Production Systems Engineer

Production Systems Engineer

• Great opportunity to join a global organisation at the forefront of mining
• Excellent work environment where people are valued and respected
• Work in a fast-paced environment with lots of opportunity for exposure to both highly visible projects and cutting-edge technology
• Permanent opportunity based in Brisbane

About the role

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

We are looking for a Production Systems Engineer to provide and coordinate application support and system improvements to the Production Systems portfolio to ensure operational stability of these critical systems. This role is a great opportunity for someone to get in-depth knowledge of data acquisition and analytics platforms and help drive the strategy of how data can improve the productivity of the business.

This is a great opportunity for a team player to grow their career and be part of a multi-disciplined engineering team providing technical expertise to support internally developed and vendor produced applications and systems.

Reporting to the Superintendent Operations Support – APAC East and working in a collaborative and exciting environment within our IS&T function, you will:

• Provide level 2/3 support for historian systems, analytics tools and production accounting systems
• Ensure initiation and delivery of improvement and upgrade projects of systems and strategies
• Resolve implementation and configuration issues in conjunction with team, peers, customers and vendors
• Ensure development and upkeep of internal knowledge base management system and documentation.
• Research and recommendation of software, tools, solutions and new technologies
• Engage with end user to translate functional requirements into technical requirements

What you’ll bring

• Commitment to the safety of yourself and your team
• Tertiary Degree in IT, Computer Sciences or Engineering or extensive experience in a similar role
• Proficient in Aveva Ampla or similar delay accounting software
• Proficient in OSISoft PI Historian, PI AF and PI Vision
• Technical knowledge and experience with Windows (10, 2008/12/16) Operating Systems and Microsoft SQL server
• Understanding of control systems (PLC / Rockwell / CitectSCADA)
• Great communication and customer relationship skills

It will also be beneficial if you have:

• Knowledge of network, server and storage infrastructure
• Knowledge of fleet management and mining systems (e.g. Wenco, CCLAS, EKA Stockpile Management)
• Previous experience within the mining, industrial or other extractive industries
• ITIL experience

What we offer

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

• A work environment where safety and mental health is always the number one priority.
• Flexible work from home arrangements, we value work-life balance.
• Competitive base salary plus annual incentive program.
• Comprehensive medical benefits including fully subsidised private hospital insurance for employees and immediate family.
• Attractive employee share scheme.
• Brand new modern office building that is set up for you to do your best work and have a great time doing so, with breakout areas, little nooks, and quiet places to retreat.
• Career development and education assistance to further your technical or leadership ambitions.
• Leave for all of life’s reasons (vacation/annual, paid parental, sick leave).
• 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

Rio Tinto Information Systems and Technology (IS&T) operates to enable better alignment with customer priorities, end-to-end accountability and flexibility to prioritise critical work. The function provides solutions that are aligned with current and future business requirements through the development and ongoing delivery of IT strategy and solution roadmaps. Through appropriate governance, consultative processes, and the use of industry best practices, IS&T also ensures that emerging technologies and innovative ideas are constantly evaluated, considered, and adopted, to provide easy-to-use, best-in-class solutions and services.

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.