Metallurgist

Metallurgist/Process Engineer – West Angeles

• Perfect role for any experience level
• Exciting environment within an iron ore dry plant
• Technical and leadership progression opportunity
• Family friendly fly in fly out roster with 8 days on and 6 days off

We are an open, connected international team of technical specialists using some of the most exciting data and tools on the planet. We are the world leader in automation and smart mining.

We have technical development programmes that are industry-leading and recognise the unique nature of your role. These provide opportunities to grow your career through a dedicated technical path while being rewarded for your unique skills.

The Opportunity

We are looking for a Metallurgist to provide technical support and leadership for operations and maintenance staff, assisting in improving plant availability and performance in order to maximise plant throughput whilst minimising the associated costs. Optimisation and improvement of the process plant will be a key role.

This role is a great opportunity for Process Engineers/Metallurgists of any experience level interested in taking their career to the next level at Rio Tinto.

What the role entails

Reporting to the Senior Process Engineer, you will provide technical support and leadership to fixed plant Operations & Maintenance teams, assist in improving plant availability and performance to maximise plant throughput whilst minimising the associated costs.

• Ensuring plant capacity is fully optimised and production targets are met
• Providing technical support and advice to all operation crews and frontline leaders
• Identifying process improvement opportunities
• Fostering a culture of zero harm
• Compiling daily, weekly and monthly plant reports for the management team

What you will need for this role

To succeed in this role, you will have:

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team
• A degree or equivalent tertiary qualification in Metallurgy, Mineral Processing, Process Engineering or Chemical Engineering
• Understanding of unit operations of mineral processing equipment
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite
• A growth mindset & drive, to be open to new ideas to continuously improve and support our Plant, our Team & ourselves

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 110km west of Newman, West Angelas operates on a fly in fly out roster from Perth, Broome and Busselton.

West Angelas is a pioneer in autonomous technologies – we were the first site to trial autonomous haul trucks and incorporate autonomous drilling into our operations in 2008, and we continue to have one of the largest mining fleets in the Pilbara.

Our high grade, low phosphorous Marra Mamba orebody is an integral part of the Pilbara Blend, contributing both lump and fines products on around four trains each day. At the West Angelas hub there are state-of-the-art power generation and refueling facilities. These facilities supply power and diesel fuel to the East Pilbara mine sites.

The future is bright at West Angelas with ongoing growth projects at Deposits C and D, as well as additional deposits under study providing enormous opportunities for personal development and career growth.

Every Voice Matters

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.

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.

If you are looking for a new challenge, great location and an exceptional team of technical experts, apply now.

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

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Applications close on Monday 2 September 2022 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date)