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Westgold · Onsite · Perth, WA

Westgold Resources is shaping the future of gold mining in Western Australia. We are looking for passionate and dedicated individuals to join our team who shares our vision of building a sustainable and profitable major Australian gold business.


Join Westgold Resources and play a key role in improving the reliability, availability and performance of our underground mobile mining fleet. Based in our Perth office on a Monday to Friday roster, this is an excellent opportunity to influence maintenance strategy and asset performance across multiple operations while enjoying a stable lifestyle roster.

 

Why Join Westgold?

  • Perth-based corporate position with a Monday to Friday roster
  • Opportunity to work across multiple underground mining operations
  • Competitive salary and benefits package
  • Influence fleet reliability strategy at a growing WA gold producer
  • Collaborate with experienced maintenance and operational leaders
  • Long-term career development opportunities

 

About the Role

Reporting to the Group Manager Mobile Maintenance, the Reliability Engineer will be responsible for driving reliability improvements across Westgold's underground mobile equipment fleet. You will utilise engineering principles, data analysis and continuous improvement methodologies to improve asset performance, reduce downtime and optimise maintenance outcomes.

 

Key Responsibilities

  • Develop and optimise maintenance strategies to improve equipment reliability and fleet performance.
  • Lead Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA) activities.
  • Analyse maintenance and asset performance data to identify improvement opportunities.
  • Drive defect elimination and continuous improvement initiatives.
  • Monitor equipment performance and provide technical recommendations to maintenance teams.
  • Support equipment trials, investigations and reliability improvement projects.
  • Develop reports, dashboards and business cases to support asset management decisions.
  • Partner with site maintenance teams and key stakeholders to deliver measurable reliability improvements.

 

About You

  • Engineering degree and/or relevant trade qualification with reliability engineering experience.
  • Previous experience within mining, heavy industry or mobile maintenance environments.
  • Strong understanding of reliability principles, RCA, FMEA and asset management practices.
  • Experience analysing maintenance data and delivering practical reliability solutions.
  • Well-developed communication and stakeholder management skills.
  • Ability to influence and collaborate across operational and corporate teams.
  • Current C-Class Driver's Licence.

The Westgold Offer:

A permanent full-time position at a successful gold producer

A range of benefits including:

  • Performance based bonus

  • Group salary continuous insurance

  • A health and wellness allowance Health insurance discount

  • A range of Family and Medical leave policies that includes IVF, surrogacy and adoption.

  • Referral Bonus - bring your mates along!

  • 5 years' pro rata long service leave

  • Salary sacrifice options

  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP) that include free confidential counselling, wellbeing services that includes financial advice.

Our full list of benefits and why we are recognised as an Endorsed Employer for Women by Work 180 can be seen on the Work180 website.

Westgold is driven by our core values of Show Respect, Choose Safety and Deliver Value. We believe that these values define our culture, behaviours and actions. We appreciate that not everybody will tick every box for their next dream role, but if you believe that you can bring the passion and drive to contribute to our operations and our values resonate with you then apply now!

Candidates must meet our pre-employment criteria’s which includes medical and drug and alcohol screening, relevant right to work checks and be able to provide a valid Australian national police clearance and an Australian driver’s licence (or be able to obtain).

Westgold is committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone matters. We believe diversity is a strength and true diversity includes those from First Nations People, various cultures, age groups, Neurodiverse backgrounds, genders, sexual orientations, diverse abilities and religions. We value the unique perspectives and experiences each person brings and that diverse teams leads to innovation and success. Our goal is to have safe and respectful environments where everyone feels empowered to be their authentic selves and we strongly encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply.

Westgold appreciates that standard recruitment processes are not accessible for everyone. If you believe you require additional support or accommodations, so you feel comfortable participating in our recruitment process for this or any of our roles, please feel free to email inclusion@westgold.com.au

Westgold reserves the right to close applications early should a suitable pool of candidates be identified. We will never contact you to ask for payment of any kind, whether directly or through a third party. 

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About Westgold

At Westgold we offer more than a job, we offer you a career. Coming to work every day isn't just about getting the job done, it's about camaraderie, it's about feeling a sense of achievement and it's about fulfilling your role alongside your work mates. Our teams possess a wealth of knowledge and are willing to share their experiences. We welcome entry level candidates to our workforce in addition to highly experienced professionals looking to make their mark within a growing organisation. Diversity and inclusion for employees from all backgrounds is a high priority for us as we strive to be an ongoing employer of choice and are committed to upholding workplace equality. With the guidance of

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