Senior Engineer Clb

Senior Engineer Cape LambertWe encourage women and Indigenous Peoples to apply, as we advance our business to more accurately reflect the world around us.

• Fantastic opportunity to draw on your people leadership skills and technical knowledge
• Permanent employment which includes a huge range of additional benefits
• Residential Role based at Cape Lambert, residing in the community of Wickham on the Pilbara Coast. 5 days on; 2 days off / 4 days on; 3 days off

Where we’re all welcomeWe 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 who we are.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 roleWe are looking for an engaging, safety focused Senior Engineer to lead our Maintenance Engineering Team at our Cape Lambert Port B (CLB) Operations.This role presents a fantastic opportunity to draw on your people leadership skills and technical knowledge. The Senior Engineer and their team will provide support to the Fixed Plant teams. They will lead a diverse team of Mechanical Engineers and Condition Monitoring team.With signature leadership training programmes, growing, and developing is more than an opportunity – it is something we actively plan and make happen. Every day our leaders grow, while our rosters are designed to help you live the lifestyle that is right for you and your family.Your demonstrated ability to engage, connect and positively influence will prove valuable to the effectiveness of this role. You will partner with the Maintenance, Operational teams and other key stakeholders of the fixed plant team to provide efficient improvements in equipment availability, best practice tactics and productivity solutions.Reporting to the CLB Maintenance Superintendent working in a challenging and exciting environment, you will bring:

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team
• Leadership experience and confidence in coaching and developing a diverse group of Engineers on a continuous improvement journey.
• Experience in Fixed Plant
• Experience in the Defect Elimination Process and tools
• Demonstrated complex problem-solving abilities to deliver solutions across an operation
• Coordinating and driving asset tactics strategy, assessment, and the completion of review requests
• Experience in prioritisation and allocation of projects to improve Reliability
• Experience in partnering with teams at all levels to deliver business objectives
• Providing advice on remaining life of asset to inform Operational capital prioritisation

About youTo be successfully considered for this role, you will need to have demonstrated experience of:

• Strong safety leadership qualities
• Strong partnership with operations and maintenance
• Managed medium to large size multidisciplinary technical teams
• Ability to work collaboratively with team members and key stakeholders across the business

Additional qualifications:

• Tertiary qualification in Engineering is required for this role
• A current and valid manual ‘C Class’ driver's license
• At least 5 years’ experience of working in Resources industry

What we offerBe recognised for your contribution, your thinking and your hard work, and go home knowing you’ve helped the world progress.

• 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.

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.

Where you will be workingLocated 50km east of Karratha, Cape Lambert Port facilities consist of 2 shipping terminals which form an essential part of our supply chain process. Port B (CLB) has facilities for train unloading, iron ore stockpiling, product blending and ship loading.Leading from the frontline is one of the most important jobs in our business and comes with a huge amount of responsibility and stakeholder engagement. We need you to motivate, inspire and keep our people safe as we work.This is a great opportunity for enthusiastic individual who thrives in a fast-paced environment and is seeking a rewarding frontline leadership role.Who we areRio 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.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.Applications close on the 5th May 2024 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date)