Hydrocarbons and Condition monitoring

Hydrocarbon & Condition Monitoring - Pannawonnica

• Join an encouraging leadership group, committed to your growth and development
• Friendly, safe community, great schools and a beautiful region to explore!
• Residential in Pannawonnica or FIFO on 8 days on, 6 days off roster

We are inviting you to become a part of our family oriented tight-knit community and to enjoy Pannawonica. Located in the scenic Pilbara region of Western Australia within close driving distance to the major centre of Karratha and renowned tourist destinations such as Millstream National Park, Exmouth, Onslow and Coral Bay, this vibrant community offers a sought-after laid-back lifestyle.

Our tight-knit team is looking for a motivated and experienced Hydrocarbon & Condition Monitoring Technician to join the Mesa J&A Shutdown and Cranes Team to enable condition-based strategies to improve equipment reliability and improve overall equipment effectiveness.

This role is a great opportunity to be part of a high performing team environment and develop your career further.

Reporting to the Supervisor, and working in a collaborative community, you will be:

• Accountable for the health of fixed plant equipment using oil analysis and vibration
• Carry out scheduled machinery vibration data collection and performing analysis to evaluate equipment running condition and recommend corrective measures
• Complete any non-routine inspection requests as required
• Carry out ultra-sonic testing and thickness testing as required
• Provide Condition Monitoring Services for Acceptance Criteria of newly installed equipment
• Liaise with reliability engineers, maintenance and production teams to link condition monitoring findings and other maintenance strategies
• Inspect dismantled parts and correlate analysis results to as-found equipment conditions
• Utilise other techniques like phase analysis, impact tests and ODS to resolve complicated vibration issues
• Ensure that all operating and maintenance activities are designed, planned and completed in accordance with Rio Tinto's safety systems and comply with State and Federal regulations

What you’ll bring

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team
• Mechanical Trade qualification and/or reliability engineering background
• Australian "C" Class manual drivers’ license
• Level 1 & 2 Certification in Vibration Analysis
• Practical experience in root cause analysis and machine failure investigation
• A working knowledge of computerised maintenance management systems such as SAP
• A readiness for a proactive and flexible approach to fluctuating workloads 

What we 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
• Domestic relocation assistance
• 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)

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 ofpeople spanning the globe, all with the grit and vision to produce materialsessential 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 makescars lighter. Our copper helps wind turbines power cities, and our boron helpsfeed the world, and explore the universe. Our diamonds help us celebrate the best parts of life. 

Where you’ll be working

Located in the scenic Pilbara region and closeto the major centre of Karratha, the vibrant town offers a sought-afterlifestyle and affordable living in comfortable subsidised housing. This is a great opportunity for you and yourfamily to contribute to a unique community and enjoy a wide range of seasonaloutdoor activities; allowing you to find the perfect balance between leisureand work. From the popular annual rodeo event to other regular social andcultural activities, local residents can make the most of modern amenities. The town of Pannawonica is supported by aresident doctor, an excellent primary school with options to undertakesecondary school studies in a supervised distance education program,supermarket, and a local community gym and youth centre.

Every Voice Matters

At Rio Tinto, we particularly welcomeand encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people,women, the LGBTI+ community, mature workers, people with disabilities andpeople from different cultural backgrounds.We are committed to an inclusiveenvironment where people feel comfortable to be themselves. We want our peopleto feel that all voices are heard, all cultures respected and that a variety ofperspectives are not only welcome – they are essential to our success. We treateach other fairly and with dignity regardless of race, gender, nationality,ethnic origin, religion, age, sexual orientation or anything else that makes usdifferent.

Applications for this role will close on 7 November 2022 however we do reserve the right to close the role earlier.

This role is for applicants residing in or willing to permanently relocate to Western Australia.