Reliability Engineering Lead for Large-Scale Mining Ops

BCI Minerals; City Of Karratha; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Permanent Fulltime FIFO position

Novated leasing

Paid Parental Leave

Life Insurance & Income Protection

Wellness & Lifestyle benefits

Job summary

BCI Minerals is seeking a Senior Reliability Engineer to elevate reliability practices across the Mardie Salt Operations as it moves from construction to production. You will develop strategies, embed proactive maintenance, and drive continuous improvement to maximise asset life and minimise downtime.

The role collaborates with Maintenance and Operations to assess asset criticality, implement preventive/predictive maintenance, and analyse data to improve plant performance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent.
• 5+ years in reliability, maintenance or asset management engineering.
• Experience developing maintenance and reliability strategies for fixed/mobile assets.
• Strong knowledge of reliability engineering principles and RCA.
• Experience supporting commissioning and operational readiness.
• CMMS familiarity and standard asset management processes requested.

Responsibilities

• Develop and embed reliability strategies to maximise asset life.
• Lead preventive and predictive maintenance programs.
• Perform asset criticality assessments and reliability reviews.
• Conduct RCA to identify and eliminate recurring failures.
• Analyze performance data and monitor reliability KPIs.
• Provide technical support to operations and maintenance teams.

Skills

Reliability engineering

Asset maintenance

Data analysis

Root cause analysis

Condition monitoring

Stakeholder collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

CMMS

MS Office

Job description

BCI Minerals is seeking a Senior Reliability Engineer to elevate reliability practices across the Mardie Salt Operations as it moves from construction to production. You will develop strategies, embed proactive maintenance, and drive continuous improvement to maximise asset life and minimise downtime.

The role collaborates with Maintenance and Operations to assess asset criticality, implement preventive/predictive maintenance, and analyse data to improve plant performance.