Production Systems Analyst

ANALYST PRODUCTION SYSTEM - WINU

• Unique opportunity to influence the future of Rio Tinto in a ground-breaking project
• Join a supportive and caring team that is committed to your growth and development
• Perth CBD based role with close ties to site operations
• Full or part-time opportunity available

About the role

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

Winu is an exciting new copper-gold project located in the Paterson Province, Western Australia. The team is focused on strengthening our relationships with the host Traditional Owners of the land while also completing drilling, fieldwork and study activities to progress the project’s development pathway.  

The Winu Production System is at the heart of who we are, what we do and is fundamental to our success. By standardising, testing and adjusting every aspect of the Winu business, we will create a resilient and stable operation that is prepared to thrive, irrespective of the commodity cycle.

To help define how Winu operates, we are looking for a Production System Analyst to join the Winu Operational Excellence team.

This is a unique opportunity for a professional who is passionate about driving integration, continuous improvement and operational excellence across an entire business.

Reporting to the Senior Advisor Production System you will work collaboratively with every area of the Winu business to:

• Document business requirements
• Understand and document all decision-making and information flow processes, ensuring to capture these via a systems engineering approach adopted from the military and space industries
• Be accountable for the ongoing development of a model that integrates and validates each area’s design for the entire Winu Operation
• Draw insights to identify and co-design improvement, assurance and change management opportunities
• Support the business in the development and delivery of these improvements

As Winu develops, the scope and complexity of the role will broaden, providing great variety and opportunity.

What you will bring

• Positive "can do" attitude who embraces change
• Results orientated with a proven record of delivering projects on time and to the required quality standards
• Demonstrated application of tools that document an organisation’s processes, information and/or decision flows
• Exposure to an operational, industrial, logistics, IS&T or manufacturing environment
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to collaborate with stakeholders effectively
• An ability to develop and distil key insights from complex analysis

It would be beneficial but not necessary to have had experience with the following:

• Lean and/or Six Sigma
• Application of a production system, management system and/or operating system (e.g. Toyota Production System, Rio Tinto’s Safe Production System)
• Systems engineering

What we offer

• A safety-focused and inclusive working environment
• A competitive salary package with annual cash incentive awards (STIP)
• Access to top tier family-friendly health and medical wellbeing support
• A comprehensive leave policy that covers all moments that matter in life (vacation/annual, paid parental leave, short term sick leave, paid holidays)
• Generous Rio Tinto employee share program
• Exclusive employee discounts (banking, accommodation, cars, retail and more)

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

This is a Perth based role supporting the Winu copper-gold project. Winu is a 100% Rio Tinto owned copper-gold mineralisation project in the Yeneena Basin of the Paterson Province in Western Australia. The project is located approximately 130 km north of the Telfer mine and 350 km southeast of Port Hedland.

Every Voice Matters

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 Wednesday 5^th April 2023 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date)