Mechanical Operations Engineer (Mining)

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a candidate looking to progress their career in Mechanical Engineering. The ideal candidate will be someone who has experience and working knowledge of safety and efficient maintenance of an assigned area of plant and equipment.

Requirements

• Make informed decisions associated with hazard identification and risk management to ensure safe operations are maintained and internal and external safety, environmental and legislative requirements are met.
• Provide maintenance strategy and technical expertise for assigned area both during and outside normal hours as demanded by safety and business requirements.
• Ensure equipment is maintained in a safe reliable condition by the use of appropriate methods.
• Formulate and agree KPI’s for the assigned equipment with the Operational team.
• Reviews equipment performance, reliability and failure, leading and delivering improvement and defect elimination programmes.
• Responsible for determining the competency profile requirements of their team to deliver maintenance effectively and efficiently and the subsequent personal and competency development of team members to achieve this requirement.
• Organises and directs outage activity for the assigned area via the appropriate channels – Operations Managers, Asset Management and Planning Engineer.
• Develop, deliver and manage projects for enhancement, new equipment and technology.
• Prepares future budgets and forecasts for maintenance and projects and manages to agreed budgets.
• Formulates and agrees spares stock holding.
• Work closely with the Operations Manager to ensure asset reliability is delivered through adherence to planned maintenance schedules and operator care standards.
• Provide leadership and direction to the engineering team in their section (Engineering Planner, Foremen and Craftsmen).

Benefits

• Generous Paid Time Off
• 401k Matching
• Retirement Plan
• Visa Sponsorship
• Four Day Work Week
• Generous Parental Leave
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Relocation Assistance