AddressReliability Engineers - Fixed Plant
- Deliver real business impact in an influential site-based reliability role
- Join a growing and passionate internal community of professionals focussed on delivering excellence in reliability
- Challenge, identify and develop strategies to improve asset reliability
- Be recognised for your talent as part of a diverse, dynamic and progressive team
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
Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.
We are looking for enthusiastic and motivated Reliability Engineers to join our candidate pool for our Asset Management & Engineering Services (AMES) team. With exposure to the newest technology and innovation, you will champion defect elimination and reliability engineering processes to improve Fixed Plant asset reliability and integrity.
These positions may be based at various sites throughout our Pilbara mining operations, working an 8/6 or 5/2/4/3 FIFO from Perth dependant on site requirements. Applicants must be residing in or willing to permanently relocate to Western Australia.
Reporting to the Superintendent Asset Management and Engineering Services, you will:
- Lead the Defect Elimination process on site, including high level root cause analysis (RCA) for asset failures
- Analyse plant performance data to successfully identify, prioritise and implement reliability improvement initiatives
- Recommend and implement tactics designed to maintain asset health and improve asset safety, reliability and integrity
- Provide technical engineering support to the site maintenance execution teams
- Champion reliability practices on site including FMECA, RCM/PMO, criticality and spares assessments, constraint optimisation and identify opportunities for reliability-focussed investment
What you will bring
- The ability to work collaboratively across a diverse range of stakeholders and operational teams
- Experience leading continuous improvement activities
- Practical experience and an understanding of reliability modelling and concepts - FMECA, RCM, etc.
- Tertiary qualifications in Engineering or related discipline and previous maintenance or reliability experience within a mining environment
- Experience in SAP, Downtime Systems and GE APM will be advantageous
- A current and valid manual 'C Class' driver's licence
- An understanding of Iron Ore Fixed Plant processing equipment such as conveyors, screens, crushers and balance machines will be beneficial
Where you will be working
These positions are based at various sites throughout our Pilbara mining operations, working an 8/6 or 5/2/4/3 FIFO from Perth dependant on site requirements. Applicants must be residing in or willing to permanently relocate to Western Australia.
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.
What we offer
- Be recognised for your contribution, innovative thinking, and hard work, knowing you've played a part in advancing the world.
- Career development & education assistance to further your technical or leadership ambitions
- Local relocation packages offered for Australian residents only
- A team where safety (physical and psychological) is always the number one priority
- A competitive salary package 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
- Ongoing access to family-friendly health and medical wellbeing support
- Leave for all of life's reasons (vacation/annual, paid primary carer, sick leave)
- Exclusive employee discounts (banking, accommodation, cars, retail and more)
- 18 weeks of gender-neutral and equal paid parental leave, with continued superannuation contributions whilst employees are on unpaid, or half paid parental leave
We are committed to elevating Indigenous voices and increasing cultural maturity at every level of our business. We value the diverse range of skills, life experiences, and perspectives within our team to enhance our collaborative approach and strengthen 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 on hand to assist Indigenous employees throughout their employment journey, with a focus on fostering inclusivity and supporting cultural knowledge.
- Our two-way mentoring program presents an important opportunity for our senior leaders in Australia to offer career advice to our Indigenous talent, while gaining a better understanding of some of the challenges faced by Indigenous employees.
- Indigenous leadership programmes across some professional and operational roles to ensure that we are developing Indigenous Leaders enhancing the representation of diverse voices at decision-making tables throughout our Australian business.
About Rio Tinto
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 almost 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.
Ready to experience something unique? Come work with us.
Please note, to be successfully considered for this role you must complete all pre-screening questions. 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.
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