Reliability Engineering Specialist

About the role

The Reliability Engineering Specialist will improve equipment availability, performance and lifecycle cost across mining operations. The role focuses on preventing unplanned downtime through reliability engineering principles, data‑driven decision making and continuous improvement of maintenance strategies for mobile and fixed plant assets.

Key responsibilities

• Develop and implement reliability strategies, predictive maintenance programmes and defect‑elimination processes.
• Conduct Reliability‑Centered Maintenance (RCM) studies, Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) and criticality analysis for major systems.
• Provide technical input for shutdown planning and long‑term asset strategies.
• Implement condition monitoring techniques such as oil analysis, vibration monitoring and thermography.
• Analyse reliability data, create dashboards for KPIs (MTBF, MTTR, availability) and integrate data with CMMS/APM systems.
• Support commissioning activities, manage warranty claims and ensure defect‑free handover of critical assets.
• Lead root‑cause analysis of major failures and drive continuous improvement actions.
• Train and mentor maintenance and operations teams on reliability principles.

Required profile

Required skills

• Reliability engineering methodology (RCM, FMEA, criticality analysis)
• Predictive maintenance techniques (oil analysis, vibration monitoring, thermography)
• Condition monitoring and data analysis
• Experience with CMMS/APM integration
• Dashboard creation and KPI tracking (MTBF, MTTR, availability)
• Root‑cause analysis and continuous improvement
• Commissioning support and warranty management
• Training and mentoring of maintenance teams