Mechanical engineer

Role Overview

MACA is seeking an experienced Mechanical Engineer to join our Engineering and Planning team in a permanent role based in Welshpool, working Monday to Friday with regular site visits as required.

In this role you will lead reliability improvement initiatives, develop maintenance strategies, and enhance equipment performance across plant operations. You will work closely with key stakeholders and OEMs, deliver reliability reports, implement condition monitoring programs, and support the development of graduate engineers.

Key Result Areas

• Lead reliability and asset improvement initiatives across fixed plant operations to improve equipment performance, availability, and lifecycle cost.
• Conduct failure investigations and root cause analyses to identify recurring equipment issues and implement sustainable corrective actions.
• Develop, review, and maintain maintenance strategies within the CMMS, including preventive maintenance programs, inspection schedules, and critical equipment documentation.
• Design, implement, and continuously improve condition monitoring programs, leveraging technologies such as vibration analysis, oil analysis, thermography, and other predictive maintenance techniques to identify emerging equipment risks.
• Analyse reliability, maintenance and operational data to produce site and corporate-level reporting, identify trends, quantify improvement opportunities and drive execution of reliability action plans.
• Work closely with operations, maintenance teams, OEMs and suppliers to resolve technical issues, improve equipment reliability and evaluate new technologies and maintenance practices.
• Develop reliability processes and standards while mentoring graduate engineers and supporting the growth of technical capability across the engineering function.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related engineering discipline.
• 35 years' experience in a Reliability or Mechanical Engineering role within mining, heavy industry or processing environments.
• Demonstrated understanding of asset management, reliability engineering principles and maintenance best practices.
• Experience developing maintenance strategies, conducting reliability analyses and supporting continuous improvement initiatives.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to present technical information to a wide range of stakeholders.
• Proven ability to build effective working relationships and collaborate with operations, maintenance teams, OEMs and contractors.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel for data analysis and reporting.

Benefits

• A competitive salary and access to corporate discounts and cashback offers from over 350 retailers.
• Paid parental leave.
• Access to a dedicated online employee Wellbeing Centre.
• Access to salary sacrificing benefits.
• Refer-and-earn programme allowing up to $2,500 for referrals.
• Save up to 10% on health insurance with BUPA, HBF, HCF or Medibank.

About MACA

MACA is an equal opportunity employer and strongly encourages applications from females and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates.

MACA is a proud Thiess company and part of one of Australia's most trusted contracting groups specialising in mining, civil construction, infrastructure and mineral processing.