Engineer Process

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Engineer Process

• Extend your technical and operational experience and contribute to the future of iron ore processing

• Role available at Engineer level on an 8/6 days only FIFO roster from Perth

We particularly welcome Indigenous people of Australia and Women to apply for this role as we are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment, as we advance our business to more accurately reflect the world around us.

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 who we are.  

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 currently looking for a Process Engineer professional to join our MP&E division based at Paraburdoo to provide technical assistance, support, and expert advice for the Fixed Plant.

Reporting to the MP&E Engineering Superintendent, you will be part of an Engineering team, driven to improving operations at Paraburdoo. In addition to the experience you bring to the role, you will gain further specialized knowledge towards becoming a subject matter expert, develop leadership skills to lead small technical team and experience technical capability uplift in Process Engineering practice.Within these roles you will be:

• Adhere to all Rio Tinto standards, policies and procedures

• Actively foster and communicate a positive safety culture to promote safety awareness and compliance, encouraging prioritisation of safety in all activities and operations

• Foster a culture of continuous improvement by identifying, evaluating and implementing improvement opportunities utilising a range of Rio Tinto best practices

• Collaborate closely with other functions and stakeholders in the performance of duties

• Provide appropriate coaching, mentoring and technical support to Fixed Plant Processing

• Perform plant troubleshooting, optimisation and continuous improvement

• Ensure plant capacity is fully optimised and production targets are met

• Investigate deviations from the plan, including identifying and recommending solutions

• Fixed Plant mass and water (wet plants) balances

• Provide technical support and advice to fixed plant Operations and Maintenance crews and frontline leaders

• Validate downtime data in accordance with the RTIO Time Usage Model

• Report plant performance through daily, weekly and monthly reporting formats

• Prepare and distribute operating strategies, Problematic Ore Management Plan and measure conformance to plan

• Prepare QF rate parameter initiatives for review by Central Process Engineering Site Support Team

• Shut support as required; guidance on screen panel, and processing asset technical queries

• Interact with suppliers to coordinate (scope, timeframe & costs) analysis and test work conducted external to RTIO

• Engage with Central Process Engineering Team for in-shift plant optimisation, processing technical queries, interpretation of test work results, sampling guidance, flowsheet and modelling

• Review and audit AMPLA data and maintain health of codesSolution Presentation: Presents proposed solutions and results to team members.

What you’ll bring

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team

• Respect for others and an all-inclusive mindset

• Excellent stakeholder engagement and management skills

• Sound analytical, problem solving and critiquing skills

• Demonstrate understanding of the effect of materials characteristics on plant processing

• Demonstrate understanding of Processing unit operations performance and levers to optimise

• Bachelor’s Degree in Chemical engineering, Metallurgy or equivalent

• A Current Western Australian ‘C’ Class Driver's Licence

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)  

• Work on Country with a residential role which offers company housing and financial support with living expenses including rent and utilities (power and water).

• 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.

We are committed to elevating Indigenous voices and increasing cultural knowledge in our business. Diversity of skills, life experiences and perspectives within our team enhances our way of working and our ability to achieve success together.  To help you on your journey with us, you’ll also have access to:

• Specialist Indigenous Support Advisors are always there for our Indigenous employees and available to support through any aspect of your employment

• Indigenous leadership programmes across some professional and operational roles to ensure that we are developing Indigenous Leaders.

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

This role will be offered on a days only 8 on, 6 off roster, FIFO from Perth at our Paraburdoo site within the Pilbara region.

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, child care 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.

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Every Voice MattersAt Rio Tinto, we particularly welcome and encourage applications from Indigenous Peoples, women, the LGBTQIA+ 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.