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We help our customers extract the resources the world needs more efficiently and more sustainably. Our planet’s future depends on the transition to renewable energy, and that transition can only happen with the metals and minerals our customers deliver. So, we work side by side with mines across the globe to move less rock, use less energy, use water wisely, and create less waste. Together, we drive the shift to smart, efficient, and more sustainable mining.\nMake your impact\nYou’ll play a key role in solving real-world challenges. You’ll apply your skills to deliver results that matter whether that’s through engineering, planning or customer support. You’ll work with purpose, learn every day and help shape a more sustainable future.\nWhat you’ll do\nTechnical Investigation: Act as a technical investigator diagnosing and resolving complex mechanical issues, particularly in pump systems, to prevent costly equipment failures and downtime.\nOperational Efficiency: Assess Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) of pump systems daily, focusing on availability, performance, and quality, benchmarking against industry KPIs.\nFailure Analysis: Define and monitor failure modes such as impeller wear and bearing assembly issues, track failure frequency annually, and evaluate root cause analyses to identify reliability trends.\nPredictive Maintenance: Collaborate with the condition monitoring team to assess and validate predictive maintenance tools and strategies, including Life Cycle Costing and condition monitoring.\nReliability-Centered Maintenance: Apply RCM principles to develop and optimize maintenance strategies for pump systems ensuring long-term reliability.\nInventory Management: Review and optimize spare parts inventory to ensure critical components are available while minimizing excess stock.\nPerformance & Energy Optimization: Support projects aimed at improving pump system reliability and energy efficiency, contributing to sustainability and cost reduction goals.\nProactive Issue Identification: Identify and mitigate potential issues before they result in pump failures, ensuring continuous system reliability.\nTeam Collaboration: Work closely with maintenance teams to foster a unified approach to reliability and share knowledge effectively.\nTraining & Knowledge Sharing: Monitor and support training programs designed to build reliability expertise within the maintenance team.\nCost-Benefit Analysis: Evaluate the ROI and cost-effectiveness of reliability improvement initiatives to ensure impactful investments.\nTravel Requirements: Occasional travel may be required to collaborate with other sites or teams.\nSafety First: Demonstrate 100% commitment to our zero harm behaviors in support of our drive towards developing a world-class safety culture.\nWhat you’ll bring\nMust-haves:\nBachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering\nCertified CAT II Vibration Analyst\nStrong foundation in Reliability Engineering principles\nProven experience in diagnosing and resolving mechanical system failures, especially pump systems\nNice-to-haves:\nExperience with predictive maintenance tools and condition monitoring technologies\nKnowledge of Reliability-Centered Maintenance (RCM) methodologies\nFamiliarity with inventory management for critical spare parts\nPrevious exposure to mining or heavy industry environments\nWhy join Weir?\nWe live our values we think safety first, do the right thing, respect each other, aim high, and delight our customers. We encourage our people to lead by example and celebrate our successes.\nWe’re passionate about our purpose to help deliver the natural resources that are essential to create a better future for the world. We do this by combining our deep customer insights, world-class engineering, materials science expertise, and intelligent automation to deliver innovative end-to-end solutions incorporating our signature technologies.\nWe believe your voice matters and your ideas make a difference. We’re working hard to nurture a diverse culture where our people feel like they belong and can do the best work of their lives. 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