Engineer - Mechanical Reliability

About the Company

Mount Isa Mines is one of the world's largest mining complexes. We operate one mining and two processing streams, copper and zinc-lead-silver, to deliver natural resources of enduring value in modern society.

About the Role

Reporting to the Senior Reliability Engineer – Lead Smelter Maintenance, this is a residential role in Mount Isa, working a 5/2, 4/3 roster. The primary responsibility of this position is to drive reliability improvements across smelting operations through optimisation of maintenance strategies, failure elimination, and enhancement of condition monitoring programs.

Mount Isa has been a thriving city, acting as the hub for regional business, transport, services and government in North West Queensland. The city offers an array of leisure activities, from dining and cinema to outdoor adventures like fishing and camping. With Mount Isa Mines, you get the best of both worlds – a thriving career and a fulfilling lifestyle.

Mount Isa Mines is one of the world's largest mining complexes. We operate one mining and two processing streams, copper and zinc-lead-silver, to deliver natural resources of enduring value in modern society.

The Role Reporting to the Senior Reliability Engineer – Lead Smelter Maintenance, this is a residential role in Mount Isa, working a 5/2, 4/3 roster. The primary responsibility of this position is to drive reliability improvements across smelting operations through optimisation of maintenance strategies, failure elimination, and enhancement of condition monitoring programs. The role supports critical smelter assets including furnaces, converters, materials handling systems, gas handling and associated infrastructure. The team includes condition monitoring technicians and mechanical engineers of varying experience.

Key Responsibilities

• Utilise condition monitoring data to assess, manage and report on equipment health and risk across smelter assets
• Management of statutory equipment
• Improve asset reliability, eliminate production losses, and maximise equipment availability and campaign life in a safe and cost-effective manner
• Deliver minor capital and improvement projects within the smelter to address reliability risks and operational constraints
• Review, develop and continuously improve maintenance strategies aligned to smelting operations and asset criticality
• Work closely with operations, maintenance, and technical stakeholders to identify and implement engineering solutions to recurring failures, particularly in high-temperature and corrosive environments
• Conduct and facilitate root cause analyses (RCA) and implement sustainable corrective actions
• Contribute to shutdown planning by identifying and prioritising reliability-driven work scopes
• Maintain and enhance condition monitoring programs including vibration, thermography, oil analysis and NDT techniques relevant to smelter equipment
• Mentor and support graduate engineers and vacation students

Skills and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering
• Demonstrated ability to analyse equipment performance and implement reliability improvements in a heavy industrial environment
• Experience with maintenance management systems (SAP), and proficiency in Microsoft Office applications
• Working knowledge of reliability methodologies such as Root Cause Analysis (RCA), Reliability Centred Maintenance (RCM), and Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA)
• Exposure to 3D CAD software (e.g. SolidWorks) is desirable
• Strong communication skills with the ability to engage across operations and maintenance teams

Attributes

• Proactive, self-motivated and results-driven
• Ability to work effectively under pressure in a multi-disciplinary, high-risk environment
• Strong commitment to safety, with a focus on risk identification and mitigation
• Capable of working both autonomously and collaboratively

Desirable Experience

• 5 years experience in smelting, pyrometallurgical processing, or similar high-temperature processing environments
• Familiarity with condition monitoring techniques such as vibration analysis, thermography, oil analysis, and NDT
• Experience working with critical assets such as furnaces, converters, blowers, and gas handling systems
• SAP experience or similar CMMS proficiency

Benefits

• Competitive Remuneration packaged with 13% superannuation
• Paid relocation inclusive of 12 weeks furnished transit accommodation
• Benefits program including discounts with Health Insurance providers, online and in-store discounts through Glencore Rewards, salary sacrificing vehicles, Employee Referral Program and Recognition and Reward programs
• Fantastic professional development opportunities with Professional External Education Assistance, leadership development programs, ambassador Programs and more; and unrivalled career opportunities
• Residential Allowance

Applications Close: 8:00am Friday 22 May 2026