Production Engineer

Production Engineer – Perth Operations Centre

• Use your mining operations experience to drive improvements in Pit Control performance
• Provide technical expertise to support mine production teams across our iron ore operations
• Perth based Monday to Friday with flexible work arrangements

About the role

Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.

Rio Tinto Iron Ore’s Operational Excellence team is currently recruiting for a Perth-based Production Engineer to support the delivery of work that drive improvements in safety, performance, productivity and process standardisation, enabling the site operational teams to achieve their productivity goals.

In this role, you will utilise comprehensive data analysis to collaborate and align a diverse group of internal and external partners to the strategic process and operating plan and ensure the delivery of the mine plan with respect to optimal tonnes and quality of product. 

Reporting to the Senior Production Engineer within the Operational Excellence team you will:

• Support all load and haul operations within Integrated Operations Control (IOC)
• Utilise data analysis to provide insights on pit performance levers, leading practice, business metrics and improvement/productivity projects
• Undertake mine control and performance monitoring and identify process performance improvement opportunities
• Collaborate with site operations teams and mine production engineers on the delivery of business and productivity initiatives and investigations
• Partner with control teams to identify opportunities to drive operational discipline and controller variability across mobile equipment control domains
• Align the development of standards, procedures and processes that deliver leading practise across all IOC hubs
• Lead the delivery of integrated operations control productivity analysis and optimisation.

This position will be based out of the Operation Centre in Perth working Monday to Friday with flexible work arrangements and ad hoc travel to site in the Pilbara will form an exciting part of the role. 

Where you’ll be working

Rio Tinto’s state-of-the-art Operations Centre (OC) is located near the Perth domestic airport and is a key component of our Mine of the Future™ vision. The OC control room operates 24 hours a day, 365 days a year to coordinate our integrated network of mines, rail, power and ports. It enables all our mines, ports and rail systems to be operated from a single location, optimising site activities from 1,500km away.

About you

To be successfully considered for this role, applicants will ideally have:

• A proven willingness to drive continuous improvement
• Desire to represent Pit Control as a “Subject Matter Expert”
• Good communication, stakeholder management, collaboration and negotiation skills with the ability to lead and deliver change
• An understanding of mine production management methodologies and systems to support value in production performance
• The ability to communicate and articulate insights as a result of analysis of data
• Experience using data analytics packages e.g. Power BI & SQL
• Mine fleet planning experience and/or an understanding of mining equipment performance parameters
• The ability to link process knowledge and performance to production planning and equipment performance
• Full and valid C Class Western Australian Driver’s Licence.

What we offer

• A work environment where safety is always the number one priority
• Flexible working from home arrangements as per operational requirements
• 18 weeks of gender-neutral and equal paid parental leave, with continued superannuation contributions whilst employees are on unpaid, or half paid parental leave
• 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); and
• Local relocation packages offered for Australian residents only

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 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.

In the Pilbara region of Western Australia, we own a world-class, integrated network of 17 mines, four independent port terminals, a rail network spanning nearly 2,000 kilometres and related infrastructure – all designed to respond rapidly to changes in demand. We are one of the world’s leading producers and exporters of iron ore.

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.

Applications close on 17 Nov 2023 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date)