Underground Reliability Engineer

About the role

The Underground Reliability Engineer plays a crucial role in enhancing the reliability, availability, and performance of underground mining equipment and infrastructure at OceanaGold. This position requires a deep understanding of reliability engineering principles, asset management, and maintenance best practices.

Responsibilities

• Analyze equipment performance and conduct root cause investigations to eliminate failures and improve reliability.
• Develop and implement maintenance strategies to optimize equipment performance, reduce downtime, and support operational objectives.
• Lead and facilitate root cause failure analyses (RCFA) for critical mobile and fixed asset failures.
• Implement corrective and preventive actions to improve reliability and extend component life.
• Monitor and report on reliability KPIs, ensuring performance targets are achieved and sustained.
• Provide technical support and mentorship to maintenance and operations personnel.
• Drive reliability-centered maintenance (RCM) and continuous improvement initiatives across underground operations.
• Support maintenance budgeting, forecasting, and cost control activities.
• Develop business cases for reliability improvement projects and asset replacement strategies.
• Track and report the financial impact of reliability initiatives.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical Engineering, or 10 years of technical maintenance experience maintaining UG hard rock mining equipment.
• Minimum 3–5 years of engineering experience within mining, heavy industry, or a related field.
• Experience with equipment reliability analysis, maintenance systems, and failure investigations.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Qualifications

• Preferred experience in underground mining operations.
• Direct experience with underground mobile equipment such as drills, loaders, trucks, bolters, and auxiliary support equipment.
• Proficiency with CMMS/EAM systems such as SAP, Oracle, JDE, Pronto, or similar platforms.
• Experience using business intelligence and data visualization tools such as Power BI.
• Strong understanding of root cause analysis methodologies, including 5-Why and FMEA.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Excel and data analysis tools.

Key Competencies

• Safety Leadership
• Analytical Thinking
• Problem Solving & Decision Making
• Technical Expertise
• Continuous Improvement Mindset
• Project Management
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Effective Communication
• Collaboration & Teamwork
• Change Management

Financial & Business Support

• Support maintenance budgeting, forecasting, and cost control activities.
• Perform cost-benefit analyses and evaluate capital and maintenance improvement opportunities.
• Develop business cases for reliability improvement projects and asset replacement strategies.
• Track and report the financial impact of reliability initiatives.

Health, Safety & Environmental Performance

• Demonstrate a strong commitment to safety leadership and compliance.
• Ensure reliability initiatives align with site safety, environmental, and regulatory requirements.
• Participate in safety investigations and risk assessments related to equipment performance and maintenance activities.