Mechanical Engineer – Reliability & Improvement
Location : Kwinana / Permanent - Full time
Bring your rotating equipment expertise and chemical processing plant experience to a role where you will drive reliability, optimise maintenance strategies and deliver engineered improvements that directly enhance plant performance and reduce downtime.
Why You'll Want This Role
* Monday–Friday (no FIFO) with a 9-day fortnight option
* Competitive salary + bonus scheme + 13% super
* Work at one of WA's most advanced chemical processing facilities
* Hands-on influence across reliability, asset improvement, and equipment integrity
* Development pathways in reliability, projects, asset strategy and leadership
* Excellent benefits: salary continuance, TPD & life insurance, annual leave purchase, wellness perks, long service leave, and global organisation support
About the Role
As an Asset Improvement Engineer - Mechanical, you will play a key role in enhancing the performance, reliability and integrity of critical plant equipment.
This position combines reliability engineering, technical troubleshooting, and asset improvement project delivery. You will work closely with maintenance, operations and project teams to ensure equipment operates safely, efficiently and in line with statutory and operational requirements.
Your work will directly reduce downtime, improve asset health, strengthen maintenance strategies, and contribute to long-term plant performance.
What You Will Do
* Support mechanical reliability and asset improvement initiatives
* Troubleshoot rotating and static equipment issues and provide technical support to maintenance teams
* Develop maintenance procedures, testing protocols and engineering standards
* Support the development of maintenance budgets and identify cost-saving opportunities
* Conduct engineering calculations and assessments to support decision-making
* Inspect critical jobs and confirm work quality against standards and specifications
* Define repair scopes with vendors and assist in developing repair procedures
* Support project engineering teams in assessing maintainability of new or modified installations
* Apply value analysis for repair/replace, redesign and make/buy decisions
* Conduct life cycle costing and contribute to long-term asset strategy development
* Ensure statutory compliance for mechanical plant and equipment
* Administer change management processes, including drawings and documentation
* Champion safety and high WSH standards across all activities
About You
You bring strong rotating equipment experience, have worked extensively in chemical or complex processing plants, and are confident delivering effective maintenance strategy solutions. You combine hands-on mechanical knowledge with solid reliability engineering skills, enabling you to improve asset performance, support investigations and drive practical improvements across plant equipment
Essential Skills & Experience required to be successful with your application
* Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering
* Expertise with rotating equipment experience (pumps, blowers, agitators, compressors)
* Had hands on experience in Chemical / Complex Processing Plants
* Proven delivery of maintenance strategy solutions (RCM, PM optimisation)
* Experience in reliability investigations (RCA/5Y)
* Knowledge of condition monitoring techniques
* Competence with pressure equipment, tanks and welding defect standards
* Understanding of corrosion, metallurgy and materials selection
* Knowledge of Australian Standards and OHS legislation
* Experience with lifecycle costing and asset strategy decisions
* SAP CMMS and AWB experience (desirable)
* Strong documentation and change management skills
Why Join Tronox?
At Tronox, we offer more than a job — we offer a career. Our people enjoy global opportunities, local stability, strong leadership support and a workplace culture that values safety, collaboration, innovation and growth.
We offer:
* Flexible work schedules, including a 9-day fortnight
* Competitive remuneration + bonus + 13% superannuation
* Salary continuance, life insurance & TPD
* Annual leave purchase program & wellness benefits
* Long service leave & service recognition
* A supportive environment focused on development and progression
About Tronox
Our global reach is strengthened by our human connections. We challenge one another to deliver excellence and encourage our people to think big. Together, we develop innovations that make products vibrant and durable as we contribute to a cleaner world.
When you join Tronox, you'll work with brilliant people, close to home and around the world. We offer a dynamic, supportive environment that empowers you to achieve your fullest potential, because we recognise that when you grow, we grow.
In addition to offering a competitive salary and benefits, we provide a work experience that priorities what truly matters:
* We strive for excellence in safety and sustainability, focusing on what is critical to improve how we operate and to enhance the communities where we work and live.
* We provide challenging work and encourage innovative thinking, collaborating closely to bring our best ideas forward and add value for our customers.
* We invest in and value the success of our people, empowering them to take charge of their personal and professional development.
* We are unified globally and strengthened locally, leveraging the most culturally and geographically diverse team in the industry to connect better around the world.
Ready to Get Started?
We look forward to hearing from you. Click the "Quick Apply" button above to begin the application process today.
Tronox is committed to building and retaining a diverse and inclusive workforce that reflects the communities which we operate. We encourage all suitable candidates to apply.
Tronox reserves the right to remove the job postings prior to the stated closing date. If you are interested in applying for this position, please submit your application as soon as possible.