Reliability Engineer MiningLocation Arizona New Mexico Nevada various sites throughout the Southwest Travel Temporary relocation or extended on site assignment required M F for 6 12 months Employment W 2 or Independent Consultant 1099
About the Opportunity
Implementation Engineers is expanding our Maintenance & Reliability practice and is seeking experienced Reliability Engineers to support upcoming heavy industrial and mining projects across the Southwest We are looking for engineers who enjoy solving complex reliability challenges partnering closely with client operations teams and delivering measurable improvements in equipment performance and asset reliability Opportunities may range from individual project assignments to longer term consulting engagements
Responsibilities
- ResponsibilitiesAs a Reliability Engineer with Implementation Engineers youll work alongside client maintenance and operations teams to improve the reliability availability and performance of critical mining assets
- Develop optimize and sustain preventive maintenance PM strategies for mobile and fixed plant equipment
- Lead Root Cause Failure Analyses RCFA to identify equipment failure modes and implement sustainable corrective actions
- Improve asset reliability for crushing conveying grinding flotation dewatering pumping material handling and other mineral processing systems
- Analyze equipment performance maintenance history and reliability KPIs to identify improvement opportunities and reduce unplanned downtime
- Partner with maintenance planners supervisors operations and engineering teams to prioritize reliability initiatives and improve work execution
- Support equipment criticality assessments Failure Modes & Effects Analysis FMEA and Reliability Centered Maintenance RCM activities
- Utilize CMMS platforms SAP PM Maximo or similar to optimize maintenance strategies and improve asset performance
- Participate in shutdown planning reliability improvement projects bad actor elimination and defect elimination initiatives
- Provide day to day reliability engineering support for heavy industrial equipment including rotating equipment conveyors pumps crushers mills and associated process systems
- Promote safe work practices while delivering practical data driven solutions that improve equipment availability maintenance effectiveness and operational performance
Qualifications
- Bachelors degree in Mechanical Industrial Electrical Mining or related Engineering discipline
- 10 years of Reliability Engineering experience within heavy industrial environments
- Experience supporting open pit or underground mining operations concentrators mills smelters or other heavy industrial processing facilities
- Experience with rotating equipment conveyors crushers mills pumps slurry systems mobile mining equipment or mineral processing assets
- MSHA certification or previous experience working at MSHA regulated mine sites
- Strong understanding of maintenance and reliability principles
- Experience leading or facilitating Root Cause Failure Analyses RCFA
- Experience developing and optimizing Preventive Maintenance PM programs
- Strong communication and client facing consulting skills
- Ability to work full time on site for the duration of the engagement
Preferred
- Copper gold or other hard rock mining experience
- MSHA certification current or previous
- Experience with CMMS platforms SAP PM Maximo or similar
- Vibration analysis lubrication predictive maintenance or condition monitoring experience
- Lean Manufacturing Six Sigma or Continuous Improvement experience
Ideal Candidate
Were looking for engineers who thrive in challenging industrial environments and enjoy solving complex reliability problems The ideal candidate combines strong technical expertise with a practical hands on approach and the ability to build credibility with maintenance operations and engineering teams
Why Implementation Engineers
At Implementation Engineers youll do more than support projects youll help transform operations Our engineers partner directly with client maintenance operations and leadership teams to improve reliability increase productivity and deliver lasting operational improvements We value practical problem solvers who enjoy being in the field working with people and seeing their ideas translate into measurable results Whether youre an experienced consultant looking for consistent long term project work or an engineer searching for a long term home where you can grow your consulting career youll have the opportunity to work on challenging projects make a measurable impact and collaborate with some of the industrys best operations consultants
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