love Working for Us:

• Permanent role with a leading gold producer
• 6% site allowance
• 5 weeks annual leave, pro rata long service leave after 5 years, paid parental leave
• $10K employee referral bonus

What You’ll Do:

• Collaborate with maintenance and operations teams in daily activities to provide practical engineering support.
• Develop and maintain fixed plant maintenance and reliability strategies to maximise equipment availability and minimise unplanned downtime.
• Lead root cause failure investigations and defect elimination to prevent repeat failures in critical plant assets.
• Analyse short- and long-term plant performance and reliability data to identify trends, gaps, and improvement opportunities.
• Review inspection and maintenance reports for fixed plant assets and raise work orders in SAP to address reliability risks.
• Lead reliability improvement initiatives for processing plant equipment from identification through to implementation.

What You’ll Bring:

• Proven experience in reliability and maintenance of critical gold processing assets, including crushers, conveyors, mills and pumps.
• Proficient in reliability engineering tools, including RCM, PMO, and root cause failure analysis.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills, with a growth mindset and a proactive, responsible approach.

About Gold Fields

• At Gold Fields, we believe great leadership is grounded in empathy, respect, and growth. Join Gold Fields and be part of a company where people, passion, and purpose come together to create enduring value beyond mining.
• Join an organisation endorsed by WORK180 for our commitment to creating an environment where inclusion and belonging matter, and you can build meaningful, long-term careers in mining, with experienced mentors to guide you through from day one.
• We recognise that everyone’s circumstances are unique. We are always open to conversations about flexible working arrangements that can help you balance work, family, and life.

APPLICATIONS CLOSE: 22 OCTOBER 2026