Engineer Reliability
Rio Tinto
Reliability Engineer – 7 Mile Karratha
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9-day fortnight – FIFO from Perth to 7 Mile Karratha
We encourage women and Indigenous Peoples to apply, 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 looking for a Reliability Engineer to join our Asset Management Supply Chain Services division at 7 Mile Karratha to optimise track asset performance by bringing together multi-disciplinary stakeholders, technologies, systems and standards with a primary focus on developing and optimising asset strategy and tactics.
You’ll be part of a high performing, diverse team, supported by your leader to grow and achieve your own personal goals as well as the goals of the team. You’ll work a 9-day fortnight roster – FIFO from Perth to Karratha.
Reporting to the Reliability Superintendent Rail Infrastructure, you will be responsible for the below:
Adhere to all Rio Tinto health and safety standards, policies and procedures and report any safety hazards and risks to the appropriate channels.
Provide tactics support to maintenance execution for track assets, including assisting in planning, prioritisation and improvement processes.
Engage with Maintenance, Engineering, Planning, Projects and OEM stakeholders to improve asset performance.
Mandatory site endorser for locally governed changes to track strategies and tactics & champions management of change.
Develop and optimise strategies and tactics using formal risk-based processes.
Provide technical support for preventive maintenance and assist with scope development and execution.
Maintains site Asset Criticality Assessment (ACA) register depending on accountable asset.
Site process champion for Defect Elimination (DE) and Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and systemic failure.
Leads the weekly and monthly Defect Elimination Cadence for Track Assets.
Analyse maintenance and performance data to improve reliability, performance, cost and support project justification.
Conducts technical and data-based analysis to manage processes including Risk Management, Asset Health, Failure Analysis, Reliability Availability and Maintainability (RAM) modelling and Life Cycle Costs.
Project manages minor projects (i.e., projects not requiring detailed planning and execution support from Project Engineers) aimed at reliability improvement for defects identified by DE processes.
Ensure critical spares are identified and established for new assets or asset upgrades as well as changes required to critical spares associated with maintenance strategy changes to assets.
Contribute to development of whole-of-life asset plans and support implementation.
What you’ll bring
A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team
Respect for others and an all-inclusive mindset
A C Class Manual drivers licence
Experience in track engineering, reliability or maintenance engineering roles
Expertise in application of track engineering principles
Ability to work collaboratively in small teams or independently and demonstrate adaptability
Experience in Defect Elimination processes and Root Cause Analysis
Experience in delivering Continuous Improvement initiatives and projects
Demonstrate understanding of data analytics, asset criticality, cost drivers, asset risk, asset
performance and asset life cycles.
Demonstrated knowledge of SAP or equivalent CMMS
Lean Six Sigma methodology experience or Black Belt Certification advantageous
A Bachelor of Engineering in relevant discipline or other relevant technical field experience
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.
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 & 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, personal & cultural leave)
Exclusive employee discounts (banking, accommodation, cars, retail and more)
Possible domestic relocation assistance
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
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 5 days on 2 days off, 4 days on 3 days off roster, FIFO from Perth to Karratha.
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.
In the Pilbara region of Western Australia, we own a world-class, integrated network of 17 mines, four independent port terminals, a rail network spanning nearly 2,000 kilometres and related infrastructure – all designed to respond rapidly to changes in demand. We are one of the world’s leading producers and exporters of iron ore.
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About Rio TintoRio 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 situations and meet opportunities.
Respect and InclusionAt 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.
