Senior Reliability Engineer Mining Equipment Optimization

Hecla Mining Company; Mullan (ID); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Hecla Mining Company is seeking a Senior Reliability Engineer to monitor equipment condition and assess performance against plan, providing consultation and technical support to reduce equipment costs through defect elimination and maintenance improvements.

The role emphasizes downtime analysis, CMMS oversight, PM optimization, FMEA on maintenance tactics, RCA facilitation, and collaboration with maintenance and operations to boost reliability across surfaces and underground mining operations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical or electrical engineering or related field.
• Minimum of five years’ experience in reliability engineering, mechanical engineering, or electrical engineering.
• Mining industry experience preferred, with knowledge of surface, underground and mill operations.
• Proficient in Excel, Word, and Outlook.

Responsibilities

• Lead and conduct downtime analyses for critical equipment to identify reliability improvements and cost reductions.
• Produce reliability metrics for monthly operations reports (cost impact, KPIs).
• Maintain asset hierarchy oversight in the CMMS ensuring accuracy and consistency.
• Perform cyclical asset criticality analyses to prioritize initiatives.
• Coordinate site condition monitoring, providing guidance on OA, VA, MPI/UT, thermography.
• Oversee Defect Elimination processes to address repetitive failures and promote preventive maintenance.

Skills

Reliability engineering

Maintenance planning

Root cause analysis

FMEA

CMMS

Condition monitoring

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in mechanical or electrical engineering

Tools

Excel

Word

Outlook

Job description

Hecla Mining Company is seeking a Senior Reliability Engineer to monitor equipment condition and assess performance against plan, providing consultation and technical support to reduce equipment costs through defect elimination and maintenance improvements.

The role emphasizes downtime analysis, CMMS oversight, PM optimization, FMEA on maintenance tactics, RCA facilitation, and collaboration with maintenance and operations to boost reliability across surfaces and underground mining operations.