Reliability Specialist - Ancillary

Our Opportunity

Work Location: Perth – Fortescue’s Perth office is located on the traditional lands of the Whadjuk people

Roster: Monday to Friday

This role acts as the technical lead for reliability and engineering performance across a designated Heavy Mobile Equipment (HME) fleet. The Reliability Specialist is responsible for driving sustainable improvements in equipment reliability, leveraging data, engineering principles and cross-functional collaboration to optimise asset performance and lifecycle value.

Working closely with site teams, OEMs and internal stakeholders, the position plays a critical role in shaping maintenance strategies, leading reliability initiatives and embedding continuous improvement practices across the business. The role also serves as a subject matter expert, providing guidance and technical support to enhance operational efficiency, safety and cost outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, implement and continuously improve maintenance strategies based on asset history and OEM recommendations
• Lead reliability improvement initiatives, including maintenance strategy reviews and optimisation projects
• Analyse asset performance data to identify trends, recurring issues and opportunities for defect elimination
• Conduct and support root cause analysis (RCA) and other reliability methodologies to resolve equipment failures
• Ensure accuracy, governance and effective utilisation of SAP reliability and maintenance data
• Engage with OEMs and external vendors to address performance issues and drive continuous improvement
• Collaborate with site-based maintenance and reliability teams to support execution and resolve key issues
• Monitor compliance with asset management standards, maintenance strategies and regulatory requirements
• Develop lifecycle and cost optimisation strategies to maximise asset value and performance
• Identify and implement initiatives to improve safety, production efficiency and maintenance effectiveness

Qualifications and Experience

• Tertiary qualification in Mechanical Engineering or a related discipline (essential)
• Demonstrated experience in maintenance and reliability engineering within a mobile equipment environment
• Exposure to multiple OEMs and site-based operational experience
• Strong knowledge of asset management principles and maintenance strategies
• Experience with SAP or other Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) systems
• Familiarity with reliability methodologies such as FMECA, RCA, RCM, LCC and Lean Six Sigma (desirable)
• Proven ability to analyse complex problems and apply structured, logical solutions
• Strong project management capability with experience delivering improvement initiatives
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to influence outcomes
• High level of organisation, time management and ability to work effectively within cross-functional teams

About Us

Be part of something big. Fortescue is leading the world with our plan to decarbonise our iron ore operations, projects that harness renewable energy and the development of technology that will change our planet forever.

Our Commitment

Fortescue celebrates individual strengths and team members are encouraged to bring their whole selves to work. Our global workforce drives and promotes an inclusive culture, both within our organisation and throughout the communities we interact with. Diverse backgrounds include First Nations Peoples, people with disabilities, LGBTQ+ community, gender, neurodiverse, cultural diversity, all age groups, and those with an intersectional or multiple diverse characteristics. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply.

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Internal Candidates / Current Contractors please apply via Success Factors Careers Portal. For further information on how to apply please visit the Fortescue Hub. 

Fortescue reserves the right to close applications early should a suitable pool of candidates be identified. Fortescue will never contact you to ask for payment of any kind, whether directly or through a third party.