Engineer Reliability - Track (Rail)

Reliability Engineer – Track (Rail)

• Exciting opportunity for professional career in Rail
• Enjoy the spoils of coastal living in Karratha
• 5:2 - 4:3 Roster - Residential Karratha or FIFO from Perth

About the role

We are looking for an Engineer Reliability – Track to be part of the Regional Rail Network Asset Assurance Team at Dampier. You will improve asset reliability and cost through reliability analysis and the delivery of reliability improvement on Track assets across 1500km of RTIO rail network. Track assets include, but not limited to mainline, passing rack, back track, turnouts, insulated rail joints, spurs, catch points, cross overs, sleepers, ballast, formation.

This role is a great opportunity for an expert in Root Cause Analysis and maintenance tactics for Track to join our diverse and technical team of experts. Reporting to the Specialist Reliability Engineer, you will be:

• Responsible for Track Defect Elimination process - Identify & prioritise defects, facilitate / participate in root cause analysis and manage the critical defect elimination project portfolio for Track assets
• Improve site MTBF and MTTR by using rail system reliability modelling and RCA process
• Conduct reliability analysis and interpret failures or unscheduled loss/cost data and make valuable recommendations to improve our business. This requires investigating faults recorded in RAMSYS, HOSDI, daily maintenance shifts logs and SAP notification/workorders
• Work closely with Coastal and Inland Track Superintendents, supervisors and maintainers to obtain the necessary support to implement defect elimination culture at all levels
• Support the Rio Tinto Rail Network Maintenance team – Track with asset management and work management skills

About you

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

• Bachelor of Engineering – Structural / Civil / Mechanical
• Understanding rail safe operating procedures
• Relevant engineering experience in heavy haul rail environment, working with railway track standards, application of railway track engineering concepts, reliability practices
• Strong facilitation, stakeholder engagement and communication skills
• Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and problem-solving techniques
• Reliabiltiy Centered Maintenance (RCM) and maintenance strategy development skills
• Failure-Mode-Effect-Criticality-Analysis (FMECA) facilitation skills
• Understanding of project management principles
• Understanding of the data analytical tools: Power BI, Spotfire, Excel, SAP and APM
• Experience with programming languages and SQL is desirable
• C Class Driving Licence

Where you will be working

Our privately owned and operated rail network is an essential part of our integrated production process and services our 15 mines across the Pilbara via 1,700km of track. With depots located at Tom Price, Cape Lambert and Dampier (7 Mile), each train is operated by a single driver and comprises up to three locomotives and 240 ore cars stretching to approximately 2.7 kilometres in length with over 40 trains operating per day. We are also applying and adapting technology to improve safety and productivity across our rail network.

What’s on offer

• 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, sick leave)
• Exclusive employee discounts (banking, accommodation, cars, retail and more)
• Possible domestic relocation assistance

About us 

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. 

Every Voice Matters

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.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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