Mine Maintenance Equipment Engineer

Description

Job Summary: The Mine Maintenance Engineer will develop and optimize maintenance strategies, ensuring asset reliability and availability. Key Highlights: 1. Responsible for developing and optimizing mine maintenance strategies 2. Ensures reliability and availability of mining assets 3. Courageous safety leader, complying with and sponsoring rules **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% interest in the mine. Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd. and Sumitomo Corporation jointly hold an indirect 30% interest. **Job Description** ------------------------- Closing Date: July 23, 2026 At Teck, our purpose is to provide essential resources the world relies on to improve lives, while caring for the people, communities, and land we love. Reporting to the Mine Reliability Manager, the **Mine Maintenance Engineer** will be responsible for developing and optimizing mine maintenance strategies, ensuring asset reliability and availability through execution of plans, equipment health monitoring, and implementation of continuous improvements, guaranteeing compliance with HSEC standards and contributing to operational efficiency and sustainability of operations. 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 day shift schedule. **Key Responsibilities** --------------------------------- * Be a courageous safety leader, comply with and sponsor rules, regulations, critical controls, and safety and environmental procedures. * Develop strategies to optimize mine equipment design, material selection, and configuration, contributing to improved maintainability and operational efficiency. * Oversee proper execution of mine maintenance plans, ensuring compliance with company operational and HSEC standards. * Continuously evaluate maintenance systems and processes, escalating continuous improvement initiatives to optimize mine equipment performance. * Implement improvements in defective maintenance processes, driving asset performance and optimizing key indicators. * Implement and monitor asset health management programs, maximizing mine equipment availability and reliability. * Implement risk identification and reporting processes, ensuring a safe working environment aligned with Health, Safety, Environment, and Community (HSEC) regulations. * Implement improvement projects (OPEX and CAPEX) and/or mine equipment maintainability initiatives to meet production forecast designs and improvements. * Monitor and stay informed about mine operational contingencies, ensuring timely and protocol-aligned responses. * Continuously evaluate maintenance strategies, ensuring equipment reliability and compliance with required operational parameters. **Requirements** -------------- * Professional degree in Civil Engineering or Mechanical, Electrical, Electronics, Industrial Engineering, or related field. * Minimum 3 years of mining experience focused on maintenance, reliability, and/or asset management of mine equipment. * Knowledge of Mine Equipment Fleet maintenance: trucks and auxiliary equipment. * Experience managing Predictive and Preventive Maintenance Programs. * Class B driver’s license. * Availability to work at the Quebrada Blanca site, located in the Tarapacá Region at 4\.400 meters above sea level, on a 7x7 shift schedule. **About Teck** At Teck, we value diversity. Our teams collaborate respectfully and appreciate the unique perspective and contribution of each individual. \*This posting complies with Law No. 21\.015, which promotes the inclusion of persons with disabilities in the labor market. If you require any reasonable accommodation during the selection process, please let us know so we can support your participation on an equal footing (Law No. 20\.422\). At Teck, we act in accordance with our principle of Doing the Right Thing and in compliance 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: 54245 \| Job Category: Maintenance \| Employment Type: Regular full-time \| Location: Quebrada Blanca \| Work Location: \#LI \- On\-site*