Engineer Maintenance

Engineer Maintenance – Fixed Plant – Cape Lambert B

• Utilise your technical expertise in fixed plant maintenance and reliability to provide technical support across departments in this diverse role
• Opportunity to drive safety, productivity and cost improvements
• FIFO from Perth with residential options available on an 8 days on, 6 days off roster

About the role

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

We are looking for an Engineer Maintenance to join our fixed plant maintenance team at Cape Lambert B. In this dynamic role in an operational environment at the ports, you will assist the maintenance, operations and belts teams with breakdown support; defect elimination; investigations; and improvement projects related to fixed plant.

Reporting to the Senior Engineer CLB, you will:

• Provide technical support to the fixed plant maintenance and operations teams
• Be responsible for asset fault diagnosis and recovery planning for major breakdowns
• Conduct failure investigations for asset failures and develop actions to address the root cause
• Be actively involved in the site defect elimination process to improve reliability and safety
• Be the project leader for equipment technical modifications and improvement initiatives
• Communicate asset health, performance and availability metrics through regular meetings
• Identify and implement opportunities to improve plant reliability and reduce maintenance costs
• Actively drive a robust safety culture and processes through a strong in the field presence
• Liaise with numerous stakeholders across a variety of maintenance teams
• Provide engineering assistance for the provisioning of new equipment and components

About you

To be successfully considered for this role, you will have: 

• A tertiary qualification in mechanical engineering (or other relevant discipline)
• A current "C Class" WA driver’s license
• The desire to be working in a dynamic position at the ports
• Demonstrated experience in a maintenance or reliability engineering role in the mining industry
• Familiarity with equipment failure investigation techniques (5 Whys, RCA)
• A strong focus towards safety and safe work practices
• The ability to progress multiple projects simultaneously
• The knowledge of the SAP system in a maintenance environment
• An ability to convert technical knowledge into practical instruction
• Strong interpersonal skills, including good oral and written skills

Where you will be working

Cape Lambert

Our port facilities consist of four shipping terminals located on the Pilbara coast at Dampier and Cape Lambert which form an essential part of our logistics process. Each terminal has facilities for train unloading, iron ore stockpiling, product blending and ship loading.

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 supportive and inclusive community environment
• Career development & education assistance to further your technical or leadership ambitions
• A competitive salary package 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

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 almost 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.

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.

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.

Apply today if you want to work with the latest technology and innovation, in an environment where we challenge you to drive positive change.

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.

Applications close on 3 March (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date)