Reliability Engineer, Technical Services

Gibraltar Mine; McLeese Lake; On-site; CAD 99,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player seeks a Reliability Engineer to enhance operational efficiency at a leading copper mine. This role involves ensuring compliance with safety standards, analyzing equipment performance, and leading maintenance initiatives. You will collaborate with engineering firms and support various projects while enjoying a rewarding work environment that promotes professional growth. With a commitment to sustainability and innovation, this company offers a unique opportunity to contribute to a long-life, low-cost copper mine in beautiful British Columbia. Join a team that values safety, efficiency, and community engagement.

Benefits

Health and Insurance benefit program

Retirement Savings Plan

Relocation assistance

Temporary accommodations in Company provided housing

Competitive salaries

Vacation packages

Qualifications

• 3-5 years experience in mechanical reliability and maintenance.
• Registered Professional Engineer or Engineer-In-Training with EGBC.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with safety standards and analyze equipment performance.
• Support troubleshooting and lead maintenance initiatives.

Skills

mechanical reliability

maintenance

communication skills

root cause analysis

project management

Education

Degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

SolidWorks

MS Office

Job description

Position	Reliability Engineer
Company	Gibraltar Mines Limited
Location	McLeese Lake, BC
Reporting Relationship	Senior Engineer, Technical Services
Salary Range	$99,700 to $124,600
Website	https://www.tasekomines.com

Company Background and Culture

With headquarters in Vancouver, Canada, Taseko Mines Limited is a leading North American copper producer across a range of key dimensions: operational efficiency; low energy and GHG intensity, environmentally sound, socially responsible development; healthy and safe workplaces and communities.

The Company’s foundational asset is the long-life, low-cost Gibraltar copper mine in south-central British Columbia, for which it has won numerous environmental and safety awards for operational excellence. Gibraltar is a state-of-the-art facility and the second largest open pit copper mine in Canada, with a 700+ person workforce. Gibraltar produces an average of 130 million pounds of copper and 2.5 million pounds of molybdenum each year, with mineral reserves sufficient for more than 20 years of future operations.

Taseko is also advancing the Florence Copper Project in Arizona – a near-term copper producer with an unparalleled energy, water and GHG profile per unit of production. Florence Copper is a unique ‘in-situ copper recovery’ project which, once operating, will significantly increase Taseko’s copper production. Once fully operational, the project will have a production capacity of 85 million pounds of copper per year over a 20-year mine life.

The Yellowhead Project is a large, long-life copper project that Taseko added to its development portfolio in 2019. Located 150km north of Kamloops in the Thompson-Nicola region of BC, the Yellowhead deposit is similar to the Gibraltar deposit in size and grade. The Company is currently preparing to initiate the provincial and federal Environmental Assessment process for Yellowhead, while advancing technical and other work required to move the project towards production.

Taseko’s strategy is to sustainably and profitably grow the company through developing our pipeline of high-quality advanced-stage mineral assets. We are looking for qualified applicants who are interested in joining our team.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensuring compliance with Ministry of Mines and WorkSafeBC Safety Standards
• Maintain, update, and analyze equipment performance data
• Support troubleshooting of machinery issues and root cause analysis
• Support and lead maintenance initiatives such as defect elimination, preventive-maintenance-optimization and equipment benchmarking
• Develop budgets, schedules, and plans for key projects
• Create and maintain engineering documents, including drawings in Solidworks
• Provide field engineering support for maintenance projects
• Liaise with engineering firms, suppliers, and contractors as necessary
• Support Technical Services and other engineering projects as needed
• Gibraltar operates successful EIT rotation programs across site, potential rotation opportunities for a successful candidate in this position may include:
  • Mill project engineering
  • Fixed equipment reliability engineering
  • Mobile equipment reliability engineering
  • Maintenance supervision

Professional Experience / Qualifications

• Registered Professional Engineer or Engineer-In-Training with EGBC
• 3 - 5 years experience with mechanical reliability and maintenance in an industrial setting
• Exposure to base metals mineral processing and associated milling/mining equipment
• Exposure to reliability-centered maintenance
• Knowledge/experience with computer-assisted drawing programs (SolidWorks)
• Experience in oil, vibration and/or failure analysis considered an asset
• Formal reliability training considered an asset
• Basic understanding of structural engineering considered an asset
• Exposure to project management considered an asset
• Good working knowledge of all MS office applications
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Possess and maintain a valid Canadian driver’s license.

Education

• A degree in Mechanical or other related Engineering field and enrolled (or eligible to enroll) as a Professional Engineer with Engineers and Geoscientists BC.

The Community

• Williams Lake has a population of approximately 12,000 but services nearly 25,000 as it is a central hub for many outlying smaller communities.
• Adult recreational leagues for many popular sports including hockey, soccer, and softball.
• A fantastic trail network for mountain biking, walking, and hiking.
• Dozens of nearby lakes for fishing, paddling, and camping opportunities.
• Close by cross country and downhill skiing venues.

Compensation

At Taseko, we pride ourselves in offering a challenging and rewarding work environment. Our employees have the opportunity for career and professional growth through development, education, and succession plan programs. In addition, our compensation benefit package includes competitive salaries and vacation packages, Health and Insurance benefit program, a Retirement Savings Plan, and relocation assistance including temporary accommodations in Company provided housing.