Reliability Engineer - Instrumentation
Northern Star Resources Ltd, Australia

About our role

This position is based at our KCGM Operations, reporting to the Senior Reliability Engineer. In this residential role, you will provide reliability engineering support in driving improvements in plant performance through optimising asset strategies and tactics, whilst undertaking a program of ongoing defect elimination. This includes the support of informed decision-making based on reliability and availability information, through detailed analysis including undertaking failure investigations and establishing the root causes of failure and the review of critical equipment spares.

** This is a Kalgoorlie residential role on a 5:2/4:3 roster. The successful applicant will reside in the Kalgoorlie Boulder Region. **

Required skills and experience:

• Three (3) years experience in the reliability sector - mineral processing environment or similar.
• Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical / Instrumentation) or above, with relevant equivalent experience. a minimum of five (5) years’ experience in the maintenance or projects sectors in an industrial or processing environment
• Proficiency in reading electrical-instrument drawings.
• Advanced computer literacy, in particular all aspects of Microsoft Office Suite and Visual Basic tools for data analysis.
• Sound analytical skills and the ability to think laterally.
• Highly developed interpersonal skills enabling liaison at all levels of the organisation.
• Ability to diagnose problems and identify potential solutions by thinking outside of the box delivering alternative outcomes.
• Ability to communicate effectively at all levels with excellent presentation skills.
• Ability to work well under pressure.
• Must reside within the Goldfields region.
• National Police Clearance within twelve (12) months of age
• Current Unencumbered Western Australian C Class Drivers Licence.

About Northern Star Resources

Northern Star offers unparalleled opportunities for you to forge a career in the resource industry at their underground and open pit operations across Western Australia and Alaska. You can choose residential or FIFO opportunities throughout your career with us.

Why join us?

Be part of the next exciting growth stage of Northern Star. You will be engaged in a dynamic work environment where you will be valued as an integral part of the team, and where you can develop and grow with our business long term.

Northern Star encourages a diverse and inclusive culture where all people can achieve and contribute to their greatest potential. Joining the Northern Star team also means you are eligible for our industry leading Parental Leave entitlements, and bonus programs.

Benefits when you join Northern Star

• Company subsidised GU Health Insurance
• Gold Price Variable bonus incentive
• Short-term incentive bonus program
• Employee Share Plan programs
• Industry leading Parental leave policy with up to 20 weeks primary carers leave and up to 4 weeks secondary carers leave. Primary carers return to work benefits including up to 6 weeks bonus payment, top up of superannuation and long service leave service recognition
• GoldSTARR program - cash savings for everyday expenses
• Employee Assistance Programs (EAP) that includes free, confidential counselling and wellbeing services
• Salary Continuance (Income protection) insurance from commencement
• Salary Sacrificing benefits, including Novated Leasing and Remote Area Living benefit options
• Paid Family Domestic Violence leave

About Kalgoorlie - The Heart of the Goldfields

With a strong connection to the Kalgoorlie-Boulder community, Northern Star offers unparalleled opportunities for you to forge a career in the resource industry while residing in a thriving regional city.

Our Kalgoorlie Production Centre Operations are the best residential mining opportunities in the region, providing excellent work-home life balance in a community that will become your family.

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Diversity amp; Inclusion

Northern Star actively supports and contributes to local communities in which we operate. We recognise the advantage of a diversified workplace including diversity of gender, thought, experience, and ethnicity. We encourage applications from diverse backgrounds and strive for workplace excellence.

Recruitment Process

Our recruitment process considers your alignment to our company values and the requirements

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