Reliability Specialist

About Us

At Baffinland, we work and live beyond the Arctic Circle, mining iron ore at our Mary River Property, located in the Qikiqtani Region of Nunavut on Baffin Island; one of the world’s most captivating and seldom seen destinations. We are a unique company with a strong management who have amassed specialty experience on northern mining projects through all phases of Inuit consultation, permitting, construction and operation. Our workforce brings together the modern practice of safe, sustainable mining and the enduring value of a traditional culture, which is rapidly advancing. The result is a work and community experience you won't find anywhere else. We are looking for people ready to share, build, and grow with our company.

Reporting to Reliability Superintendent, the Reliability Specialist will be responsible for the developing and implementation of proactive reliability solutions as well as tracking equipment failures and developing solutions that will minimize unscheduled equipment downtime. Conducts analysis to determine the reliability of components, equipment and processes. Provides technical support in the resolution of mechanical problems as well as the development and implementation of improvements and modifications to improve equipment reliability. The role will evaluate and utilize current and new technologies for condition monitoring and diagnosis of equipment.    

• Organize and manage reliability improvement projects from initial concept development charter to final commissioning and close-out
• Troubleshoot and solve repetitive maintenance failures to improve maintenance efficiency as assigned
• Organizing, cleansing, analyzing and transforming data (i.e. downtime, cycle time analysis, etc.) into useful information to drive decisions and provide recommendations for improvement opportunities
• Analyzing data to identify trends and patterns and developing KPI’s and reports for management team on equipment performance
• Prepare equipment technical assessment reports using machine health technologies
• Provide support to the operations, maintenance and planning teams and will attend daily toolbox meetings and weekly planning meetings
• Organize, Facilitate, develop and communicate root cause analysis of equipment failures and assist in the identification and implementation of corrective actions or technologies
• Support tradesmen by providing guidance and training when requested
• Focus upon reliability improvements to enhance productivity, increase revenue, enhance safety and reduce cost, consistent with the strategic direction of the company.
• Act as a change agent to instill an operational excellence, performance improvement culture throughout the organization
• Develop equipment and component standards and performance requirements as required
• Perform various project administration tasks, including coordinating meetings, taking meeting minutes, forwarding communication releases, and perform maintenance of project tracking logs (i.e. issues, change control, etc.) in order to satisfy project management processes
• Monitor department machinery to ensure equipment functions as designed to result in maximum equipment reliability and operating efficiency
• Support the promotion of a safe work place and a health & safety program
• Research new reliability processes and identify new materials or equipment on the market to help improve business objectives
• Assist in development of area inspection plans, both running and shutdown
• Participate in review of new equipment requirements and standards
• Proactively develop and provide safety perspective for equipment and processes, make recommendations of Engineering solutions and methods to eliminate hazards
• Provide recommendations of equipment strategies that are engineered to maximize site-wide asset performance while continuously aligning daily functions
• Provide recommendations to improve maintenance strategies utilizing reliability and maintenance tools, including Reliability centered maintenance, Root cause failure analysis, failure modes effects and criticality analysis and risk based inspection.
  

• College Diploma in Mechanical/Electrical Technologist
• Bachelor or Masters of Engineering-Preferred
• 3 years to 5 years experience in Fixed plant and/or Mobile Equipment maintenance and reliability in a mining or industrial setting
• MMP and/or CMRP certification-Preferred
• PEng designation in the Territory of Nunavut
• Strong working knowledge of maintenance, planning, operations and CMMS;
• Experience of maintenance and reliability processes including including PM’s, PdM’s and asset health management;
• Strong computer skills including proficiency with MS Office and SAP applications
• Experience in open pit mining preferred, Arctic experience beneficial.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to work collaboratively with other departments
• Strong written and verbal communication skills;
• Experience working in a multicultural environment
• Strong experience in maintenance and reliability engineering required
• Experience with development and implementation of Reliability programs and metrics such as OEE, MTBF, MTTR in a mining or industrial environment.
• Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt is-Preferred