Advisor Plant Operations

Advisor Plant Operations

• Challenging role that will broaden your horizons
• Dynamic and multifaceted role
• Join an encouraging leadership group committed to your growth and development
• FIFO lifestyle roster – 8 & 6

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.

You’ll be part of a supportive team, supported byyour Leader to grow and achieve your own personal goals as well as the goals ofthe team. You’ll work on an 8 and 6 FIFO roster which will giveyou more time to spend on the things that are important to you and the peoplein your life.

Reporting to the Fixed Plant Operations Superintendent, and working in a challenging and rewarding environment, you will:

• Demonstrate a strong commitment to safety to achieve a workplace target of zero injuries and incidents; you must have the belief and personal commitment to zero injuries,
• Use SAP for planning and scope challenging,
• Report to the Superintendent on the effectiveness of operator inspections and manage the operator inspections through the tablet-based App,
• Embed and support SPS practices
• Execute some individual project work
• Contribute to Constraint Utilisation and debottlenecking
• Challenge the scope of the weekly maintenance schedule with the Fixed Plant scheduler
• Advise the priority of works for operations during the shut management process
• Offer Operational teams technical advice daily and influence their decision-making within the process.

What you’ll bring

• Excellent understanding of Work Management Systems and Process
• Able to easily navigate through SAP and Gantts,
• High exposure to Contractor Management System; CMS qualification required,
• Able to engage with team and our contractor partners to promote site’s values and positive culture,
• Passion and enthusiasm to continually improve - safety, production, and cost,
• Positive outlook and willingness to continually learn,
• Strong work ethic, dedication to their teams, peers, and business objectives,
• Adaptable, flexible, and resilient,
• Excellent communication skills,
• Self-Motivator; and,
• Technical ability to understand quantitative data and influence decision-making leading to increased

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
• 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)
• Exclusive employee discounts (banking, accommodation, cars, retail and more)

Who we are

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 95km north-west of Newman, Yandicoogina offers a range of fly in fly out rosters. As one of Australia's largest-producing iron ore mines; operating a fleet of autonomous trucks and drills, it generates more than 55 million tonnes of Hammersley Iron Yandi (HIY) fines each year.

Yandicoogina is known for its culture of teamwork, can-do attitude and pioneering spirit, leading the way with innovation and technological advances in autonomous operations and robotics.

Applications close on 25th of January 2024 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date).