Int - Sr. Reliability Engineer

PRIMARY PURPOSE

The Reliability Engineer will lead the development of Maintenance Programs across the business. He/she is a key member of the Asset Management Team who effectively and efficiently manages Conuma Coal's physical assets throughout their lifecycle.

The Reliability Engineer has accountability for establishing world class reliability and maintenance processes and work practices and for developing a sustainable reliability culture across the mine regions. He/she will work closely with Engineering, Operations and Maintenance to determine/predict component and system life using reliability tools such as Reliability Centered Maintenance and Root Cause Analysis and will implement and track asset strategies to ensure continuous improvement in asset performance.

The Reliability Engineer will work with the Business Operations team to develop leading practices for the procurement and maintenance of Conuma's assets. The focus is on life cycle asset management from planning through disposal.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develop a world class maintenance strategy for all assets focused on reliability and asset lifecycle.
• Work with the business leaders to accurately forecast future asset requirements to support planned expansion projects and other capital investment programs.
• Develop asset management models, systems, standards and tools to support effective asset management strategies, tactics and analysis.
• Pioneer new concepts, technologies, services and procedures while anticipating potential objectives.
• Identify, collect, analyze, and interpret relevant information to support effective asset management.
• Partner with original equipment manufacturer (OEMs) and OTM experts and engineering firms on the available technologies to enhance asset management and to collaboratively develop and deliver leading practices for asset management.
• Define the business case and specify comprehensive performance, maintenance, operational and HSE requirements and standards for new assets.
• Work with the commercial team to estimate the life cycle costs of mobile assets for potential mine or company acquisitions.
• Ensure operational readiness requirements for new assets are met with regards to reliability, safety and integrity
• Provide expert advice on the design, installation and commissioning of new assets to ensure effective reliability, operability and maintainability for the life of the asset.
• Partner with OEMs to ensure assets are designed to deliver performance claims.
• Sustain and enhance Conuma Coal's license to operate by ensuring mobile and plant assets comply with internal health, safety, environment and human resource management standards as well as relevant external legislative, regulatory and governance requirements.
• Develop and implement asset management strategies in partnership with the operational management team.
• Provide subject matter expertise to the Leading Practices program that facilitates projects to improve the effective and efficient operation of Conuma Coal's assets.
• Develop maintenance standards and procedures that set and maintain high standards for maintenance activities.
• Develop and assist the operations team to apply effective maintenance practices that achieve safe maintenance and operation of physical assets.
• Develop and implement reliability-based methods and maintenance tools.
• Define, develop and implement standardized, computerized maintenance management systems and tools effectively that will enhance and support asset life cycles.
• Develop and maintain measurement and monitoring systems to quantify the performance of engineering assets.
• Provide trouble shooting and root cause analysis for specific technical problems related to the reliability or maintenance of mobile assets.
• Develop and implement solutions to correct asset underperformance issues.
• Apply continuous improvement principles to reduce Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF) and Mean Time To Repair (MTTR).
• Prepare and manage assets for disposal and/or closure in line with business needs and sustainable development principles.
• Develop a repair/replace program to determine the optimal lives of mobile assets and components.

LEADERSHIP AND PROBLEM-SOLVING CAPABILITY

• Excellent interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills including ability to effectively communicate
• and interact with all individuals with integrity, empathy and sincerity;
• Having strong motivation;
• Visible team player at workplace;
• A positive attitude;
• Ability to prioritize;
• Lead by example to maintain high standards of conduct at workplace;
• Be respectful;
• Possess cultural awareness and sensitivity skills;
• Demonstrate a dedication to the position and the organization;
• Demonstrate sound work ethics; and
• Be consistent and fair in decision making process;
• Proven conflict management skills

TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES & SKILLS

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to prioritize projects and manage time
• Strong coaching and motivational talent
• Proficiency in using Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Know and understand equipment safety standards
• Well versed in statutory mining regulations and regulatory agency structures
• High level of attention to detail;
• Excellent critical thinking, problem-solving abilities and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to perform tasks with minimal supervision.
• Ability to build strong working relationships, internally.
• Analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Quick learner and adaptable to an ever-changing environment
• Forward thinking with ability to contribute at a strategic level.
• Highly motivated, proactive and willing to take on new challenges
• Outstanding ability to plan, organize and execute
• Proven ability to understand and apply appropriate analytical approaches to various problems.
• Sound Project Management skillset
• Demonstrated ability to create a climate in which functional teams develop their potential and deliver superior results
• SME (subject matter expert) in asset management & maintenance.

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS

• A Bachelor's Degree in mechanical, electrical, reliability or maintenance engineering, or a related discipline is required. (A Master's Degree would be advantageous)
• A minimum of 10 years' experience in maintenance and reliability of mining assets, or industry equivalent.
• Broad experience in procurement, assembly/construction, commissioning, operation and maintenance of assets

Company Information

Conuma is a leading Canadian producer and exporter of metallurgical coal for the global steel industry. Products from our three mine operations in Northeastern BC, Brule, Willow Creek and Wolverine, leave us well-positioned to serve customers in South America, Europe and Asia.

Five time winner of the Edward Prior Mine Safety Award for the lowest injury frequency rate in British Columbia, Conuma continues to lead the industry with multi-million-dollar investments in the latest collision avoidance and fatigue monitoring safety technologies for the protection of our employees. Safety is not a goal to be achieved, it is our standard of expectation.

Conuma is much more than metallurgical coal. Conuma and its employees are embedded in our communities. The company's Pay It Forward program began in 2017 and since then has raised over $425,000 in support The Children's Foundation. Locally, Conuma's employee winter hockey matches ensure much-needed donations to the Food Bank, while in the summer, our employees get together to assist the local high school teams as they prepare their go-karts for the Conuma Challenge.

Our local communities in Northeastern British Columbia are amongst some of the most beautiful surroundings in North America. At the Tumbler Ridge UNESCO Global Geopark, employees can enjoy almost limitless hiking amongst some of Canada's biggest waterfalls, ride through ATV and snowmobile trails, explore 97 million-year-old dinosaur footprints, ski cross-country trails, play ice-hockey, swim indoors and out, cycle, and enjoy the sense of community only a small town provides. An hour and a quarter away, Chetwynd is famous for its chainsaw wood carvings and offers a range of kayaking, snowmobiling and rock-climbing opportunities. Regarded as a wonderful place to raise a family, with affordable costs of living, Northeast British Columbia is the outdoor paradise our employees are proud to call home.

Conuma Resources is an equal opportunity employer.

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