GOLD FIELDS

Reliability Engineer

GOLD FIELDS  •  Laverton, AU (Onsite)  •  51 minutes ago
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Job Description

  • 8 days on / 6 days off FIFO roster
  • Owner-operated Gruyere Gold Mine WA
  • Competitive salary + quarterly bonus + private health allowance

The Opportunity:

  • You’ll work closely with a diverse team to contribute to operational excellence for our Maintenance & Processing Departments at Gruyere Gold Mine.
  • Reporting to the Senior Engineer: Reliability, you will be responsible for providing reliability engineering support to maintenance and operation teams.
  • You will assist and contribute to problem identification, making recommendations and developing strategies and tactics that cost-effectively improve plant and equipment reliability and maintainability with the view to extending the life of all assets.

Why You’ll Love Working for Us:

  • Permanent role with a leading gold producer
  • 6% site allowance
  • 5 weeks annual leave, pro rata long service leave after 5 years, paid parental leave
  • $10K employee referral bonus

What You’ll Do:

  • Collaborate with maintenance and operations teams in daily activities to provide practical engineering support.
  • Develop and maintain fixed plant maintenance and reliability strategies to maximise equipment availability and minimise unplanned downtime.
  • Lead root cause failure investigations and defect elimination to prevent repeat failures in critical plant assets.
  • Analyse short- and long-term plant performance and reliability data to identify trends, gaps, and improvement opportunities.
  • Review inspection and maintenance reports for fixed plant assets and raise work orders in SAP to address reliability risks.
  • Lead reliability improvement initiatives for processing plant equipment from identification through to implementation.

What You’ll Bring:

  • Proven experience in reliability and maintenance of critical gold processing assets, including crushers, conveyors, mills and pumps.
  • Proficient in reliability engineering tools, including RCM, PMO, and root cause failure analysis.
  • Strong communication and relationship-building skills, with a growth mindset and a proactive, responsible approach.

About Gold Fields

  • At Gold Fields, we believe great leadership is grounded in empathy, respect, and growth. Join Gold Fields and be part of a company where people, passion, and purpose come together to create enduring value beyond mining.
  • Join an organisation endorsed by WORK180 for our commitment to creating an environment where inclusion and belonging matter, and you can build meaningful, long-term careers in mining, with experienced mentors to guide you through from day one.
  • We recognise that everyone’s circumstances are unique. We are always open to conversations about flexible working arrangements that can help you balance work, family, and life.

How to Apply

APPLICATIONS CLOSE: 22 OCTOBER 2026

GOLD FIELDS

About GOLD FIELDS

Be part of a leading global gold mining with an inspiring Purpose: To create enduring value beyond mining in the lives and places our company touches.

You’ll find our nine operations in Australia, Chile, Ghana, Peru, and South Africa. We have also started a project in Canada. Gold Fields is listed on both the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) and the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE).

Our 23,000+ people (including those from business partners) may be based across the world, but we are united by knowing that we are #StrongerTogether. This is at the heart of how we do things – we call it the Gold Fields Way. It is all about being one inclusive team – caring, connected and courageous – delivering great impact together.

Visit our jobs section to see how you can join us.

Industry
Oil, Gas & Mining
Company Size
5,001-10,000 employees
Headquarters
Sandton, Johannesburg, ZA
Year Founded
1887
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