Reliability Engineer
BH-330143
Posted: 12/03/2026
- $900 - $1200 per day
- Australia Queensland Paget
- Contract
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Mining
Reliability Engineer – Mechanical
Join a major mining operation offering long‑term stability, strong career pathways and a supportive technical team. This role is based in Mackay.
What You’ll Do
With over 90 years' combined experience, NES Fircroft (NES) is proud to be the world's leading engineering staffing provider spanning the Oil & Gas, Power & Renewables, Chemicals, Construction & Infrastructure, Life Sciences, Mining and Manufacturing sectors worldwide. With more than 80 offices in 45 countries, we are able to provide our clients with the engineering and technical expertise they need, wherever and whenever it is needed. We offer contractors far more than a traditional recruitment service, supporting with everything from securing visas and work permits, to providing market-leading benefits packages and accommodation, ensuring they are safely and compliantly able to support our clients.
With over 90 years' combined experience, NES Fircroft (NES) is proud to be the world's leading engineering staffing provider spanning the Oil & Gas, Power & Renewables, Chemicals, Construction & Infrastructure, Life Sciences, Mining and Manufacturing sectors worldwide. With more than 80 offices in 45 countries, we are able to provide our clients with the engineering and technical expertise they need, wherever and whenever it is needed. We offer contractors far more than a traditional recruitment service, supporting with everything from securing visas and work permits, to providing market-leading benefits packages and accommodation, ensuring they are safely and compliantly able to support our clients.
Join a major mining operation offering long‑term stability, strong career pathways and a supportive technical team. This role is based in Mackay.
What You’ll Do
- Analyse plant performance data to drive improvements across processing operations
- Investigate downtime events, complete weekly reporting and identify root causes
- Support incident investigations and ensure corrective actions are implemented
- Coordinate equipment improvement trials and manage change processes
- Lead reliability projects including strategy reviews and PM optimisation
- Degree in Mechanical Engineering
- 3+ years’ experience in reliability within mining or heavy industry
- Strong analytical and problem‑solving capability
- Experience with RCA, FMECA and plant performance improvement
- Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills
- Current driver’s license
With over 90 years' combined experience, NES Fircroft (NES) is proud to be the world's leading engineering staffing provider spanning the Oil & Gas, Power & Renewables, Chemicals, Construction & Infrastructure, Life Sciences, Mining and Manufacturing sectors worldwide. With more than 80 offices in 45 countries, we are able to provide our clients with the engineering and technical expertise they need, wherever and whenever it is needed. We offer contractors far more than a traditional recruitment service, supporting with everything from securing visas and work permits, to providing market-leading benefits packages and accommodation, ensuring they are safely and compliantly able to support our clients.
With over 90 years' combined experience, NES Fircroft (NES) is proud to be the world's leading engineering staffing provider spanning the Oil & Gas, Power & Renewables, Chemicals, Construction & Infrastructure, Life Sciences, Mining and Manufacturing sectors worldwide. With more than 80 offices in 45 countries, we are able to provide our clients with the engineering and technical expertise they need, wherever and whenever it is needed. We offer contractors far more than a traditional recruitment service, supporting with everything from securing visas and work permits, to providing market-leading benefits packages and accommodation, ensuring they are safely and compliantly able to support our clients.