Reliability Engineer

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Detail information about job Reliability Engineer. Terms and conditions vacancy

• Be part of a continuous improvement challenge towards world-class steel making
• Seeking electrical engineer and experienced heavy maintenance professional
• Permanent role, immediate start available, Laverton (Melbourne) location

GFG Alliance is an international grouping of businesses, founded by the British Gupta Family. The Alliance’s integrated business model encompasses mining, energy generation, metals and engineering, underpinned by industry-friendly financial services, a substantial property portfolio.

GFG Alliance has an agile, entrepreneurial culture with high energy, strong levels of ambition, and sustainable growth plans. This brings opportunities for GFG’s people and businesses to flourish and develop.  We work with our people to determine how we can grow our business and our future.  We are committed to uncompromising levels of safety, strong customer centricity and diversity. Wherever they are in the world, our people are our greatest asset. We welcome you to join us.

Liberty OneSteel, part of the GFG Alliance group, operates a world-class state-of-the-art Steelmaking facility based in Laverton. We use local raw materials to produce high quality steel products in partnership with our loyal customers in the local construction and other industries, while building on our proud traditions of technical excellence and team safety.

Situated in the western suburbs of Melbourne, our Laverton Steel Mill is part of the Liberty Rod and Bar business and produces around 800,000t of steel rod and bar products per annum. We currently require an experienced Electrical Engineer (B.Eng.) to join our Laverton operation with mission of driving the availability/reliability strategy of the Meltshop. 

As a key member of the Laverton Meltshop Maintenance team and reporting to the Maintenance Superintendent, you will primarily be focused on achieving a high rate of sustainable continuous improvement in relation to equipment availability. With a focus on reliability systems, you will drive the continuous improvement strategy for reliability and maintainability of our assets. The three key indicators will be equipment availability (including MTBF), mean time to repair and equipment lifecycle cost in the context of our business environment. You will be reviewing maintenance plans, be part of its implimentation, act as a central figure in captial improvement projects and be part of the aggressive drive to achieve manufacturing excellence. You will also have key technical inputs into the asset management strategy, maintenance plan and asset optimisation of our high voltage equipment and distribution network. It consists amongst other of a Static VAR compensator, 2 x 50MVA primary transformers, a 90 MVA transformer for the Electric Arc Furnace (EAF) and a 25 MVA transormer for the Ladle Furnace (LF).

Our ideal candidate will be an electrical engineer and a maintenance professional, with relevant experience in a heavy industrial or manufacturing environment. Equally important will be:

• High safety standards as a core value
• Skills in root cause analysis, HAZOP and FMEA investigations
• Interpersonal skills
• Communication skills
• Excellent computer skills
• Exposure to some form of computer based maintenance management system (CMMS)
• Previous exposure to SAP will be advantageous

Liberty offers a competitive salary package including 14% superannuation, career development opportunities within a global business and a team environment that puts people and safety first.

Apply now to take on your next challenging career opportunity.

Across our different business units, we offer career opportunities for people who share our drive, passion and ambition. From apprentices and graduates to experienced professionals, we are committed to offering fulfilling careers and the chance to grow as our business grows.  We would love you to be part of our journey.