Reliability Engineers – Fixed Plant

Reliability Engineers – Fixed Plant - Expression of Interest

• Deliver real business impact in an influential site-based reliability role
• Join a growing and passionate internal community of professionals focussed on delivering excellence in reliability
• Challenge, identify and develop strategies to improve asset reliability 
• Be recognised for your talent as part of a diverse, dynamic and progressive team 

About the role

Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.

We are looking for enthusiastic and motivated Reliability Engineers  to join our candidate pool for our Asset Management & Engineering Services (AMES) team. With exposure to the newest technology and innovation, you will champion defect elimination and reliability engineering processes to improve fixed plant asset reliability and integrity.

This role will provide you with the chance to really excel in your career and extend your technical expertise and make your mark by influencing reliability improvement across a broad asset base.

Reporting to the Superintendent Asset Management and Engineering Services, you will:

• Lead the Defect Elimination process on site, including high level root cause analysis (RCA) for asset failures
• Analyse plant performance data to successfully identify, prioritise and implement reliability improvement initiatives
• Recommend and implement tactics designed to maintain asset health and improve asset safety, reliability and integrity
• Provide technical engineering support to the site maintenance execution teams
• Champion reliability practices on site including FMECA, RCM/PMO, criticality and spares assessments, constraint optimisation and identify opportunities for reliability-focussed investment

What you will bring 

• The ability to work collaboratively across a diverse range of stakeholders and operational teams
• Experience leading continuous improvement activities
• Practical experience and an understanding of reliability modelling and concepts – FMECA, RCM, etc.
• Tertiary qualifications in Engineering or related discipline and previous maintenance or reliability experience within a mining environment
• Experience in SAP, Downtime Systems and GE APM will be advantageous
• A current and valid manual ‘C Class’ driver's licence
• An understanding of Iron Ore fixed plant processing equipment such as conveyors, screens, crushers and balance machines will be beneficial

Where you will be working

These positions are based at our Pilbara mining operations, working a Fly in Fly Out roster from Perth.

In the Pilbara region of Western Australia, we own an integrated portfolio of iron ore assets: a world-class, integrated network of 16 mines, four independent port terminals, a 1,700-kilometre rail network 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.

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 work environment where safety is always the number one priority;
• A permanent position working directly for Rio Tinto;
• 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 and salary packaging options;
• Career development and 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);
• Possible domestic relocation assistance.

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.