Senior Advisor - Maintenance Solutions

Senior Advisor - Maintenance Technology Solutions

• Oversee Rio Tinto’s Maintenance Technology solutions across our operations globally
• Great opportunity to network, collaborate and partner with a large stakeholder group
• Perth or Brisbane based with flexible working arrangements available, flexible hours and opportunity to work remotely

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

About the role:

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced maintenance technology professional to help lead the Rio Tinto digital transformation in asset management. The role is based in the Asset Management Centre of Excellence and will be partner across Aluminium, Copper, Minerals and Iron Ore, as well as our service and support functions spanning 35 countries around the world.

Our Asset Management Centre of Excellence partners with the business to optimise the risk, performance and cost of our assets. As the Senior Advisor Maintenance Technology Solutions, you will be part of a team of technology professionals to reduce maintenance technology portfolio cost and complexity, enhance value delivery of maintenance processes through technology innovation, and increase people capability and process / product adoption. You’ll need to utilise your outstanding ability to partner with a variety of internal and external stakeholders including enterprise and solution architects, business analysts, operational and maintenance leaders, finance advisors, and software vendors.

With support from the Principal Advisor, Asset Management Technology, your role will:

• Work with the Information Systems &Technology group to establish and maintain a complete product inventory of all maintenance technologies utilised across Rio Tinto,
• Work with the Information Systems &Technology and Finance groups to develop and support cost reporting to manage cost of ownership by product,
• Help develop and maintain the Asset Management Technology Roadmap for maintenance technologies, in consultation with practice leads, product groups and functions, that serves to meet the business Safe Production System and Digital Strategy priorities,
• Ensure that the roadmap aligns with and informs the Rio Tinto Enterprise Architecture, optimises the value delivery of maintenance technologies and provides agile product development and cost-effective life-cycle management, and
• Support the Asset Management technology issue resolution team and facilitate product enhancement management, product evaluations, performance measurement and continuous improvement of all core maintenance technologies.

In additional to the above, you will also play a role in contributing to the continuous improvement of the business Asset Management Body of Knowledge, in collaboration with our practice leads and product group stakeholders.

About you

You are an experienced maintenance or asset management professional with experience designing, deploying and improving maintenance technologies. You are excited by the challenge of working across a global business of this scale and complexity. You will have excellent stakeholder engagement skills and a solid understanding of available asset management technologies, while also being able to demonstrate strong performance in product life-cycle management and evaluation.

Previous experience working in a mining operation is not essential – we appreciate experience gained through other related industries including but not limited to defence, aviation and other resource sectors. A tertiary qualification in a related discipline will also be highly regarded.

In addition to the above skills and experience the successful candidate will also align with the below values:

• Develop and foster a culture of collaboration and inclusiveness.
• Respect and value the diversity of team members.
• Demonstrate commitment to the safety and well-being of your colleagues and team, HSE and Rio Tinto’s core values.

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 & 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)
• 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.

Where you will be working

Flexible working arrangements are available. You can take advantage of an ideal combination of working remotely, from home as well as spending face-to-face time with your colleagues on a regular basis at our state-of-the-art business facilities located in either the Central Park Building in Perth CBD, or the Charlotte Street offices in Brisbane CBD, with site and interstate travel required from time-to-time.

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.