Job Group CapabilityEngineering
Job GroupMining & Mineral Processing
What Role You Will Play in Our TeamWe are seeking an experienced Material Handling Engineer to join our team in the role of Mine Plant Machinery Engineer. The successful candidate will serve as the technical authority for mine plant machinery systems, providing engineering leadership in the design, analysis, operation, maintenance, and continuous improvement of bulk material handling equipment.
What You Will DoKey responsibilities include supporting the safe and reliable operation of critical plant assets such as crushers, conveyors, surge bins, vibrating screens, sizers, apron feeders, slurry preparation plants, and related material handling systems. The role is responsible for ensuring that new and modified equipment complies with company standards, industry's best practices, and applicable regulatory requirements.
As a senior technical specialist, the Mine Plant Machinery Engineer will play a critical role in optimizing equipment performance, reliability, maintainability, and operational efficiency. The successful candidate will possess an advanced understanding of equipment operating limits, system capacities, and material flow principles, and will be capable of developing performance criteria and technical specifications to support equipment selection, design, and evaluation.
About YouThe ideal candidate will have demonstrated expertise in:
- Bulk material handling and mine plant machinery systems.
- Material flow analysis and troubleshooting.
- Equipment performance assessment and capacity optimization.
- Condition monitoring and reliability engineering techniques that support maintenance management systems.
- Troubleshooting, operation, and maintenance of large-scale mining and processing equipment.
- Diagnosing and resolving complex equipment and system issues, including vibration, material flow restrictions, misalignment, wear, and operational bottlenecks.
- Specify and oversee design, drafting and development support to operations and maintenance on mine plant machinery equipment issues related to integrity, reliability, maintenance quality by initiating
- applicable design changes to improve operational reliability of the plant.
- Oversee development and implementation of maintenance & equipment strategies and inspection plans to ensure the integrity and reliability of equipment
- Leads analysis of system or equipment upgrades to overcome system bottlenecks, improve equipment efficiency, improve reliability or reduce lifecycle costs
- Provide guidance and oversite to projects related to the installation, modification, and upgrade of mine plant machinery equipment.
- Strategic lead and technical coach for the reviewing and upgrading commissioning and startup procedures.
- Mentor less-experienced staff in mine plant machinery equipment selection, maintenance, and operation.
The Mine Plant Machinery Engineer will champion safe work practices and equipment reliability across all areas of responsibility. The role is accountable for technical outcomes and effective collaboration with operations, maintenance, project teams, equipment manufacturers, consultants, and contractors to ensure safe, sustainable, and high-performing asset operation.
Your BenefitsAn Imperial career is one designed to last. Our commitment to you runs deep: our employees grow personally and professionally, with benefits built on our core categories of health, security, finance, and life. Imperial Oil has been recognized as one of Canada's top employers for young people (2024), in addition to one of Canada's and Alberta's top employers (2024) as recognized by Mediacorp Canada Inc.'s 24th annual competition.
We offer you:
- Competitive salary
- Training and mentorship
- Relocation assistance as required
- Flexible work hours
Please note benefits may be changed, suspended or terminated from time to time without notice, subject to applicable law.
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