Reliability Engineer - Mining Ops (FIFO/DIDO)

Iluka Resources

City of Melbourne

On-site

AUD 120,000 - 180,000

Full time

3 days ago
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Benefits offered by this job

8:6 roster FIFO/DIDO/Residential
Relocation assistance
Parental leave up to 18 weeks
Company share matching

Job summary

Iluka Resources is seeking an experienced Reliability Engineer to join the Balranald Maintenance team on a permanent basis. The role focuses on value optimisation across the project lifecycle at a high-grade mineral sands operation featuring screening, flotation, and magnetic separation processes.

The role reports to the Maintenance Manager and involves downtime analysis, reliability tooling, and asset management standardisation, with FIFO/DIDO/Residential options and relocation support where

Qualifications

  • Engineering degree or related discipline; trade background is highly regarded.
  • Experience in a mining or processing environment.
  • Strong attention to detail; commitment to continuous improvement.
  • Proficiency with Excel; SAP experience is advantageous.

Responsibilities

  • Manage, analyse and report on downtime data.
  • Apply reliability engineering tools (FMECA, RCA, 5 Whys, RCM, Weibull) and defect eliminations.
  • Minimise downtime by analyzing asset availability, reliability and maintainability.
  • Review and optimise asset maintenance strategies and standards.
  • Provide technical support to solve complex asset performance issues.
  • Coach maintenance teams on asset management and reliability best practices.

Skills

Engineering degree
Mining experience
Attention to detail
Continuous improvement
Excel
SAP

Education

Engineering degree in related field

Tools

Excel
SAP

Job description

Iluka Resources is seeking an experienced Reliability Engineer to join the Balranald Maintenance team on a permanent basis. The role focuses on value optimisation across the project lifecycle at a high-grade mineral sands operation featuring screening, flotation, and magnetic separation processes.

The role reports to the Maintenance Manager and involves downtime analysis, reliability tooling, and asset management standardisation, with FIFO/DIDO/Residential options and relocation support where

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