Underground Reliability Engineer - Growth & Relocation

Rio Tinto; Superior (AZ); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

STIP bonus

Health insurance

401k matching

Employee share program

Job summary

Rio Tinto, in partnership with Resolution Copper near Superior, AZ, is seeking a Reliability Engineer to maximize safety, reliability, and performance of underground mining assets.

This role collaborates with Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, and Technical Services to identify and eliminate failures, reduce risk, and support production objectives while ensuring MSHA compliance and industry best practices.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Mining or related engineering discipline.
• Minimum 5 years of maintenance, reliability, or asset management experience.
• Experience in mining, mineral processing, heavy industry, or industrial operations.

Responsibilities

• Create and manage a reliability program for underground, surface, fixed, and mobile assets.
• Conduct Asset Criticality Assessments (ACA) and identify operational risks.
• Develop and implement risk mitigation strategies through maintenance programs aligned with business objectives.
• Create and oversee formal asset management plans (AMPs) for new and existing critical assets.
• Develop, optimize, and continuously improve maintenance tactics using RCM, FMEA, and PMO methodologies.
• Conduct critical spare parts analyses and present recommendations to inventory control.
• Manage asset lifecycle strategies and replacement forecasts.
• Support budgeting and planning activities for asset end-of-life, replacement, and capex.
• Develop and maintain condition monitoring programs for critical assets.
• Analyze condition monitoring data including vibration, thermography, lubrication, ultrasonic inspection, electrical testing and other predictive technologies.
• Establish and report key asset health metrics, providing actionable recommendations to stakeholders.
• Lead Root Cause Analysis (RCA) investigations for significant equipment failures and recurring reliability issues.

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical, Electrical or Mining Engineering

5+ years maintenance reliability or asset management

Tools

SAP

CMMS

Job description

Rio Tinto, in partnership with Resolution Copper near Superior, AZ, is seeking a Reliability Engineer to maximize safety, reliability, and performance of underground mining assets.

This role collaborates with Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, and Technical Services to identify and eliminate failures, reduce risk, and support production objectives while ensuring MSHA compliance and industry best practices.