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SalarySpecialist Fixed Plant Readiness
- Make your mark by being involved in shaping Rio Tinto’s new mine
- It’s an exciting time to join our vibrant Iron Ore Operational Readiness team
- Permanent employment which includes a huge range of additional benefits
- Perth based Monday to Friday role
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
We are looking for a Specialist Fixed Plant Readiness to join the Operational Readiness team working on the Rhodes Ridge project that is currently in the early stages of study. This role is a great opportunity to use your knowledge and experience to ensure a safe, productive, maintainable, and operable Fixed Plant solution is delivered as part of the Rhodes Ridge project.
You’ll be part of a supportive team, able to grow and achieve your own personal goals as well as the goals of the team. You’ll work on Monday to Friday Perth based roster with flexible working arrangements which will give you more time to spend on the things that are important to you and the people in your life.
Reporting to the Superintendent Fixed Plant Readiness, you will:
- Working collaboratively and fostering relationships with other departments to achieve wider business objectives
- Provide engineering guidance for the selection and functionality of new equipment and components
- Ensure compliance to RTIO standards, user requirement specification and basis of design
- Develop business case to justify any project inclusions or omissions improving project outcomes
- Investigating and providing a response on related technical queries
- Participate in the definition and execution of plant operating philosophy, information management, commissioning and operations
- Participating in detailed design and risk reviews for operability, maintainability and reliability, influencing and facilitating operations involvement to achieve project outcomes supporting a smooth ramp up and handover
- Tertiary qualification in a field which will compliment operational readiness related activities with demonstrated experience in the field (Electrical, Mechanical, Processing, or similar)
- Your specialist advice and support on operating practices and processes in a Fixed Plant environment.
- Ability to communicate effectively with stakeholders at all levels, able to build strong functional relationships with partners in a complex, matrix organisation.
- Well-developed people influencing, engagement and communication skills.
- Mature approach to issues and strong decision making skills
- Proven ability in safety leadership in the mining or relevant industry.
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:
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’ll be working
Based in our Perth CBD office.
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.
Applications close on 23rd of January 2024 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date).
