Reliability Engineer—Underground Mining (Otago based)

Oceana Gold; Auckland; On-site; NZD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free Southern Cross Healthcare保险

Monthly health and wellbeing allowance

9‑day fortnight roster

Onsite Physiotherapist

Study assistance

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Job summary

OceanaGold is seeking a capable Reliability Engineer for the Macraes underground team, based in East Otago. Reporting to the Maintenance Superintendent, you will own and optimise asset strategies for the mobile fleet, analyse performance and drive reliability and safety.

You will lead defect elimination, develop maintenance intervals, align data in Pronto CMMS, and deliver data-driven insights. This role requires NZ working rights, a tertiary engineering qualification, and at least 3 years in

Qualifications

• Full, Class 1 diver’s licence, with ability to drive manual vehicles preferred.
• Applicants must have NZ working rights / unrestricted NZ Visa.
• Tertiary level Engineering qualification preferred.
• 3+ years experience working with data.
• 3+ years experience in a maintenance reliability role in mining or related heavy industry.

Responsibilities

• Lead asset criticality assessments, determine appropriate mitigation strategies, and align stakeholders.
• Develop appropriate maintenance strategies and tactics, including maintenance intervals and spare holding requirements.
• Build and align master data in Pronto (CMMS) to support the strategy, including asset registers, preventive maintenance tasks, and bills of materials.
• Analyse performance data through ad-hoc analysis and structured report building.
• Lead structured defect elimination and continuous improvement initiatives to close performance gaps.
• Proactively monitor asset condition and recommend corrective maintenance based on condition monitoring results.
• Monitor and report on performance using fleet management and Pronto data.
• Facilitate and lead Root Cause Analysis of losses or near-misses.

Skills

Data analysis

Maintenance reliability

Education

Tertiary level Engineering qualification

Tools

Pronto CMMS

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Reliability Engineer—Underground Mining (Otago based)

Company Description

OceanaGold is aglobal intermediate gold and copper producer with more than 35years of exploration, development and operating experience.We have four operating mines – Haile in the USA, Macraes and Waihi in New Zealand, and Didipio in the Philippines and aglobal workforce of ~5,400 employees and contractors.

Our people, assets, and strategy are core to our success. Guided by our values—Care, Respect, Integrity, Performance, and Teamwork,we strive to be atrusted company people want to work for, partner with, supply and invest in, to create value.We are committed to safe and responsible mining that generates strong returns and contributes to sustainable development in the regions where we operate. OceanaGold is listed on the Toronto and New York Stock Exchanges (TSX: OGC; NYSE:OGC).

OceanaGold is aglobal intermediate gold and copper producer with more than 35years of exploration, development and operating experience.We have four operating mines – Haile in the USA, Macraes and Waihi in New Zealand, and Didipio in the Philippines and aglobal workforce of ~5,400 employees and contractors.

Our people, assets, and strategy are core to our success. Guided by our values—Care, Respect, Integrity, Performance, and Teamwork,we strive to be atrusted company people want to work for, partner with, supply and invest in, to create value.We are committed to safe and responsible mining that generates strong returns and contributes to sustainable development in the regions where we operate. OceanaGold is listed on the Toronto and New York Stock Exchanges (TSX: OGC; NYSE:OGC).

Job Description

Please note this role is based in East Otago, New Zealand at Macraes mine. A relocation to the Otago area will be required if living outside of the district.

Our Macraes underground mining department are on the search for acapable Reliability Engineer. Reporting to the Maintenance Superintendent, this role will work toown and optimise asset strategies for the mobile fleet, analyse performance, and continually improve reliability and safety to create value and sustainability.

The role is akey driver of reliability performance, defect elimination, and data-driven decision-making across the Macraes Underground mobilefleet.

Responsibilities:

• Lead asset criticality assessments, determine appropriate mitigation strategies, and align stakeholders.

• Develop appropriate maintenance strategies and tactics, including maintenance intervals and spare holding requirements.

• Build and align master data in Pronto (CMMS) to support the strategy, including asset registers, preventive maintenance tasks, and bills ofmaterials.

• Analyse performance data through both ad-hoc analysis and structured reportbuilding.

• Lead structured defect elimination and continuous improvement initiatives to close performance gaps.

• Proactively monitor asset condition and recommend corrective maintenance based on condition monitoringresults.

• Monitor and report on performance using fleet management and Prontodata.

• Facilitate and lead Root Cause Analysis of losses or nearmisses.

Key SuccessMeasures:

• Improvement in Underground Mobile Fleet availability and reliability.

• Reduction in unplanneddowntime.

• Effective identification and elimination of repeatdefects.

• Timely completion and quality of Root Cause Analysis investigations.

• Improvement in maintenance strategy effectiveness (PM compliance vs correctivework).

• Quality and utilisation of asset data in Pronto and reportingsystems.

Qualifications

• Full, Class 1diver’s licence, with ability to drive manual vehiclespreferred.

• Applicants must have full NZ working rights / unrestricted NZ Visa to beeligible.

• Tertiary level Engineering qualification preferred.

• 3+ years experience working withdata.

• 3+ years experience in amaintenance reliability role in mining or related heavyindustry.

Additional Information

• Residential role, live and work in the stunning region of Otago,NZ.

• 9‑day fortnight roster—5on, 2off, 4on, 3off, 7:00am—4:30pm

• Competitive salary + bonusstructure

• Discounts on retail andservices

• Free Southern Cross HealthcareInsurance

• Monthly health and wellbeingallowance

• Living Our Values recognition program

• Onsite Physiotherapist and nursessuite

• Free transport towork

• Study assistance

• Access to OceanaGold Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

• Exceptional working environment where people are valued andrespected

YOU MATTER: OceanaGold is committed to providing equal employment opportunities. We believeavariety of perspectives are not only welcome – they are essential to our success.Should you require any assistance applying for this opportunity, please contact us [e-mail]