Process Plant- Reliability Engineer

OceanaGold is a global intermediate gold and copper producer with over 35 years of exploration, development, and operating experience. We operate four mines—Haile in the USA, Macraes and Waihi in New Zealand, and Didipio in the Philippines—and employ a global workforce of approximately 5,400 employees and contractors. Guided by our values—Care, Respect, Integrity, Performance, and Teamwork—we strive to be a trusted company that creates value through safe and responsible mining.

About the role

The reliability engineer plays a key role in reducing equipment failures and optimizing asset performance by establishing and utilizing a robust PM strategy and plant item reliability framework.

Responsibilities

• Analyze equipment history and perform Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA) to identify and eliminate recurring issues.
• Define, develop, and refine Preventive Maintenance (PM) and Condition Based Maintenance (CBM) programs based on reliability analysis and cost/benefit assessments.
• Ensure assets have a defined Asset Strategy with associated job plans (proactive and reactive), adjusting strategies based on failure data analysis.
• Participate in the approval process for new installations to ensure maintainability and reliability are considered from the outset; act as a technical resource for others and develop/manage CBM processes, including procedures for verification.
• Work with condition monitoring personnel and incorporate this information into decision-making processes, such as shutdown planning; alert stores to changes in stocking levels based on task frequency and analyze spares usage and failure data for proper stocking level determination.
• Perform statistical analysis on failure and work order data to guide Asset Strategy adjustments, develop failure codes for the work order system, and make specific recommendations for improving machinery performance and reliability based on data analysis.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or related engineering field required.
• CMPR Certification preferred.
• Advanced processing plant experience.
• Minimum of 5 years of production maintenance experience and demonstrated experience in reliability engineering.
• Experience with Pronto, CMMS preferred; experience using a CMMS for maintenance management required.
• Experience with establishing failure modes and effects for preventative maintenance improvements.
• Experience with the Weibull Failure Types and associated preventative measure types.
• Experience with predictive maintenance technologies.

Skills

• Demonstrated strengths in leadership and teamwork.
• Strong communication, organization, multi-tasking, and employee relations skills.
• Ability to read, understand, interpret, and apply complex materials including technical manuals, drawings, specifications, blueprints, and schematics.
• Willingness and ability to recognize, report, and correct unsafe working conditions and respond to call-out or emergencies as directed.

Benefits

• Competitive salary + short-term and long-term bonus.
• Comprehensive benefits package including health, vision, and dental insurance, and 401K.
• Living Our Values recognition program.
• Paid training and professional development.
• Supportive work environment with a focus on safety and teamwork.
• Access to OceanaGold Employee Assistance Program (EAP).

Location

Great residential location close to Charlotte, SC, situated between the mountains and sea.