Process & Quality Engineer

Engineer Process & Quality

• Residential role based in Karratha or Dampier
• Join an organisation where the culture is inclusive, exciting and performance driven
• Build a rich and rewarding career with a global mining organisation

About the role

Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.

We are currently looking for a Process & Quality Engineer to join our Dampier Port Operations team. This role is a residential role, and the successful candidate will be required to live in Karratha or Dampier.

As the Engineer Process & Quality, you will be responsible for leading a team of Quality Measurement Technicians and continuously enhancing our sampling and quality measurement standards. Additionally, you will play a crucial role in delivering essential process engineering services to support operations at Dampier Ports.

Reporting to the Superintendent Process & Technical, you will:

• Provide supervision and leadership to Quality Measurement Technicians
• Manage compliance to ISO 9001:2015 certification and Rio Tinto internal quality measurement standards
• Develop and maintain quality assurance KPI’s and monitoring systems
• Providing support in developing processing metrics, ensuring data fidelity and accurate reporting.
• Identifying and implementing process improvement initiatives to support current and future strategy and driving best practice in the Iron Ore business.
• Fostering a culture of zero harm.

About you

To succeed in this role, you will have:

• A tertiary qualification in Process/Minerals Processing Engineering or Metallurgy
• Significant experience in managing sampling systems, quality measurement laboratories and fixed plant optimisation projects.
• Working knowledge of laboratory QA/QC programs and related ISO and AS standards.
• A manual C Class drivers licence
• Excellent communication and relationship building skills
• The motivation and ability to be self-driven and work autonomously

It will also be beneficial if you have:

• Experience in laboratory data management platforms
• Experience in Microsoft suite of programs including Power BI
• A growth mindset & drive, to be open to new ideas to continuously improve and support our Plant, our Team & ourselves
• A ‘C’ class Australian manual driver’s license is required.

Where you will be working

Our port facilities consist of four shipping terminals located on the Pilbara coast at Dampier and Cape Lambert which form an essential part of our logistics process. Each terminal has facilities for train unloading, iron ore stockpiling, product blending and ship loading.

What we offer

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

• A team where safety (physical and psychological) is always the number one priority
• A competitive salary package 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 and 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 primary carer, sick leave)
• Exclusive employee discounts (banking, accommodation, cars, retail and more)

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 almost 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.

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.

Ready to experience something unique? Come work with us.

Apply today if you want to work with the latest technology and innovation, in an environment where we challenge you to drive positive change.

This role is for applicants residing in or willing to permanently relocate to Western Australia. Rio Tinto offers fly in and fly out options from Perth, our regional FIFO hubs and the opportunity to live in our residential towns where applicable.

Applications close on 1 August 2023 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date).