AddressProcess Engineer/Metallurgist - Expressions of Interest - FIFO
- Help shape the future of our new generation mine
- Our friendly teams look after each other because your safety and wellbeing are always our priority
- Work is just part of your life, our benefits are designed to make life better
- FIFO from Perth, Geraldton, Albany, or Busselton depending on site
Where we're all welcome
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.
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 acknowledge that all people are different and believe that our differences are our strength. The diversity of skills, life experiences and perspectives within our team enhances our way of working and our ability to achieve success together.
About the role
As a Process Engineer/Metallurgist, you'll take on diverse responsibilities such as overseeing processing metrics to ensure precise reporting and optimising plant capacity to achieve production goals. You'll lead process improvement initiatives, offer expertise across different processing plants, and champion a safety-focused culture with a zero-harm mindset. Additionally, you'll provide invaluable subject matter expertise across existing and forthcoming dry, wet, and concentrator processing plants.
What you'll bring
- Background in process engineering or related technical discipline with fixed plant operational experience
- Ability to work across discipline and geographic boundaries, connecting people to collaboratively solve problems
- Experience in teams that have delivered improvements in safety and operating performance, and continuous improvement objectives
- Relevant tertiary qualifications (Process Engineering, Metallurgy, Chemical Engineering or equivalent)
- An analytical approach with strong problem solving, report writing and presentations skills
- Excellent communication and influencing skills
- A team focus and 'can-do' approach will ensure your success in these roles.
It will also be beneficial if you have:
- Experience in data management platforms, including OSI PI and SQL databases
- Experience in Microsoft suite of programs including Power BI (Advanced skills in Excel will be highly regarded)
- A growth mindset & drive, to be open to new ideas to continuously improve and support our Plant, our Team & ourselves
- A 'C' class Australian manual driver's license is required.
If you are excited about the role and think you have what it takes but your experience doesn't align 100% we still want to hear from you.
We are committed to promoting diversity within Rio Tinto and as a special measure to we strongly encourage women to apply.
What we offer
- Be recognised for your contribution, your 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 permanent position working directly for Rio Tinto
- Full relocation provided to Western Australia from elsewhere in Australia
- A competitive base salary reflective of your skills and experience with annual incentive bonus
- Comprehensive medical benefits including subsidised private health insurance for employees and immediate family
- Attractive share ownership plan
- Company provided insurance cover
- 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, cultural leave)
- To better suit different family needs, our paid parental leave approach gives all parents the option to take 18 weeks of paid leave after a new child arrives - at a time that suits them
- Exclusive employee discounts including hotel stays, banking, accommodation, cars, retail and more, read more about the huge range of benefits here: https://bit.ly/43AQLue
We are committed to elevating Indigenous voices and increasing cultural knowledge in our business. Diversity of skills, life experiences and perspectives within our team enhances our way of working and our ability to achieve success together. To help you on your journey with us, you'll also have access to:
- Specialist Indigenous Support Advisors are always there for our Indigenous employees and available to support through any aspect of your employment
- Dedicated Indigenous Talent Programme for our Operators and Tradespersons and entry level operational roles. This programme is designed to create long term sustainable careers for our Indigenous Employees to grow into leadership or technical pathways to ensure you have every opportunity to grow your career.
- Indigenous leadership programmes across some professional and operational roles to ensure that we are developing Indigenous Leaders.
Who we are
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.
Where you will be working
In the Pilbara region of Western Australia, we own an integrated portfolio of iron ore assets: a world-class, integrated network of 16 mines, four independent port terminals, a 1,700 kilometre rail network and related infrastructure - all designed to respond rapidly to changes in demand.
We are one of the world's leading producers and exporters of iron ore.
Ready to experience something unique? Come work with us.
This role is for applicants residing in or willing to permanently relocate to Western Australia. Rio Tinto offers Fly in and fly out options from Perth, our regional FIFO hubs, and the opportunity to live in our residential towns where applicable.
