Reliability Engineer (Strawberry Plains)

Allied Reliability is seeking a Reliability Engineer for metals manufacturing operations focused on producing high-quality zinc products.

Key Accountabilities

• Lead equipment performance reviews, and identify continuous improvement opportunities for improved equipment reliability
• Lead formal reviews of catastrophic equipment failure; identify root causes & oversee the development preventative action plans
• Monitor and steward performance report standards and accuracy
• Review delay information and provide feedback monthly
• Establish a monthly meeting with each process team to review performance
• Provide direction and guidance for the condition monitoring, reliability and engineering standards and strategies for equipment at the mine
• Oversee the development & improvement of the mines maintenance work management system
• Establish models and templates to assist process teams develop good R&M budgeting techniques
• Assist process team to implement and improve maintenance planning processes and tools
• Review the delay report for the mine on equipment performance for inconsistencies against targets.
• Foster effective planning and communications at the mine, by being punctual, prepared and sticking to the agenda at all meetings
• Input into equipment overhauls to demonstrate areas of poor reliability are reviewed and improvement are included in the work scopes
• Provide guidance to engineering team on the standards for new and overhauled equipment to achieve targeted reliabilities
• Recommend and assist to implement a delay & performance reporting system at the mine reviewing the key reliability metrics at the mine
• Investigate improvements to mine systems to improve equipment reliability (failure modes and effects analysis, reliability centered maintenance)
• Lead the development & review of equipment maintenance strategies for new and current site equipment
• Monitor equipment KPI’s, review and identify opportunities for improvement
• Benchmark equipment performance and develop improvement action plans
• Conduct regular audits of the mine’s equipment
• Facilitate training on site - develop training plans for RCA methodology and reliability improvement principals using internal & external training methodologies
• Scope system and equipment improvements and establish justification for improvement investigations and solutions
• Deliver assigned projects relevant to engineering reliability
• Work in accordance with statutory responsibilities
• Provide advice and support across the business relevant to your professional area;
• Actively investigate enhancements to standards, procedures and processes in area of expertise that achieves improvements in safety, reliability, performance, job satisfaction and productivity;
• Maintain knowledge of best practice within field of expertise, share interesting and useful information across the business, as appropriate;
• Develop the understanding of others to support and implement engineering improvements and maintain a practical knowledge of the work environment to which engineering support is provided;
• Develop and maintain positive working relationships with external stakeholders
• Trafigura values are lived by the team.
• Effective communication between maintenance teams and operations team.
• Reporting / communication is transparent, verified and timely.
• Activities completed on time.
• All activity is performed within strictest ethical standards.

Qualifications / Requirements

• Experience in structural / mechanical engineering
• Experience with auto cad
• General hoist knowledge
• General crusher knowledge
• Ability to set up historical data base from known drawings and literature
• Trade Base Qualifications
• SAP Training

Preferred

• PE Certified