Reliability Engineer

Hemlo Mining Corp.; Marathon; On-site; CAD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation housing assistance

Flexible rotations

Benefits package including health and—

Education assistance

Competitive wages with bonus programs

Career progression

Mentorship by senior leadership

Job summary

Hemlo Mining Corp. invites an experienced Reliability Engineer to minimize downtime and maximize uptime for critical mining equipment. You will develop strategies, monitor KPIs, and lead root-cause analyses to implement corrective actions.

The role emphasizes RC&M expertise, cross-functional collaboration, and a focus on asset lifecycle cost reduction. The ideal candidate has an engineering degree, Ontario PEng eligibility, and strong SAP/RCM experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in Mechanical Engineering required.
• Eligibility for Professional Engineer designation in Ontario required.
• Strong experience with Reliability Centred Maintenance (RCM).
• Experience with asset management systems such as SAP preferred.
• Proven ability to perform failure analyses and workshops.
• Familiarity with condition monitoring techniques (oil, vibration, UT).
• Excellent verbal and written communication; strong planning skills.

Responsibilities

• Minimize downtime and maximize asset uptime and life-cycle value.
• Prioritize assets to reduce cost and failure frequency.
• Develop maintenance strategies for critical assets.
• Monitor KPIs such as Availability, MTBF, MTTR, Cost/hr.
• Identify top downtime causes and implement mitigations.
• Lead root-cause analysis workshops to drive actions.
• Assess risk in Management of Change for equipment mods.

Skills

RCM fundamentals

Failure analysis

Root cause analysis

Communication

Risk management

Strategic planning

Influence culture change

Education

Bachelor in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

SAP

Power BI

MS Office

MS Project

Job description

Hays Recruitment in proud partnership with Hemlo Mining Corp.

The Hemlo Mine (“Hemlo”) is a long-life, fully integrated gold mining operation located approximately 35 km east of the town of Marathon in Northwestern Ontario, Canada, along the Trans Canada Highway and just north of Lake Superior. With more than a decade of reserves and significant exploration upside along the proven Hemlo greenstone belt, Hemlo Mining Corp. is positioned to unlock the next chapter of growth at one of Canada’s premier gold districts. The site continues to evolve through ongoing investment in exploration and modernization, creating new opportunities across technical and skilled roles. Now is an exciting time to join the Hemlo team and be part of a globally connected workforce driving the next phase of growth.

Your new role

The Reliability Engineer's primary function is to minimize business impact due to critical equipment downtime and by maximizing uptime and minimizing asset life cycle cost. Primary responsibilities and tasks:

• Performing asset prioritization to identify key focus areas to reduce cost and failure frequency.
• Developing and optimizing maintenance strategies for critical and high priority assets.
• Identifying and monitoring equipment KPIs such as Availability, Reliability, MTBF, MTTR, Cost/hr. etc.
• Defining the top 10 reasons for the process downtime, develop mitigation plans.
• Facilitating root cause analysis workshops, drive the implementation of corrective actions.
• Performing criticality assessments for mining and milling equipment, developing good maintenance strategies.
• Evaluating the risk associated with the Management of Change related to equipment modifications.

What you'll need to succeed

• Bachelor in Mechanical Engineering required.
• Eligibility for registration as a Professional Engineer in the Province of Ontario required.
• High competency level with the Reliability Centred Maintenance methodology is required.
• Experience with an enterprise asset management system such as SAP preferred.
• Proficiency in conducting failure analysis and leading failure investigation workshops is required.
• Familiarity with condition monitoring techniques such as oil analysis, vibration analysis, ultrasonic testing, Ue technology, thermography, etc. preferred.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, are required.
• Strong prioritization, critical thinking, risk management and strategic planning skills are required.
• Ability to influence and promote positive reliability and culture change is required.
• Experience with the following software: SAP, Power of BI, MS Office and MS Project required

What you'll get in return

• Relocation & housing assistance available for all roles
• Flexible rotation options 4x3 to support strong work-life integration
• 100% employer-paid benefits including health, dental, vision, and paramedical coverage
• Scholarships and educational assistance for dependents of Hemlo employees
• Above-market wages and salaries, with bonus programs and pension contributions for all roles
• Clear opportunities for career progression and internal mobility
• Direct access to senior leadership and onsite mentorship