Engineer Rolling Stock

Engineer - Rollingstock

• Residential in Karratha or FIFO from Perth
• Exclusive employee discounts (banking, accommodation, cars, retail and more)
• Company provided insurance cover

About the role

An exciting opportunity has become available for an Engineer within Rio Tinto Iron Ore’s Rolling Stock Engineering Department. The role will see you contribute to the development and implementation of the Discipline Engineering framework, ensuring safe, cost effective and reliable design and installations are implemented and maintained.

Reporting to the Specialist -Rolling Stock, Rail Engineering, this role will be offered on a 5/2 - 4/3 roster, residentially in Karratha, based out of Rio Tinto’s 7 Mile Site in Dampier, or FIFO from Perth.

Responsibilities include, but not limited to:

• Provides technical support to Rail Maintenance, Rail Operations, Rail Engineering, and project delivery teams
• Participate in targeted projects/activities to meet the asset management strategy, objectives and plans.
• Participates in process to manage compliance to engineering standards/performance standards.
• Collects and provide data to monitor health and performance of assets.
• Implements improvement engineering solutions to ensure sustainable asset performance and risk management

About you

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

• A manual C Class Driver's Licence
• Technical knowledge of Rollingstock engineering principles
• Working knowledge of asset management principles
• Understanding of project management principles
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Proficient in root cause and problem-solving techniques
• Experience / familiarity with basic electrical systems / circuits
• Exposure to PLC’s and control networks / systems is preferred but not required
• Self-motivation
• Patience and wiliness to guide others

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 

We operate 200 locomotives on more than 1,700 kilometres of track in the Pilbara, transporting ore from 16 mines to four port terminals. The average return distance of these trains is about 800 kilometres with the average journey cycle, including loading and dumping, taking approximately 40 hours.

Our network is the largest privately owned and operated heavy haul rail system in Australia, and as we focus on the future, our vision is to become the greatest heavy haul railway in the world.

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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