Principal Fixed Plant Assets

Principal Fixed Plant Assets – Fixed Plant Engineering

• Join a team where diversity of thought and new ways of thinking are truly valued
• Deliver world-class engineering and asset management services across a diverse portfolio and stakeholder base
• Drive innovation and promote value-added growth as part of your work
• Full time opportunity based at our Perth Operations Centre with flexible working arrangements with occasional and planned site travel when required

About the role

All progress begins with pioneers. At Rio Tinto, it begins with you.

We are looking for a Principal Fixed Plant Assets – Fixed Plant Engineering to deliver world-class Processing Plant asset management and engineering support across our integrated portfolio of iron ore assets.

We are an open and connected team, that offers 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 Fixed Plant Engineering, this is a great opportunity for a technical leader with great communication skills to lead a technical team. You will be joining an experienced and knowledgeable group of Fixed Plant Assets subject matter experts whose expertise spans across the different Asset Classes from a maintenance and reliability perspective across Bulk Materials Handling and sorting, such as items being Balanced Machines, Crushers and Screenings, Conveyors, Wet processing, and Rotating Equipment.

In this role, you will be:

• Leading our centralized Fixed Plant - Engineering program, focused on safety, cost and performance improvement initiatives across our Mechanical Equipment in the Fixed Plant
• Partnering with our Fixed Plant original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) to collaboratively develop engineering solutions for immediate problems (or short-term fixes) as well as long-term strategic improvements
• Regularly engaging with each of the iron ore sites, predominantly maintenance and reliability engineers and maintenance leaders, to assist in problem-solving and troubleshooting Fixed Plant-related performance issues from an engineering perspective
• Maintaining visibility of site-based Fixed Plant initiatives, to ensure alignment with centralized engineering improvement work
• Supporting key ad-hoc and strategic safety improvement goals, through incident investigation capability for Fixed Plant-related events, projects focused on risk reduction and Elimination of Live Work, and best-practice replication
• Coaching and mentoring team members, partners and stakeholders on best-practice Fixed Plant asset management principles and processes
• Working with our procurement function to engage our OEMs and suppliers with relation to manufacturer-related concerns and opportunities, including key contract ownership

About You

To be successfully considered for this role, you will have

• Living our values of Courage, Care and Curiosity by modelling respectful, inclusive, and supportive behaviours in all interactions
• A background as an experienced maintenance, reliability, or asset management practician
• A well-developed understanding of reliability-centered maintenance, change management and best practice asset management principles
• Previous experience working with a Fixed Plant Equipment portfolio base with particularly Bulk Materials Handling Equipment, or the demonstrated ability to transfer your technical understanding of asset management principles into new areas
• The ability to lead a small technical team to success, through effective goal-setting, coaching and support
• Well-developed engagement skills, allowing you to effectively communicate and influence across a multi-layered and diverse stakeholder base
• A willingness to challenge the status quo and find creative ways to solve problems

What we offer 

Be recognised for your contribution and thinking, hard work, and go home knowing you have helped the world progress. 

• 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
• 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)
• Possible domestic relocation assistance

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 

In our Operations Centre in Perth. Rio Tinto operates the world's largest integrated portfolio of iron ore assets with industry-leading margins. Our premium product suite, including our flagship Pilbara blend, drives strong customer relationships and is supported by technical and commercial marketing expertise. The iron ore business continues to be the world's largest autonomous truck operator and a proud leader in automated mining technologies. 

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 18^th September 2022 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date)