Senior Maintenance Engineer

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Job Summary: The Senior Maintenance Engineer TMF will supervise, lead, and optimize preventive, corrective, and predictive maintenance strategies for critical equipment to ensure operational continuity and achievement of targets. Key Highlights: 1. Lead preventive, corrective, and predictive maintenance strategies. 2. Monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) to support decision-making. 3. Lead technological improvement projects and resource optimization initiatives. **Location:** Pica, Tarapacá, Chile **Employment Type:** Regular full-time **Work Location:** On\-site About **Quebrada Blanca** Quebrada Blanca (QB) is located in the Tarapacá Region in northern Chile at an altitude of 4\.400 meters, approximately 240 kilometers southeast of the city of Iquique and 1\.500 kilometers from Santiago. Teck holds an indirect 60% stake in the mine. Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd. and Sumitomo Corporation jointly hold an indirect 30% stake. **Job Description** ------------------------- **Application Deadline: July 2, 2026** At Teck, our purpose is to provide the essential resources the world relies on to improve lives, while caring for the people, communities, and land we love. Reporting to the TMF Maintenance Superintendent, the **Senior Maintenance Engineer TMF** will be responsible for supervising shift supervisors and their performance; making decisions using the maintenance model; leading preventive, corrective, and predictive maintenance strategies for key TMF equipment—including cyclones, pumps, valves, and ducts; monitoring KPIs such as availability and reliability; and leading technological improvement projects and resource optimization initiatives—ensuring operational continuity and achievement of production targets. This position will be based at the Quebrada Blanca site, located in the Tarapacá Region at 4\.400 meters above sea level, operating on a 7x7 shift system. **Key Responsibilities** --------------------------------- * Be a courageous safety leader, complying with and championing safety and environmental rules, regulations, critical controls, and procedures. * Lead and oversee maintenance execution activities, ensuring compliance with Teck standards and QA/QC requirements. * Lead and manage operationally the maintenance-related contractor agreements. * Design and supervise advanced preventive, corrective, and predictive maintenance strategies to ensure the availability and reliability of critical operational equipment. * Monitor the performance of major equipment—including cyclone batteries, pumping systems, ducts, and auxiliary systems—identifying areas for improvement and repairable item processes. * Lead the implementation of advanced maintenance technologies, such as online monitoring, predictive analytics, and process automation. * Coordinate with operations and planning teams to ensure alignment between maintenance plans and production objectives. * Generate and analyze maintenance-related KPIs—including availability, costs, and mean time between failures—to support strategic decision-making, producing failure analyses or problem resolution reports (RDP) as applicable. * Train and develop the technical team in best practices and maintenance methodologies, promoting a culture of continuous improvement and safety. **Requirements** -------------- * Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or Industrial Engineering. * Minimum 6 years of experience in maintenance within mining plants or continuous-process industries. * Valid Class B driver’s license. * Advanced knowledge of maintenance techniques applied to mining equipment—including pumping systems, valves, duct systems, and cyclone batteries. * Proficiency in maintenance management tools such as SAP PM, Maximo, or similar systems for activity planning and control. * Experience with predictive diagnostic technologies—including vibration analysis, thermography, and ultrasonics—to prevent failures. * Project management experience in maintenance, applying methodologies such as Lean or Six Sigma to optimize processes and resources. * Ability to analyze maintenance-related KPIs to propose improvements in efficiency and cost-effectiveness. * Intermediate technical English (preferred). **About Teck** At Teck, we value diversity. Our teams collaborate respectfully and appreciate the unique perspectives and contributions of every individual. \*This opportunity aligns with Law No. 21\.015, which promotes the inclusion of persons with disabilities in the workforce. If you require any reasonable accommodation during the selection process, please let us know so we can support your equitable participation (Law No. 20\.422\). At Teck, we act in accordance with our principle of Doing the Right Thing and comply with applicable laws in our countries of operation to prevent corporate criminal liability. For this reason, our selection processes include questions designed to mitigate risks associated with Law No. 20\.393\. We thank all applicants for their interest and effort in applying for this position; however, only selected candidates will be contacted for interviews. Your application to this posting constitutes your consent to the collection, use, and disclosure of personal information necessary for recruitment purposes. Teck respects the privacy of all candidates and the confidentiality of personal information. *Job Posting ID: 54129 \| Job Category: Maintenance \| Employment Type: Regular full-time \| Location: Quebrada Blanca \| Work Location: \#LI \- On\-site*