Senior Reliability Engineer

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

The Senior Reliability Engineer will play a critical role in establishing and embedding reliability practices across the Mardie Salt Operations as the project transitions from construction /commissioning into operational production.

The role will be responsible for developing and implementing reliability strategies that maximise asset availability, minimise unplanned downtime and optimise whole-of-life asset performance. This will include establishing asset criticality, maintenance strategies, preventive and predictive maintenance programs, reliability standards, asset data and maintenance systems for key infrastructure and processing assets.

The role will also identify opportunities to improve equipment reliability and operational performance through condition monitoring, failure analysis, root cause analysis and continuous improvement initiatives across the Mardie operation.

We are looking for an individual who is ready to be a part of this exciting operation, where you will have the opportunity to really make an immediate impact.

The Company

BCI Minerals is a values-driven company developing sustainable minerals for the modern world.

We are rapidly progressing the Mardie Salt Operation and Potash Project (Mardie Operation), a tier 1 solar evaporation project that will supply high-purity industrial salt and sulphate of potash (SOP) for more than 60 years.

Mardie will be the largest salt operation in Australia and the third largest globally. With first salt on ship on track to be achieved early 2027, BCI Minerals is just at the beginning of its journey to become a key player in a multitude of globally significant sustainable opportunities.

Our values are the foundation of our success. They reflect our commitment to fostering an inclusive, high-performing culture driven by our people’s collective efforts and unique strengths. They guide us in achieving our strategic goals and solidify our position as a leader in the industry.

The Role

As the Senior Reliability Engineer, you will play a key role in improving the reliability, availability and performance of critical assets across BCI’s Mardie Salt Operations. You will develop and implement reliability strategies, embed proactive maintenance practices and drive continuous improvement to minimise equipment downtime, reduce maintenance costs and maximise asset life.

Working closely with Maintenance and Operations, you will lead asset criticality assessments, develop preventive and predictive maintenance strategies, facilitate reliability reviews and conduct Root Cause Analysis (RCA) to identify and eliminate recurring equipment failures.

You will analyse equipment performance and maintenance data, monitor reliability KPIs and identify opportunities to improve plant performance. Through technical support, collaboration and a proactive reliability culture, you will help deliver safer, more efficient and reliable operations.

About You:

The successful candidate will hold:

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Reliability Engineering or equivalent.
• 5+ years’ experience in reliability, maintenance or asset management engineering, preferably within mining, mineral processing or heavy industrial environments.
• Experience developing and implementing maintenance and reliability strategies for fixed plant and/or mobile assets.
• Strong understanding of reliability engineering principles, including asset criticality, failure modes, preventive maintenance, predictive maintenance and root cause analysis.
• Experience supporting commissioning, asset handover and operational readiness activities.
• Experience working with maintenance management systems/CMMS and asset management processes.
• Proficiency in MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook & SharePoint).
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capability, with the ability to interpret equipment performance and maintenance data.

The successful candidate will be required to provide a national police clearance that is not older than 6 months and must hold a WA White Card.

You must have current unrestricted working rights for Australia to be eligible for consideration.

What We Offer You:

We offer a range of benefits to our employees, including:

• Permanent Fulltime FIFO position, roster to be discussed at interview.
• Working from our new Mardie Village offering all the modern conveniences.
• Attractive salary packages including site allowances, annual and project incentives for all roles.
• Novated leasing.
• An engaged and supportive team that are passionate about encouraging each other to succeed.
• Wellness and Lifestyle benefits, how does it sound having a day off for your birthday, or time off to celebrate culturally important or religious days?
• Do you like to give back to the community? We also offer Community Service leave!
• Wellness reimbursements (including for Gym / Fitness activities).
• Generous Paid Parental Leave for Primary and Secondary carers.
• Company funded Life Insurance (including Death & TPD) plus Income Protection.

Supporting a diverse workforce

At BCI we encourage inclusive behaviour, that contributes to an environment and culture of trust and psychological safety where each individual can thrive and a variety of perspectives is not only welcomed – but needed as they are essential to our success. We recognise that diversity strengthens us, and that true diversity values each person's uniqueness. We understand that no two careers or people are the same at BCI and we offer a great range of employee benefits to accommodate your preferred lifestyle.

BCI Minerals embraces diversity and inclusion and encourages applications from people of all backgrounds.

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