Senior Engineer, Mechanical

Vale • Greater Sudbury, ON

39d • CA$100,000 • Onsite

About The Position

We are currently seeking a Senior Engineer, Mechanical to join our Clarabelle Mill team in Sudbury, Ontario. This is a permanent position. As a Senior Engineer, Mechanical you will be responsible for delivering improved performance of the assets by implementing and optimizing the availability and reliability of milling, tailings and water plant facilities. Additionally, in this position you will: Be accountable for promoting and compliance with Vale's Health, Safety, and Environmental standards. Work multi-functionally in the implementation of a reliability program, which encompasses systems, processes, procedures, standards, critical metrics, analysis, and tools that will improve business value for fixed and mobile assets. Identify and address asset reliability issues in the operations ensuring standard methodologies for asset uptime are standardized and shared across the business. Work with management teams to ensure compliance to the reliability program and that asset reliability risks are identified and mitigated appropriately. Provide recommendations on strategic investment in equipment, technology, and initiatives to optimize asset value. Collaborate with management teams and key customers in development of budgets as well as production and shutdown plans. Develop the Asset Strategy (Identifying asset criticality to the business, setting service strategy based on performance required, and driving reliability and cost-effective lifecycle management) using tools like RCM and FMECAs. Strategies cover routine and integrity and are part of baseline strategy review and developed for new assets as part of operational readiness. Identify critical spares and provide recommendations regarding stock levels. Work with site representatives in Operations, Maintenance and Project teams to determine the appropriate operating standards and mix of preventative and predictive tasks required to optimize the reliable output of the assets. Field work for equipment health assessment and in field maintenance plans effectiveness evaluation. Develop maintenance standards, schedules and programs and provide guidance on-site to maintenance planning and execution team.

Requirements

• Undergraduate degree in mechanical engineering required.
• 5+ years of maintenance, reliability and/or engineering experience
• Experience with equipment maintenance execution and work management processes in mineral processing plants is preferred
• Strong experience with Failure Investigations, development and implementation of effective solutions to reduce looses
• Experience with inspection of installation, modification and commissioning of infrastructure and equipment
• Experience in conducting research into the feasibility, design, operation and performance of mechanisms, components and systems
• Experience with FMEA,RCM and managing metrics such as Availability, Utilization, Productivity (OEE), MTBF and MTTR
• Software skills in of MS Office products and CMMS systems (SAP).
• Strong analytical, planning, organizational and time management skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Nice To Haves

• Professional Engineering Designation (P.Eng.) is an asset.
• Certified Maintenance Reliability Professional (CMRP) and/or Maintenance Management Professional (MMP) certification is preferred

Responsibilities

• Be accountable for promoting and compliance with Vale's Health, Safety, and Environmental standards
• Work multi-functionally in the implementation of a reliability program, which encompasses systems, processes, procedures, standards, critical metrics, analysis, and tools that will improve business value for fixed and mobile assets.
• Identify and address asset reliability issues in the operations ensuring standard methodologies for asset uptime are standardized and shared across the business.
• Work with management teams to ensure compliance to the reliability program and that asset reliability risks are identified and mitigated appropriately.
• Provide recommendations on strategic investment in equipment, technology, and initiatives to optimize asset value.
• Collaborate with management teams and key customers in development of budgets as well as production and shutdown plans.
• Develop the Asset Strategy (Identifying asset criticality to the business, setting service strategy based on performance required, and driving reliability and cost-effective lifecycle management) using tools like RCM and FMECAs. Strategies cover routine and integrity and are part of baseline strategy review and developed for new assets as part of operational readiness.
• Identify critical spares and provide recommendations regarding stock levels
• Work with site representatives in Operations, Maintenance and Project teams to determine the appropriate operating standards and mix of preventative and predictive tasks required to optimize the reliable output of the assets.
• Field work for equipment health assessment and in field maintenance plans effectiveness evaluation
• Develop maintenance standards, schedules and programs and provide guidance on-site to maintenance planning and execution team

Benefits

• Competitive compensation including a variable annual incentive plan
• Participation in a competitive Defined Contribution Pension package
• Comprehensive benefits package (company paid core coverage, health and dental coverage, flex accounts, disability plans and optional insurances)
• Leave for all of life’s reasons (vacation, personal, sick, parental)
• Work culture dedicated to safety, diversity & inclusion, and career growth
• Employee Family Assistance Program
• Virtual Healthcare online
• Online training and career development opportunities

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior