Specialist Maintenance Improvement
- Play a pivotal role in optimizing our improvements to drive business performance
- Challenging role that will broaden your horizons and connect you with several areas within our business
- Do you have a passion for technical coaching in the field?
- Opportunity to influence and support the decision making of senior leaders
- 5 days on, 2 days off / 4 days on 3 days off FIFO roster or residential in Paraburdoo
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.
You’ll be part of a supportive team, supported by your Leader to grow and achieve your own personal goals as well as the goals of the team. You’ll work on a 5/2/4/3 FIFO roster-based roster or residential in Paraburdoo 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 MP&E Superintendent you will:
- Work closely with our partners on strategic improvement through excellent communication skills with the ability to positively influence.
- Coach maintenance leaders and team members to improve their maintenance and asset management acumen.
- Assisting to create a site culture of sustainable and continuous improvement.
- Have a keen eye for detail and ability to take data and generate key insights and articulate pathways forward.
- Have an established understanding of asset management processes in particular, work management, shut management, and reliability processes and systems.
- Lead site improvement projects to optimise maintenance and asset management to deliver plant reliability and availability.
- Promote and drive standardised reports and best practice with your peer group.
- A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team.
- Demonstrated 5+ years’ experience in an operations, maintenance, engineering, or reliability role within any maintenance industry.
- The ability to influence and coach colleagues across various disciplines and organisational levels.
- Active communication skills to be a key driver in continuous improvement.
- The ability to quickly form trusting relationships and demonstrate genuine passion for change processes.
- Proven ability to influence and achieve change to improve business performance.
- The ability to be flexible, adaptable, and resilient.
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.
- A competitive base 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.
- Company provided insurance cover.
- Extensive salary sacrifice and salary packaging options.
- Career development and 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).E
- xclusive 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.
Where you’ll be working
Located 80km southwest of Tom Price, Paraburdoo is a town nestled in some of the most scenic landscape in Western Australia. Paraburdoo is recognised for its beautiful scenery, wildlife diversity and close proximity to Karijini National Park. Paraburdoo prides itself on being a safe and friendly community; ideal for young families.
The picturesque town provides residents with a range of leisure facilities and local amenities including a domestic airport, hospital, community centre, childcare centre, primary school, parks and a variety of sporting facilities. The recently built Paraburdoo Sports, Fitness and Community Complex offers state of the art facilities including an Olympic-size swimming pool, indoor basketball court and gym.
Applications close on 29th of January 2024 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date).