Australia, Mackay
Fulltime: 60 hrs a week
0-2
Education Level: Academic Bachelor
Mining
Closing: April 26, 2025

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Introduction

Brunel has partnered with a leading industrial operation in North Queensland to find a skilled Asset Reliability Engineer. In this critical role, you will ensure the reliability and efficiency of non-structural assets, playing a pivotal part in the long-term operational success of a major facility. This is your opportunity to provide technical advice, optimizing maintenance strategies, and ensuring seamless operations across large-scale equipment.

What are you going to do 

  • Maintenance Strategy Optimization: Review, improve, and implement maintenance strategies for non-structural assets to optimize reliability for their entire life cycle.
  • Root Cause Analysis: Lead investigations into asset failures and recommend corrective actions to prevent recurrence.
  • Reliability Improvement: Identify risks and proactively mitigate them to improve asset reliability and performance across the site.
  • Data & KPI Monitoring: Track and report asset reliability KPIs, improving data integrity and ensuring compliance with industry standards.
  • Collaboration: Work with engineering, planning, and operations teams to support continuous improvement initiatives.
  • Risk Assessments & Compliance: Lead risk assessments for new and existing assets to ensure operational safety and regulatory compliance.
  • Capital Projects Support: Provide technical advice during design reviews and capital projects, ensuring reliability is built into new systems and upgrades.

Essential skills and knowledge 

  • Degree in Engineering or a related discipline.
  • 2+ years of experience in reliability engineering (ideally within heavy industry, mining, or port operations).
  • Expertise in asset management systems and maintenance strategy development (familiarity with ISO55001 is highly desirable).
  • Hands-on experience with reliability tools such as RCM, RCA, FMECA, RBD, and Weibull.
  • Strong leadership skills with a focus on safety, operational excellence, and continuous improvement.
  • Proven ability to work collaboratively across multidisciplinary teams to optimize asset reliability and performance.
  • Willingness to relocate to the Bowen/Mackay region for a site-based role.

What we offer 

  • Up to $190K + Super
  • Work with Cutting-Edge Systems - Apply reliability engineering tools like RCM, RCA, FMECA, and Weibull.
  • Career Growth & Job Stability - Secure, long-term role with room to grow in a major operation.
  • Work-Life Balance - Enjoy the stunning coastal region with an excellent work-life balance.

About Brunel:

Brunel is a recruitment and flexible workforce solution provider which connects talented people with opportunities throughout Australasia and around the world. We specialise in highly skilled roles across a variety of technical, professional, trades and craft disciplines, pairing candidates with industry-leading projects and organisations on a contract, permanent or secondment basis.

Operating in Australasia since 1997, Brunel has major bases of operation in Perth, Sydney, Brisbane and Port Moresby, which are further backed by the strength and reach of a truly global network spanning over 45 countries, 120 offices and 45 years of successful operation.

Brunel is proud to be equal opportunity employer and encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and female candidates.

Do you have questions?

If you have any questions or would like to discuss the details of this role, please contact Ryan on 0458940185 or at r.connolly@brunel.net for a confidential chat.

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