Process Engineer

• Prepare harvest and production plans to meet shipping requirements

• Optimise wash plant performance and solve complex processing challenges

• Permanent employment which includes a huge range of additional benefits

About the role

Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.

We are looking for a Process & Quality Engineer to provide technical support and expert advice on continuous improvement practices across Port Operations. This role is key to driving operational excellence and ensuring compliance with Rio Tinto standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Actively foster and communicate a positive safety culture

• Promote safety awareness and compliance across all activities

• Identify and evaluate continuous improvement opportunities using Rio Tinto best practices (MOC, Project Management, CI, Lean principles)

• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to drive performance outcomes

• Provide mentoring and technical support to Port Operations maintenance teams

• Perform fixed plant laboratory testing and optimization

• Ensure project plans align with monthly, quarterly, and annual production targets

• Provide deviation analysis and recommend solutions

• Support port operations adherence to ISO standards

• Prepare and report monthly performance metrics, including mass and water balances, CFR, and reconciliation

What you’ll bring

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and SAP (or similar)

• Excellent numerical analysis and data validation skills

• Bachelor’s degree in Metallurgy or Process Engineering (or equivalent)

What we offer

• A work environment where safety is the number one priority

• A permanent position working directly for Rio Tinto

• Competitive base salary 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 & packaging options

• Career development & education assistance

• Ongoing access to family-friendly health and wellbeing support

• Leave for all of life’s reasons (annual, parental, personal & cultural)

• Exclusive employee discounts (banking, accommodation, cars, retail and more)

• Possible domestic relocation assistance

Where you’ll be working

Our integrated operations, including port facilities, ensure we supply the right quality product to our customers when they need it. Cape Lambert and Dampier ports operate as a single system, blending products and managing shipping operations to deliver reliable and consistent results.

Applications close on Thursday the 15th of December 2025 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date)

About Rio TintoRio 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 situations and meet opportunities.

Respect and InclusionAt 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.