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SalaryControl Systems Specialist
- Join an organisation where the culture is inclusive, exciting and performance driven
- Build a rich and rewarding career with a global mining organisation
- Be an integral part of a small team with a rapidly expanding portfolio of work – based at our Central Park office
We are currently looking for a Control Systems Specialist to join our Dampier Salt Limited (DSL) Engineering and Reliability team. As an integral member of the team, you will be responsible for providing technical expertise and governance to site, project, and central teams, as well as delivering projects to maintain and upgrade Control Systems assets.
This role is a great opportunity to improve asset performance, ensure safety in process control and minimise production risks across all Dampier Salt operations. You will support and develop a diverse range of systems, with significant opportunities for furthering your knowledge in a supportive environment. You will apply your specialised problem-solving skills and engineering expertise to ensure the safe and cost-effective performance of DSL assets.
Dampier Salt has three operations located at Dampier, Port Hedland and Lake MacLeod and is headquartered in Perth, Western Australia. Through a sustainable process of solar evaporation of sea water, we reliably deliver high quality salt essential for making thousands of products used in everyday life. At our Lake MacLeod operations, we also mine and export gypsum to customers in Australia and Southeast Asia. DSL is the world’s largest exporter of seaborne salt, with capacity to produce up to 10.3 million tonnes every year.
Reporting to the Superintendent of Engineering and Reliability, you will:
- Provide engineering support to operations to efficiently resolve faults by identifying root causes and implementing solutions;
- Support and maintain Control Systems assets including PLCs, SCADA, historian and delay accounting;
- Review and maintain Company Control Systems specifications and procedures;
- Identify opportunities for improvement within Control Systems and drive changes through management of change process;
- Identify and implement projects to upgrade and sustain Control Systems assets and supporting infrastructure – in particular where obsolete equipment is used;
- Develop scope of work documents for consultant engagement;
- Define Control Systems technical requirements for new assets;
- Review new asset operational readiness tactics, maintenance plans and inventory requirements for Control Systems and communications assets;
- Provide technical expertise to the Project Delivery team throughout project cycles; and
- Provide mentoring and leadership to Control Systems engineers and graduates.
To be successfully considered for this role, you will have:
- A tertiary qualification in Control Systems Engineering
- Minimum 5 years’ experience working in the field of Control Systems Engineering
- Extensive experience programming PLCs in IEC61131 languages (FBD, SFC, structured text)
- Experience with the configuration and development of SCADA systems.
- Experience in troubleshooting TCP/IP networks
- Excellent communication skills and effective stakeholder management
- A proactive approach with a commitment in driving a safe and inclusive team culture
- C Class driver’s licence
- Configuration and maintenance of Citect SCADA systems;
- Programming of Schneider/Modicon automation controllers;
- AS61508 and the management and maintenance of functional safety systems;
- Maintenance and support of AVEVA Production Management and Wonderware Historian;
- SQL development;
- Selection and configuration of instrumentation;
- Knowledge of cyber security principles; and
- Knowledge of asset management and work management processes.
This position will be based in Perth at our Central Park office, working Monday to Friday. This role will include some ad-hoc site travel to our three Dampier Salt Operations, but with the flexibility to work around your own personal & family priorities.
What we offer
Be recognised for your contribution, you’re thinking and your hard work, and go home knowing you’ve helped the world progress.
- A work environment where safety is always the number one priority
- A competitive salary reflective of your skills and experience with annual incentive program
- Comprehensive medical benefits including subsidised private health insurance for employees and immediate family
- Attractive share ownership plan and extensive salary sacrifice & salary packaging options
- Career development & education assistance to further your technical or leadership ambitions.
- Ongoing access to family-friendly health and medical wellbeing support
- Leave for all of life’s reasons (vacation/annual, paid parental, sick leave)
- Exclusive employee discounts (banking, accommodation, cars, retail and more)
Rio Tinto is a leading global mining and materials company. We operate in 35 countries where we produce iron ore, copper, aluminium, critical minerals, and other materials needed for the global energy transition and for people, communities, and nations to thrive.
We have been mining for 150 years and operate with knowledge built up across generations and continents. Our purpose is finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs – striving for innovation and continuous improvement to produce materials with low emissions and to the right environmental, social and governance standards. But we can’t do it on our own, so we’re focused on creating partnerships to solve problems, create win-win and meet opportunities.
Every Voice Matters
At Rio Tinto, we particularly welcome and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, women, the LGBTI+ community, mature workers, people with disabilities and people from different cultural backgrounds.
We are committed to an inclusive environment where people feel comfortable to be themselves. We want our people to feel that all voices are heard, all cultures respected and that a variety of perspectives are not only welcome – they are essential to our success. We treat each other fairly and with dignity regardless of race, gender, nationality, ethnic origin, religion, age, sexual orientation or anything else that makes us different.
Applications close on 23rd January 2024 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date). This role is for applicants residing in or willing to permanently relocate to Western Australia.
