IS Plant Engineer

SEGMENT

Mining

JOB PROFILE

Plant Engineer

About Us

At Omnia Group, our shared purpose drives us everyday: "Innovating to enhance life, together creating a greener future." With over 70 years of expertise, Omnia is a global diversified leader in agriculture, mining, and chemicals, delivering innovative solutions to address critical global challenges.

Operating in 26 countries and distributing to over 40, we provide essential products and services across agriculture, mining, and chemicals. We are driven by a shared commitment to enhancing lives, empowering communities, and creating a greener, more sustainable future. Whether enabling food security by improving agricultural yields, driving economic growth with safer and more efficient mining solutions, or supporting industrial progress with environmentally responsible chemicals, our work impacts industries, transforms communities, and builds a healthier planet.

Mining Segment: Omnia Mining drives safer, more efficient, and environmentally responsible mining operations worldwide. Through advanced blasting technologies, specialized chemicals, and technical services, we help customers optimize productivity while minimizing environmental footprint. Our solutions enable resource extraction that fuels economic growth and supports global development - responsibly and sustainably.

As part of the Omnia Group, our people form part of an interconnected global, forward-thinking team that values impact, contribution and expertise. We are committed to investing in each person's growth through world-class exposure, cutting-edge innovations, and opportunities for professional development. Our values-driven culture is built on respect, a commitment to excellence, and doing the right thing. At Omnia, innovation meets purpose, creating an environment where your contributions can shape meaningful solutions for today and tomorrow.

Together, we are creating solutions that enhance life, empower progress, and shape a greener future for generations to come.

POSITION DETAILS

Job Title

IS Plant Engineer

Position ID

Company

Omnia Group Holdings Pty (Ltd)

Division

BME

Department

Production

Job Family

Artisans / Technical

Job Grade

D

Occupational Level

Middle Management

Reporting Line

Number of Direct Reports

Key Internal Customers

Key External stakeholders

Location

Nairn, Canada

PURPOSE

To effectively implement and manage the engineering standards, compliance and disciplines, provide subject matter expertise, and to complete engineering projects by planning, designing, modifying, optimising, and monitoring project elements in accordance with BME's strategic objectives.

Job Requirements

Core Accountability

Key Activities & Decision Areas

• To effectively manage the project life cycle from the concept and detail of design, through implementation, testing and handover using engineering principles and techniques.
• To design and build production facilities (plants), equipment, automation control systems, other engineering systems, equipment repair and maintenance procedures in accordance with business requirements.
• To conduct analysis on performance data, make recommendations, and ensure production software and control systems are maintained and upgraded as per optimal production requirements.
• To commission production facilities (plants) and systems to validate against design intent and hand-over to stakeholders.
• To monitor, audit, research, and improve all aspects of engineering systems, including procedures, to ensure continuous improvement.
• To confer and work with engineers or other stakeholders on various engineering related queries/initiatives in order to provide subject matter expert advice on operating procedures, resolving system malfunctions, or providing technical information.
• To establish and maintain the engineering database across the production division to ensure effective knowledge management, standardisation and safe-guarding of information.
• To review and manage service level agreements (SLAs) with third party vendors, contractors and other stakeholders to ensure effective service delivery.
• To keep up to date with current and developing trends in the manufacturing industry, at a national and international level.
• To ensure that all the requirements of the Mine Health and Safety Act, OHS Act, Explosives Act, International and National requirements, as well as customer regulatory requirements are met during engineering projects and on site thus ensuring effective management of SHERQ and adherence to stipulated disciplines for continuous improvement of occupational Safety, Health, Environment and Quality factors that impact on any organisation.
  
  
  

Qualifications

Minimum

Desired

• Bachelor of Science degree or B.Tech in Engineering or relevant scientific tertiary qualification
• Registration as a Professional Engineer
• Project Management Certification
  
  
  

Experience

Minimum

Desired

• 5 years' working experience as an engineer
• 3 years' exposure within a manufacturing/production environment
• Proven project management experience
  
  
  

COMPETENCIES

• Job Related Skills:
• The ability to apply scientific knowledge to practical problems
• Intermediate MS Office skills (Excel, Word and PowerPoint)
• Decision-making ability
• Strong Analytical skills
• Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems
• Reading Comprehension - Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents
• Good oral communication skills and confidence in dealing with a wide range of people, including clients, contractors, designers, directors and plant operators
• Precise written communication skills
• IT skills, particularly computer-aided design
• Project management skills and systems/tools
• Ability to effectively execute on a design