Process / Mechanical Engineer

PROCESS / MECHANICAL ENGINEER

• Be part of a group that is safety driven and values inclusion and professionalism
• Join our global leading business offering outstanding personal development & global career opportunities
• Residential role, attractive coastal lifestyle – Gladstone, QLD

About the role

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

We are looking for a PROCESS or MECHANICAL ENGINEER to become an expert in Cell Life (Electrolysis) and provide active daily support in an aluminium smelting environment. In this role, you will, in time take ownership over technical matters within the Reconstruction team optimising the performance and life expectancy of electrolytic cells. 

This role presents a fantastic opportunity to draw on your technical and engineering understanding and experience and work for a truly global organisation.

Reporting to the Superintendent Reconstruction, working in a collaborative community within the Site Services Department, you will:

• Responsible for QA/QC checks affecting process performance and raw material quality.
• Tracking and understanding process data including failure modes. Using engineering techniques to problem solve and make design recommendations, completing general technical improvement projects.
• Strive for excellence to always improve current best practices
• Ensure strong documentation is maintained for the non-conformance and improvements, such as material performance defaults, out of spec, and process changes.
• Develop working relationships with raw material suppliers, and maintain knowledge of previous trials, performance, variation etc.
• Ensure appropriate material stocks are being maintained to support projected rebuild rate. Develop and trial new materials as appropriate.
• Undertaking audits to ensure that standards are met and participating in defining engineering approaches, planning and scheduling work

What you will bring

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and our team
• Good technical communication skills to both technical experts and all levels of the organisation
• Excellent interpersonal skills to work effectively with different various teams
• Eagerness to spend time in field to observe and learn from others as well as audit.
• Basic statistical analysis capabilities
• Proficient in the use of MS Office Programs
• Previous experience on an industrial site

What would be preferred

• Experience in the use of SAP
• Background in Electrolysis department or previous smelting experience
• Ability to read / understand and interpret engineering drawings
• Engineering degree preferred, however, will consider technically minded individuals

What we offer

• A safety-focused and inclusive working environment
• Development opportunities, including on the job technical training with experts
• A competitive salary package with annual cash incentive awards (STIP – Short-Term Incentive Program)
• Access to top tier family-friendly health and medical programs
• Competitive Superannuation 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

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

Rio Tinto is a global leader in aluminium, one of the world’s most widely used metals.

Active in the sector for more than 110 years, today we operate large-scale, high-quality bauxite mines and alumina refineries, and have the world’s most modern and competitive aluminium smelter portfolio.

Boyne Smelters Limited is Australia’s second largest aluminium smelter with a 1,000-person strong workforce. Located approximately 20km south east of Gladstone at Boyne Island on the Central Queensland coast, BSL produces around 500,000 tonnes of aluminium per annum.

Activities at BSL include manufacturing carbon anodes in the carbon plant, aluminium production (smelting) in reduction lines, and casting of molten material into aluminium products ready to ship. The smelter is connected via a conveyor belt to the Queensland Alumina Limited refinery for the supply of alumina.

BSL is committed to protecting the environment and ensuring safe work practices where people feel safe at work and care for each other.

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.