Senior Reliability Engineer
Job highlights
- Leadership role in a diverse team
- Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia
- Relocation and 12 weeks transit accomodation offered
Job ID
40862
Closing date
24/04/2026
Last Updated
07/04/2026
Senior Reliability Engineer
Queensland Metallurgical Operations, Maintenance, Planning & Reliability
Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia
Ref. No. 40862
The Operation
The Mount Isa Copper and Zinc streams are integrated across the entire supply chain, from resource identification and development to production and distribution of copper, zinc and lead to customers across the world.
Mount Isa Mines
There’s never been a better time to join Mount Isa Mines. As we deliver significant transformation projects on site, we’re creating stable, long-term opportunities for people who want to build their careers where they live. We’re committed to attracting and developing local talent, backing our workforce and investing in a future that supports our people and our community. We also provide an excellent remuneration package and benefits including above market superannuation, rental assistance, and retailing discounts. This role is also eligible for relocation to Mount Isa and works a roster of 5/2/4/3.
The Role
We are looking for a Senior Reliability Engineer to lead our smelter reliability engineering department.
We are looking for a qualified reliability professional for this position, experience in the mining industry and strong management skills would be essential. You would also possess the creativity required for innovative projects that will improve efficiency in our mining operation. With your years of experience in the management of infrastructure, evaluation of mining assets and their performance and your demonstrated ability to provide engineering advice on policy, standards and strategies in relation to asset management and maintenance, you will find this opportunity both challenging and rewarding.
Your key responsibilities include:
Queensland Metallurgical Operations, Maintenance, Planning & Reliability
Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia
Ref. No. 40862
The Operation
The Mount Isa Copper and Zinc streams are integrated across the entire supply chain, from resource identification and development to production and distribution of copper, zinc and lead to customers across the world.
Mount Isa Mines
There’s never been a better time to join Mount Isa Mines. As we deliver significant transformation projects on site, we’re creating stable, long-term opportunities for people who want to build their careers where they live. We’re committed to attracting and developing local talent, backing our workforce and investing in a future that supports our people and our community. We also provide an excellent remuneration package and benefits including above market superannuation, rental assistance, and retailing discounts. This role is also eligible for relocation to Mount Isa and works a roster of 5/2/4/3.
The Role
We are looking for a Senior Reliability Engineer to lead our smelter reliability engineering department.
We are looking for a qualified reliability professional for this position, experience in the mining industry and strong management skills would be essential. You would also possess the creativity required for innovative projects that will improve efficiency in our mining operation. With your years of experience in the management of infrastructure, evaluation of mining assets and their performance and your demonstrated ability to provide engineering advice on policy, standards and strategies in relation to asset management and maintenance, you will find this opportunity both challenging and rewarding.
Your key responsibilities include:
- Responsible for measuring, monitoring and managing equipment health including maximizing equipment availability and reliability (MTBF and MTTR). This included daily downtime review and month end reporting
- Using the above to make data-driven decisions to improve equipment performance and reduce unplanned cost
- Managing statutory maintenance and work management of prescribed equipment
- Shutdown optimization: ensure the right work is included and executed, equipment inspections to inform urgent and future work to support defect elimination and improve equipment availability and reliability
- Responsible for equipment criticality analysis and maintenance strategy development both short and long term
- Overseeing equipment condition monitoring and lubrication programs
- Leading failure investigation for failures resulting in equipment downtime and unplanned cost
- Leading effective defect and risk elimination programs
- Cost saving initiatives
- Responsible for maintenance and operational reliability culture development to facilitate equipment being operated and maintained for reliability and continually driving the improvement of the reliability programs
- Leading equipment integrity assessments and condition risk assessments
- Ensure equipment is fit for purpose, maintainability and reliability studies
- Digital and technology initiatives such as equipment health reports, downtime reporting and management, reliability dashboards and predictive maintenance analytics
- Optimization of assigned resources and continuous improvement to minimize cost and waste
- Responsible for developing a positive team culture in line with Glencore values including mentoring and coaching to build employee role competency (including ensuring the team is competent and qualified to complete assigned tasks)
- Providing visible leadership and ensuring compliance to Processing policies, standards and procedures for the Reliability team
- physical observations of the work environment and people,
- ensuring compliance with standards and procedures
- role modelling of safety behaviours, and
- the management of incidents and investigations
- 7+ years engineering and project delivery experience and or maintenance engineering experience
- Mechanical engineering degree
- Previous leadership experience
- Previous reliability engineering experience in mining fixed plant maintenance
- 8 years Mining / Heavy industry experience
- Demonstrated understanding of mineral processing systems, processes, and their interrelationships (including maintenance systems, e.g. SAP)
- Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively at all levels
- Experience supervising and developing large work teams to deliver business outcomes
- Knowledge of and experience in budgeting processes
- Basic level Microsoft Office Suite
- Demonstrated knowledge of risk management, safety systems and legislative requirements for Mining
- Demonstrated ability to identify and implement continuous improvement opportunities