Engineer Maintenance

Maintenance Engineer – Dampier 

• Real opportunity to make an impact and advance your professional leadership career
• Be part of a fun and high performing team and work with a leader who is passionate about developing and supporting their team
• Use your expertise in fixed plant maintenance and reliability to support the Dampier Ports maintenance team
• Join the relaxed residential lifestyle in the coastal Karratha/Dampier community with relocation and housing benefits provided or FIFO from Perth (Roster 8 days on, 6 days off)

About the role

 All progress begins with pioneers. At Rio Tinto, it begins with you.

 We are looking for a Maintenance Engineer to join our Maintenance Team at Dampier Ports. Based at one of the largest bulk cargo port terminals in Australia, this role will primarily be focused on implementing mechanical engineering solutions for site defects to improve plant reliability, increase plant throughput and ensure the safe operation of assets. 

This role is a great opportunity for an ambitious and enthusiastic engineer to join a supportive, fun and high performing team and to work with a leader who will encourage you to advance and progress your career.

Reporting to the Senior Maintenance Engineer, you will: 

• Provide technical advice to maintenance, planning and operations teams 
• Identify site improvement projects to optimise plant reliability, availability and maintainability
• Provide engineering assistance for procurement of new assets / components
• Support change management processes relating to fixed plant and marine maintenance activities
• Identify, generate and report on plant changes and improvement initiatives
• Promote a culture of safety by developing and implementing strategies and projects that improve and update designs in accordance with standards
• Lead safety and failure investigations and risk assessments

What you’ll bring 

With tertiary qualifications in Mechanical Engineering or a related discipline, ideally you will have demonstrated mechanical experience in a maintenance engineering or reliability engineering role within a mining or industrial environment. You will have a strong focus towards safety and safe work practises and an understanding of equipment failure investigation using root cause analysis techniques.

With prior project management experience, you will have the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and be able to collaborate with a diverse range of internal partners. A ‘C’ class manual driver’s license will also be required, MSIC card (or ability to obtain one), and you will be someone who thrives on a challenge and is seeking a dynamic and fast paced hands-on role. In addition to extensive experience utilising SAP for work management processes, an understanding of material handling principles and design, along with knowledge of classified and itinerate plant will be advantageous.

What we offer 

• A work environment where safety is always the number one priority
• Career development & education assistance to further your technical or leadership ambitions
• 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 employee share scheme, extensive salary sacrifice and salary packaging options, and exclusive employee discount schemes
• Leave for all of life’s reasons (vacation/annual, paid parental, sick leave)

About Rio Tinto

Every idea, every innovation, every little thing the world calls ‘progress’ begins with a first step, and someone willing to take it: explorers, inventors, entrepreneurs. Pioneers.

For nearly 150 years, Rio Tinto has been a company of pioneers – generations of people spanning the globe, all with the grit and vision to produce materials essential to human progress. Our iron ore has shaped skylines from Shanghai to Sydney. Our aluminium – the world’s first to be certified “responsible” – helps planes fly and makes cars lighter. Our copper helps wind turbines power cities, and our boron helps feed the world, and explore the universe. Our diamonds help us celebrate the best parts of life.

Where you will be working

In the Pilbara region of Western Australia, Rio Tinto operates the world's largest integrated portfolio of iron ore assets with industry-leading margins. Our premium product suite, including our flagship Pilbara blend, drives strong customer relationships and is supported by technical and commercial marketing expertise. The iron ore business continues to be the world's largest autonomous truck operator and a proud leader in automated mining technologies.

Join the relaxed residential lifestyle in the coastal Karratha/Dampier community with relocation and housing benefits provided or FIFO from Perth (Roster 8 days on, 6 days off)

You will enjoy a relaxed lifestyle and a range of leisure facilities and local amenities in a safe and family friendly environment. Comprehensive relocation assistance, heavily subsidised housing and other residential lifestyle allowances and benefits will be available.

Every voice matters

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. 

Apply today if you want to work with the latest technology and innovation, in an environment where we challenge you to drive positive change. Please note, in order to be successfully considered for this role you must complete all pre-screening questions. 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.

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Applications close on the 2 September 2022 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date)