Lead - Asset Support

About the role

Orica is looking for an experienced Lead - Asset Support, based in Brisbane, Perth or Newcastle, to join the team supporting the safety, reliability and ongoing improvement of equipment used across its Mining Services operations. The role covers mobile and fixed equipment used to manufacture, transport and deliver explosives and blasting products, from heavy vehicles and mobile processing equipment to associated plant and systems. You will provide technical leadership across the asset lifecycle, ensuring compliance with safety, regulatory and Orica standards while driving reliability improvements and supporting new equipment and technologies.

Key responsibilities

• Ensure assets and project delivery comply with SHES requirements, Group Standards and regulatory requirements.
• Manage and drive the Mining Services continuous improvement pipeline across the region.
• Deliver small engineering and asset improvement projects, including design alterations from SHES and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Work with Engineering and Asset teams to identify common equipment failure trends and performance improvements.
• Lead the safe introduction and rollout of new technologies such as iMMU, VSS and others.
• Support standard plant designs, product records and Asset Product Files, and maintain Global Catalogue information for equipment ordering and replacement.
• Lead workshops and working groups with site teams, vendors and OEMs on incident investigations, problem solving and continuous improvement.

Required profile

• Engineering or trade qualification, with 3-5 years' experience in asset management, engineering projects or asset maintenance.
• Experience with mobile or fixed plant in mining, heavy industry, manufacturing, transport or a similar environment.
• Experience improving asset safety, reliability, performance or compliance.
• Experience supporting equipment modifications, engineering changes and new assets and technologies.
• Ability to investigate equipment issues and recurring failures with site teams, engineers, suppliers and OEMs.
• Experience delivering technical projects or continuous improvement initiatives across operational and technical teams.

Required skills

• Working knowledge of asset compliance, maintenance requirements and technical documentation in a regulated environment.
• Asset management and engineering project delivery.