Reliability Engineer

Your new company

Hays Recruitment in proud partnership with Hemlo Mining Corp.

The Hemlo Mine (“Hemlo”) is a long-life, fully integrated gold mining operation located approximately 35 km east of the town of Marathon in Northwestern Ontario, Canada, along the Trans Canada Highway and just north of Lake Superior. With more than a decade of reserves and significant exploration upside along the proven Hemlo greenstone belt, Hemlo Mining Corp. is positioned to unlock the next chapter of growth at one of Canada’s premier gold districts. The site continues to evolve through ongoing investment in exploration and modernization, creating new opportunities across technical and skilled roles. Now is an exciting time to join the Hemlo team and be part of a globally connected workforce driving the next phase of growth.

Your new role

The Reliability Engineer's primary function is to minimize business impact due to critical equipment downtime and by maximizing uptime and minimizing asset life cycle cost.

Primary responsibilities and tasks:

• Performing asset prioritization to identify key focus areas to reduce cost and failure frequency.
• Developing and optimizing maintenance strategies for critical and high priority assets.
• Identifying and monitoring equipment KPIs such as Availability, Reliability, MTBF, MTTR, Cost/hr. etc.
• Defining the top 10 reasons for the process downtime, develop mitigation plans.
• Facilitating root cause analysis workshops, drive the implementation of corrective actions.
• Performing criticality assessments for mining and milling equipment, developing good maintenance strategies.
• Evaluating the risk associated with the Management of Change related to equipment modifications.

What you'll need to succeed

• Bachelor in Mechanical Engineering required.
• Eligibility for registration as a Professional Engineer in the Province of Ontario required.
• High competency level with the Reliability Centred Maintenance methodology is required.
• Experience with an enterprise asset management system such as SAP preferred.
• Proficiency in conducting failure analysis and leading failure investigation workshops is required.
• Familiarity with condition monitoring techniques such as oil analysis, vibration analysis, ultrasonic testing, Ue technology, thermography, etc. preferred.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, are required.
• Strong prioritization, critical thinking, risk management and strategic planning skills are required.
• Ability to influence and promote positive reliability and culture change is required.
• Experience with the following software: SAP, Power of BI, MS Office and MS Project required

What you'll get in return

• • Relocation & housing assistance available for all roles
  • Flexible rotation options 4x3 to support strong work-life integration
    • 100% employer-paid benefits including health, dental, vision, and paramedical coverage
    • Scholarships and educational assistance for dependents of Hemlo employees
    • Above-market wages and salaries, with bonus programs and pension contributions for all roles
    • Clear opportunities for career progression and internal mobility
    • Direct access to senior leadership and onsite mentorship

What you need to do now

If you're interested in this role, reach out to michael.goodyear@hays.com, the specialist consultant managing this position, or call 403-316-0544

If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career.

This posting is for an existing vacancy with the organization.

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