Brief Posting Description

The Engineer Reliability & Performance is responsible for support in developing, implementing, and continuously improving reliability engineering, asset performance, maintenance optimization, and continuous improvement programs across mining, mineral processing, utilities, and infrastructure assets. The role ensures optimal equipment reliability, availability, maintainability, and operational performance through the application of reliability engineering principles, asset management practices, performance analytics, and data-driven decision-making.

The position provides support to technical leadership in Reliability-Centered Maintenance (RCM), Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA), Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA), asset criticality assessment, maintenance strategy optimization, equipment performance monitoring, and reliability improvement initiatives. The role supports Operations, Maintenance, Inspection, and Projects teams by driving sustainable reliability improvements, maximizing asset value, reducing lifecycle costs, and enhancing overall business performance.

Detailed Description

RELIABILITY ENGINEERING & STRATEGY MANAGEMENT

Support in developing and continuously improving site reliability engineering programs and methodologies.

Establish reliability strategies for fixed plant, mobile equipment, utilities, and infrastructure assets.

Support in leading asset reliability improvement initiatives to improve equipment availability and operational performance.

Support in developing reliability standards, procedures, and best practices.

Facilitate reliability reviews and equipment performance assessments.

Support long-term asset management and lifecycle planning activities.

Ensure reliability objectives align with business and operational requirements.

ASSET PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT

Monitor and analyze asset performance, equipment utilization, and operational efficiency.

Develop asset performance indicators and equipment health indices.

Identify performance gaps, bottlenecks, and reliability constraints affecting production.

Conduct performance benchmarking and improvement studies.

Support initiatives to improve plant throughput, asset utilization, and operating effectiveness.

Drive operational excellence through performance analysis and continuous improvement methodologies.

Establish performance improvement roadmaps for critical assets.

RELIABILITY-CENTERED MAINTENANCE (RCM)

Support in leading Reliability-Centered Maintenance studies for critical assets.

Review and optimize maintenance strategies based on equipment criticality and risk.

Develop maintenance task plans and reliability improvement recommendations.

Optimize preventive, predictive, condition-based, and corrective maintenance programs.

Ensure maintenance strategies support reliability and business objectives.

Participate in maintenance program reviews and audits.

FAILURE ANALYSIS & DEFECT ELIMINATION

Lead Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA) investigations for significant equipment failures.

Facilitate Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA) studies.

Analyze recurring failures and reliability issues.

Identify bad actors and develop corrective action plans.

Monitor implementation and effectiveness of reliability improvement actions.

Promote defect elimination methodologies throughout maintenance and operations teams.

Capture lessons learned and implemented for sustainable solutions.

ASSET CRITICALITY & RISK MANAGEMENT

Lead asset criticality assessments across all plant and infrastructure assets.

Develop and maintain asset criticality rankings and risk profiles.

Support risk-based maintenance and reliability decision-making processes.

Evaluate operational, safety, environmental, and financial risks associated with asset failures.

Participate in HAZID, HAZOP, risk assessments, and reliability reviews.

Support business continuity and risk mitigation initiatives.

MAINTENANCE OPTIMIZATION

Analyze maintenance effectiveness and identify improvement opportunities.

Optimize preventive maintenance frequencies and task content.

Support development of predictive and condition-based maintenance programs.

Evaluate work management performance and maintenance execution effectiveness.

Improve maintenance productivity through data analytics and best practice implementation.

Support spare parts optimization and critical equipment strategies.

PERFORMANCE ANALYTICS & REPORTING

Support in developing and maintaining reliability and performance dashboards.

Monitor and report key performance indicators including:

Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE)

Equipment Availability

Reliability Performance

Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF)

Mean Time to Repair (MTTR)

Failure Rates

Maintenance Backlog

PM Compliance

Cost of Maintenance

Asset Utilization

Reliability Improvement Benefits

Utilize SAP, Power BI, and other analytical tools to support decision-making.

Prepare reliability performance reports and management presentations.

Education:

Bachelor s degree in mechanical engineering, Electrical Engineering, Reliability Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Asset Management, or equivalent discipline.

Experience:

Bachelor s Degree with 5+ years or Higher Diploma with 10+ years of experience in reliability engineering, asset management, maintenance optimization, and performance improvement within mining, minerals processing, oil & gas, petrochemical, power generation, or heavy industrial operations.

Experience supporting commissioning, start-up, and operational ramp-up activities is desirable.

Certifications: Candidates holding or pursuing any of the following certifications will have an added advantage:

Certified Maintenance & Reliability Professional (CMRP).

Certified Asset Management Assessor (CAMA).

Root Cause Analysis (RCA) / Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA) Certification.

Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt

Project Management Professional (PMP).

SAP PM Certification.

Power BI Data Analytics Certification.