Fixed Plant Process Engineer

Fixed Plant Process Engineer – Greater Nammuldi operation

• Join a leading global company
• Permanent employment which includes a huge range of additional benefits
• 8 days on, 6 days off fly in, fly out roster out of Perth

About the role

Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.

Rio Tinto Iron Ore’s Fixed Plant Engineering team is looking to recruit a tertiary qualified Fixed Plant Process Engineer to support our Greater Nammuldi operation in the Pilbara of Western Australia.Greater Nammuldi consists of the Brockman 2 and Nammuldi below water table processing plants that contribute approx. 45Mtpa to the Rio Tinto supply chain.

We are an open, connected global team that includes some of the industry’s best and brightest minds. We offer competitive, performance-focused remuneration and a wide range of benefits to reward your contribution. With a global reach, the opportunities to develop and grow your career are broad and exciting. We lead with heart developing confident, empowered leaders who meaningfully engage with heart, care, courage, and curiosity.

Reporting to the Senior Engineer Fixed Plant, key responsibilities will include:

• Plant troubleshooting and optimisation
• Investigating deviations from the plan, including identifying, scoping and recommending solutions
• Providing technical support and advice to Fixed Plant Operation and Maintenance teams and frontline leaders
• Validating downtime data in accordance with the Rio Tinto Iron Ore’s time model
• Fostering and maintaining productive relationships within the Engineering team and other business units
• Reporting plant performance through daily, weekly and monthly reporting formats
• Preparing and distributing operating strategies and measuring conformance to plan
• Shut support as required

What you’ll bring

To be considered suitable for this position, applicants will have:

• An ability to demonstrate commitment to safety
• Relevant tertiary qualifications (Process Engineering, Metallurgy, Mechanical Engineering or equivalent)
• Process engineering (or related technical discipline) experience gained within a fixed plant operational environment, preferably within iron ore mining
• An analytical approach with strong problem-solving, report writing and presentation skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft applications including Power BI and Excel
• Excellent communication skills
• Motivation and ability to work autonomously and develop new ideas to continuously improve and support the plant, and stakeholders
• A current and full manual “C” Class drivers’ licence

What we offer

• A work environment where safety is always the number one priority
• Flexible working from home arrangements as per operational requirements
• 18 weeks of gender-neutral and equal paid parental leave, with continued superannuation contributions whilst employees are on unpaid or half paid parental leave
• 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); and
• Local relocation packages offered for Australian residents only

About Rio Tinto

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. 

Where you’ll be working

Located 100km north-west of Tom Price, the Greater Nammuldi operation is part of the Greater Brockman Hub and is wholly owned and operated by Rio Tinto.  This complex open pit operations offers a family friendly fly in fly out roster with state-of-the-art camp facilities.

The Greater Brockman Hub consist of Brockman 2, Brockman 4, Nammuldi and Silvergrass. Driving the latest technological advancements, the open-pit mines offer an avenue for opportunity and career progression.

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.

Applications close on 24 February 2023 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date)