Plant Controller

Bauxite Plant Controller

• Be part of the Brisbane Operations Centre, supporting Pacific Operations
• Working in an innovative, collaborative, hands on role
• 4, 5, 5 day and night even time lifestyle roster

Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.

Employee Benefits

• Company provided car parking in the Brisbane office
• Roster allowances
• A safety focused and inclusive working environment;
• A competitive salary package with annual cash incentive awards (STIP);
• Access to top tier family-friendly health and medical programs;
• Excellent retirement plan;
• Paid Parental Leave – Up to 9 Months (no distinction between primary and secondary carer);
• A comprehensive leave policy that covers all moments that matter in life (vacation/annual, paid parental leave, short term sick leave);
• Ongoing individual well-being support for you and your family for personal and professional matters;
• Generous Rio Tinto employee share program.

About the role

We are looking for a Plant Controller to support our Gove and Weipa mines in fixed plant operations to ensure safety, operational and production targets are met while working to achieve optimal performance with site personnel and our value chain partners in a safe and stable manner.

This role presents an exciting opportunity to be an integral part of the Operating Centre team that has a strong safety, operational and problem-solving focus, leveraging your skills to meet competing demands to achieve positive outcomes. Working a 12.5hr day/night 4, 5, 5 roster in the Brisbane CBD and reporting to the Supervisor - Operations Centre, you will be:

• Able to prioritise and respond to evolving operational activities based on the 'Plan of the Day' and changing conditions.
• Monitoring alarms and responding with due care and urgency.
• Managing the safe start-up, operation and shutdown of equipment and processes.
• Direct plant operators to coordinate activities and increase efficiency in a safe manner according to the Operational Level Agreement and assists in contingency planning in case of unplanned events.
• Interfacing with production, technical and maintenance teams to resolve equipment breakdowns, instrument & control system faults and process problems.
• Optimising the process performance to ensure the key performance indicators are met.
• Engaging with site and OC personnel to ensure relevant information is collated in a timely manner
• Maintaining a high level of compliance to safety procedures.
• Communicates, collaborates and contributes effectively with stakeholders along the value chain.
• Actively pursue improvement opportunities in productivity and safety.

About you

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

• Proven experience in fixed plant control systems and their operation
• Exposure or sound knowledge of control rooms within fixed plant processing environment/heavy industry is desirable
• Live within 45 minutes commuting distance from Brisbane CBD (All candidates must undergo a fatigue management risk assessment plan which includes travel from home to work)

• A high level of computer literacy
• Experience in interpreting multiple data sets
• Strong communication skills
• Ability to work as a team
• Ability to influence and problem solve considering ‘big picture’ thinking

It will also be beneficial if you have:

• Proven qualifications in Process Control/Operations
• Electrical/Mechanical experience

Where you will be working

The Operations Centre is located in Brisbane CBD and established to support our Pacific Operations and plays a pivotal role in the future success of our Pacific Aluminium business. The team is responsible for driving the optimisation of the overall supply chain value using state-of-the-art monitoring processes and data driven decision making. 

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 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

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.

Closing date 2^nd of May 2023

“Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove job postings prior to the stated closing date, therefore, if you are interested in applying for this vacancy, please submit your application as soon as possible.”