Advisor Mechanical

Mechanical Advisor

• Excellent opportunity to progress in your career development.
• Our friendly teams look after each other because your safety and wellbeing are always our priority.
• FIFO from Perth

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 

We are looking for a Mechanical Advisor to provide technical assistance, support and expert advice on continuous improvement practices across the fixed plant.

This is a great opportunity for a suitably qualified and experienced individual to utilise your expertise in machinery and equipment standards to ensure all compliance to relevant standards.

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 and 5/2 & 4/3 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 Senior Engineer, you will:

• Take ownership of the Critical Asset Management on site for Overhead Cranes and Pressure vessels (FP & HME)
• Foster continuous improvement by identifying, evaluating, and implementing continuous improvement practices.
• Provide coaching, mentoring and technical support
• Utilise SAP to ensure the correct records, tasks are assigned correctly and completed to the relevant standard/specification
• Preform holistic critical asset condition assessment of critical fixed plant assets to correctly scope and prioritise jobs and determine repairs.

What you’ll bring

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team
• Mechanical Engineering degree or Mechanical Fitter trade
• Exposure to safety systems within a large mining company or structured organisation
• An understanding of Australian Standards and regulations
• Comprehensive understanding of SAP planning and master data
• Strong communication skills
• Minimum ‘C’ Class drivers licence

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

Where you will be working

Located 50km north-west of Newman, Hope Downs 4 is a joint venture managed and operated by Rio Tinto, working in conjunction with nearby site Hope Downs 1. Hope Downs 4 provides excellent career growth and opportunities and the village provides excellent facilities for its FIFO workers.

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 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.

Applications close on 7th of November 2023 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date).