Engineer Track

Track Engineer

• Opportunity to work on the world’s first autonomous heavy hall railway
• Excellent opportunity to be involved in an exciting, fast paced area of our expanding business
• Roster 5:2 | 4:3or 8:6 roster considered
• Residential in Karratha/Dampier or FIFO from Perth

About the role

We are looking for a Track Engineer to play a key leadership role within the Rail division.

The role of Track Engineer is to provide maintenance engineering support to the RNM (Rail Network Maintenance) Asset Replacement and Response teams to ensure the effective management of Rio Tinto Iron Ore (RTIO) track assets including, turnout components, insulated glued joints and level crossings, in accordance with RTIO Standards. 

Reporting to the Area/Section Specialist for Track, you will:

• Provide engineering input into the scope of works for asset replacement
• Provide engineering input into the planning and scheduling of maintenance and replacement of rail assets

• Interface with other work steams to enable the execution of the work and/or facilitate an effective result

• Ensure works are executed as per approved scope and relevant Standards, Specifications and Engineering Procedures
• Conduct required quality assurance/ controls and/or verify compliance of completed work
• Identify and address non conformances
• Asset records are kept current and accurately reflect the work executed
• Identify opportunities to improve existing practices, recommend improvements and implement change. Improvements to include safety, quality, compliance, cost savings, performance.

• Provide first response maintenance engineering support to minimise availability and performance losses
• Perform inspections and audits of track infrastructure and assets to provide assurance to the business the asset is being managed accordance with the required standards or, controls have been implemented to manage the risk and operational impact
• Analyse defects and operating performance of assets to identify trends, recommend and implement improvements to eliminate defects or improve degradation rates
• Prioritise work to minimise risk and operational impact as far as reasonably practical

About you

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

• Tertiary qualification or higher in either Mechanical or Civil engineering
• Understanding of Railway Track Engineering concepts and principles
• Manual C Class drivers’ licence

Additional skills/experience that will be considered favourable but not essential and can be developed on the job:

• Experience in a rail environment
• Experience in Work Management and use of work management systems such as SAP and Ellipse
• Understanding of Reliability concepts and principles

Where you will be working

You will be based out of the Rail Maintenance facilities at 7 Mile near Dampier, though your work locations will extend across our 1,700km rail network, mainly focussed on the coastal network locations, however from time to time you may be required to support the rail infrastructure in our Inland locations as well.

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 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

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.

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.Please note, to be successfully considered for this role you must complete all pre-screening questions and reside in WA.

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