Reliability Engineer - Sugar & Renewables, Flexible Location

Wilmar Sugar Pty Ltd

Townsville City

Hybrid

AUD 120,000 - 160,000

Full time

4 days ago

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Job summary

Wilmar Sugar Australia is seeking a Reliability Engineer to join the Electrical Instrumentation Control (EIC) team across eight North Queensland factories and a Bioethanol Distillery. The role focuses on formulating site strategies to optimise asset reliability and sugar recovery.

The position offers full-time work with flexible site placement or Townsville office options, plus occasional travel to other sites as needed.

Qualifications

5+ years in a senior technical role in heavy industry.
Experience in sugar industry or similar process industries is highly regarded.
Familiarity with SAP and reliability methodologies (RCM/PPM/FMEA/RCA RAM/FMECA) is desirable.

Responsibilities

Develop and manage strategic aspects of the EIC strategy area including production, engineering, productivity, quality control, HR and safety.
Support maintenance planning and budget determination for CAPEX and OPEX.
Define long-term asset goals and asset maintenance/replacement strategies for value and cost control.
Collaborate with Engineering and Operations to implement business plans and objectives.
Review data to identify improvements and implement control methods for business benefits.
Identify risks and develop focused risk management actions.
Coordinate with Group and site managers to align factory and capital plans.
Assist with root-cause investigations of equipment failures.
Investigate new technologies to reduce costs and address reliability concerns.
Ensure compliance with reliability processes and continuous improvement standards.