PLS is an ASX-listed pure-play lithium company, owning 100% of the world’s largest, independent hard-rock lithium operation. Located in Western Australia’s resource-rich Pilbara region, the Pilgangoora Project and Operation produces a spodumene and tantalite concentrate. The significant scale and quality of the operation has attracted a consortium of high quality, global partners.

Through execution of PLS's growth and diversification strategy, it is positioned to become a major player in the rapidly growing lithium supply chain, underpinned by increasing demand for clean energy technologies such as electric vehicles and energy storage as the world pursues a sustainable energy future.

 
THE OPPORTUNITY: 

Reporting to the Planning & Reliability 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

WHAT WE OFFER:

• Competitive Salary
• Annual incentive based on company performance, paid in cash or cash/share combination
• Career growth opportunities
• Great accommodation and recreational facilities
• Paid Parental Leave
• Paid Community Leave
• Take a front row seat in the sustainable energy transformation!

WHAT WE STAND FOR

• Safety First
• Great People
• We Deliver
• One Team
• Shaping Tomorrow 

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.

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.

Interested to learn more about PLS or registering for future opportunities visit our website www.pls.com