Principal Advisor Processing Practice

Principal Adviser – Processing Practice

·         Join an encouraging leadership group, committed to your growth and development

·         Competitive salary package with a large range of benefits

·         Permanent role based in Brisbane or Perth

About the role

We are looking for a Principal Adviser Processing Practice to be a subject matter expert in leading processing productivity measures and practices. you will be working in a collaborative and exciting environment within the Processing Centre of Excellence. This is a great opportunity to develop your knowledge of all the Rio Tinto Product Groups as well as the rest of Group Technical.

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.

Reporting to the Manager Processing Practice, the work of the role includes:

·         Supporting benchmarking, planning and improvement work, including:

o    Participation in Building Full Potential activities (BFPs).

o    Supporting the implementation of the Rio Tinto Safe Production System (SPS).

o    The development and application of practices for identifying and delivering process improvement.

·         Providing Rio Tinto operations with processing-related advice and support:

o    Performing process performance and project reviews.

o    Assistance in resolving processing issues.

o    Supporting process improvement work.

·         Sharing processing best practice by:

o    Developing and maintaining connections with processing practitioners and subject matter experts both externally and within Rio Tinto.

o    Proactively engaging with key processing stakeholders and maintaining a high level of knowledge about operating sites.

·         Supporting the development and application of global processing metrics, including AURp, Constraint utilisation (CU) and Process Control Index (PCI):

o    Collection, analysis and reporting of global processing metrics data.

o    Interpretation of data in conjunction site personnel and using this to identify trends and opportunities.

o    Ongoing review of metrics suitability and recommendation of changes as appropriate.

o    Development and maintenance of supporting documentation.

The role is available on a full or part-time basis (60% or greater).

What you will bring

•        A high level of commitment to safety.

•        Strong technical problem-solving skills.

•        Ability to influence strategy; translate strategy into practical and innovative solutions; and deliver improved processing practices.

•        Subject matter expertise in minerals processing, hydrometallurgy and/or pyrometallurgy.

•        Strong stakeholder engagement capability.

•        A Bachelor’s degree (or higher) in mineral processing, extractive metallurgy, chemical engineering or a related discipline.

What we offer

•        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

•        A comprehensive leave policy that covers all moments that matter in life (vacation/annual, paid parental leave, short term sick leave, paid holidays)

•        Ongoing individual wellbeing support for you and your family for personal and professional matters

•        Generous Rio Tinto employee share program

•        Domestic relocation assistance on offer

•        Subsidised housing and utilities

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 will be working

You will be part of the Processing Centre of Excellence; created to support all the assets in achieving and sustaining processing excellence. While based at a hub, you will be exposed to processing operations across the group.

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.

Applications close on Thursday, 3^rd November (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date).

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