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Job Description

At First Quantum, we free the talent of our people by taking a very different approach which is underpinned by a very different, very definite culture – the “First Quantum Way”.

Working with us is not like working anywhere else, which is why we recruit people who will take a bolder, smarter approach to spot opportunities, solve problems and deliver results.

Our culture is all about encouraging you to think independently and to challenge convention to deliver the best result. That’s how we continue to achieve extraordinary things in extraordinary locations.

Job description:

Overall Job Purpose

The Reliability Engineer Data Systems provides support to the electrical and instrumentation installations through reliability engineering efforts that identify, develop, and ensure the implementation of improvement initiatives. Activities include the implementation of bad actor management and condition-based monitoring work identification processes.

The Reliability Engineer Data Systems responsibilities include:

• Trending and analysing data,
• Setting up and debugging dashboards,
• Defect Elimination and Bad Actor Management,
• Technical support, and Implementation of data reporting tools.

Specific Job Responsibility

As a Reliability Engineer in First Quantum Minerals – the following are core business expectations:

• Provide technical, administrative and/ or other support to enable the business to function at optimum efficiency/ effectiveness.
• Support senior functional and process leaders to deliver expected results and provide a value-adding contribution to the overall effort.
• Provide a high level of customer service and continue to grow and combine professional learning and experience with work output.
• Consider safety, environmental and cost impacts when planning and undertaking work. Set team direction aligned with organizational goals.
• Set direction and pace of the team by translating organizational goals, due to the service nature of the position, build strong and effective collaborative relationships with others internal and external to the department, Build and develop team talent.
• Provide leadership and mentoring for your subordinates, including ongoing training and development, performance management, conflict management and crisis management. Ensuring the right people are in the right job.  Put in place an agreed succession plan for all positions including your own. Discuss the performance with the team members against Reliability KPIs.
• Develop a capability to provide an internal project and reliability engineering service for the process plant engineering sections.  This will include a prioritization system and may require communications with Perth projects.
• Provide support to the sections for RCA and lead RCA investigations on significant incidents as necessary.
• Compile and analyze downtime data and use this information to affect the maintenance strategy for the process plant.
• Coordinate the QA/QC process across the various sections of the process plant.
• Develop and maintain the data summarizing and reporting tools and new technology implementation strategic plan where applicable.
• Support long-term strategies and lifecycle plans for Process Plant Assets.

Job Specific Competencies

• Competency in database and infographic packages, such as: SQL, PowerBI, SharePoint etc.
• Able to set direction and monitor performance of subordinates.
• Must be computer literate i.e., MS Word, Excel, Outlook, MS Project.

Key Job Attributes

• Demonstrate an overriding commitment to health, safety, and environmental responsibility by ensuring you personally comply with all Trident and First Quantum Minerals Standards and Procedures.
• Provide a safe working environment for the team and demonstrate commitment through personal behaviour.  Ensure everyone complies with safety standards and practices.
• Complete targeted number of Visible Felt Leadership, Stop Think and Coaches and Planned Task Observations per month.
• Ensure that team members and contractors complete pre-task hazard assessments and permits as required.
• Ensure that the Contractor Management System is followed for all contractors and ensure that every contractor has the required skills and training to perform the task safely.
• Manage action completion (zero overdue actions).
• Lead the team to take every opportunity to minimise environmental impacts and to use resources as efficiently as possible to promote sustainable development.
• Attend regular safety meetings.

Experience required to perform in this job

• Microsoft office Suite
• Microsoft Project
• Power BI, SharePoint, SQL
• Project management
• Proficiency with maintenance and reliability systems (ERP or CMMS, monitoring systems; SCADA, OsiSoft PI, FATHOM, ASPEN and/or databases in general)
• Knowledge and understanding of diverse third world cultures and customs an advantage.
• Detailed knowledge of HSE systems and displays leadership in driving incident free operations
• Produce accurate, high-quality work in a ti