Reliability Engineer

Hemlo Mining Corp.; Marathon; On-site; CAD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation & housing

14x14 rotation

Benefits package

Educational assistance

Bonuses & pension

Career progression

On-site mentorship

Job summary

Hemlo Mining Corp. in Marathon, Ontario, is seeking a Reliability Engineer to minimize downtime and maximize asset uptime while lowering life-cycle costs.

You will lead asset prioritization, develop maintenance strategies for critical equipment, and monitor KPIs such as Availability, MTBF, and MTTR. Strong communication and analytical skills are essential, with experience in SAP and Power BI preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor in Mechanical Engineering is required.
• Eligibility for registration as a Professional Engineer in Ontario is required.
• Experience with Reliability Centred Maintenance is preferred.
• Experience with SAP or enterprise asset management systems is advantageous.
• Proficiency in failure analysis and leading failure investigation workshops is required.
• Familiarity with condition monitoring techniques is preferred.
• Strong communication, prioritization, risk management and planning skills are required.
• Experience with SAP, Power BI, MS Office and MS Project is required.

Responsibilities

• Prioritize assets to reduce cost and failure frequency.
• Develop and optimize maintenance strategies for critical assets.
• Identify and monitor KPIs such as Availability, Reliability, MTBF, MTTR, Cost/hr.
• Define the top 10 reasons for process downtime and develop mitigation plans.
• Facilitate root cause analysis workshops and drive corrective actions.
• Perform criticality assessments for mining and milling equipment.
• Evaluate risk related to Management of Change for equipment modifications.

Skills

Reliability engineering

SAP

Power BI

MS Office

MS Project

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor in Mechanical Engineering

Professional Engineer eligibility in Ontario

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 the 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 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 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 (14x14) to support strong work-life integration
• 100% employer-paid benefits including health, dental, vision, and paramedical coverage
• Educational assistance for Hemlo employees & scholarships for the 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 on-site mentorship