PLS is delivering on its vision to be a leading global producer of lithium, a mineral critical to enabling the world’s transition to a more sustainably powered future.

As the owner and operator of the Pilgangoora Operation, the world’s largest independent hard-rock lithium mine, we are expanding fast, investing boldly, and building a global portfolio that positions us at the forefront of the energy transition.

Most recently, we acquired Latin Resources, adding the Colina Project in Brazil to our portfolio — strengthening our international footprint and creating new pathways for growth.

With more than 900 people employed globally, we’re building a future-focused business where talented people can create real impact. At PLS, our Values aren’t just words on a wall, they drive how we work, how we lead, and how we grow: Safety First. Great People. We Deliver. One Team. Shaping Tomorrow.

If you want to be part of an organisation that is ambitious, innovative and shaping the next era of battery minerals, this is a once in a lifetime opportunity to join us.

WHAT PLS OFFERS

• 18 weeks parental leave for primary carers and 4 weeks for secondary carers
• Health and wellbeing allowance
• Quarterly short-term incentive bonus that recognises individual and business performance
• PLS employee share scheme
• Novated leasing through salary sacrifice
• Newly refurbished facilities at Pilgangoora including gym, tennis, pickleball and volleyball courts, sports oval, and scenic walking tracks
• Paid community leave
• Monthly employee recognition awards
• Access to PLS’ KidsCo School Holiday Program

THE OPPORTUNITY: 

Reporting to the Engineering Superintendent, the Reliability Engineer is responsible for providing technical engineering support, focused on sustaining reliability and availability of the fixed plant, by ensuring equipment is maintained to high standards and accurately predicting equipment failure to ultimately prevent unscheduled plant downtime, whist ensuring compliance with all company and statutory regulations, guidelines and procedures.

This is a permanent position which will operate on a FIFO 8/6 roster from Perth.  

Key responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Ensuring standardisation of maintenance processes and procedures for proper care of production assets.
• Using root cause analysis, and condition-based maintenance systems in the identification of plant failure modes and development of predictive strategies.
• Administer and review plant availability reporting metrics and data integrity to promote defect elimination initiatives
• Identifying, plan and manage, plant improvement projects.
• Initiating and executing continuous improvement projects focused and defect elimination.
• Owning and developing the PM program and have a working knowledge of all the plant predictive strategies and how to apply them.
• Developing maintenance strategies and tactics to ensure optimised plant performance and cost.
• Development of the sites Condition Monitoring program and systems.
• Analysing and reporting on plant equipment performance against forecasts.
• Assisting in maintenance planning and forecasting.
• Providing recommendations on maximising the equipment life cycle and performance
• Provide governance to maintenance team to complete works to required site standards, & specifications as well as relevant Australian Standards

ABOUT YOU:

• Bachelor Mechanical Engineering
• Demonstrated 5-10 years’ experience in the mining industry within maintenance and/or reliability engineering
• You will have a strategic and forward-thinking approach to your work
• Working knowledge and application of the Mine Safety and Inspections Act and regulations
• Proficient user of maintenance management software.
• You will be a committed health and safety advocate and play an active role in reinforcing our company values

PROMOTING DIVERSITY

PLS recognises that talented people come from diverse backgrounds, who can contribute to our successes in different ways.  We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and strongly recommend women and Australian indigenous people to apply.

OUR RECRUITMENT PROCESS

As part of our recruitment process, we require a pre-employment medical, drug and alcohol screen and a National Police Clearance.

Short listing for this role will commence immediately.  

We respectfully request agencies not to forward unsolicited resumes unless requested.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF COUNTRY

PLS respectfully acknowledges the Nyamal and Kariyarra People of the Pilbara, and the Whadjuk Noongar People of the Perth region who are the traditional owners and first people of these lands. We would like to pay respect to the Elders past, present and emerging for they hold the memories, the traditions, the culture and hopes of the Nyamal, Kariyarra and Whadjuk Noongar Peoples.

If you are interested in learning more about PLS or registering for future opportunities, please visit our website  www.pls.com