Senior Analyst - Insights

Senior Analyst - Insights 

• Work is just part of your life, our benefits are designed to make life better
• Permanent employment which includes attractive salary, annual bonuses and a huge range of additional benefits which are designed to make your life better
• Excellent opportunity to make a difference and the opportunity to influence the decision making of senior leaders whilst growing your career.
• Permanent role based at the Operations Centre, Perth, Australia, Flexible working arrangements available

We encourage women and Indigenous Peoples to apply, as we advance our business to more accurately reflect the world around us.

Where we’re all welcome

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 who we are.

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 acknowledge that all people are different and believe that our differences are our strength. The diversity of skills, life experiences and perspectives within our team enhances our way of working and our ability to achieve success together.

About the role

We are looking for 2x Senior Analyst - Insights to solve complex problems and deliver outcomes that maximise value across Integrated Operations System Insights areas of influence at Rio Tinto. This is a great opportunity for a critical thinking individual who loves working with data, liaising with key stakeholders, and transforming information into a story, which is pivotal for the success of Rio Tinto’s supply chain and business performance.

Reporting to the Principal Systems Analytics and Insights and working in a challenging and exciting environment within the Integrated team across Insights and Improvement, some of the responsibilities you may be required to undertake are:

• Develop and maintain the integrity of Rio Tinto Iron Ore reconciliation reports.
• Analyse data, identify trends and provide insights using a data driven approach.
• Identify improvement opportunities to evaluate and report on performance within the Quarterly Forecast and Reconciliation Process.
• Provide explanations for deviations against planned performance and identify risks to future performance.
• Provide guidance and coaching to develop the capabilities of the Analysts and improve / develop tools to help articulate key messaging.

What you’ll bring

• A background in Mining/Ports/Rail/Processing and an understanding of the value chain from Mine to Market
• Understanding of the Quarterly Forecast parameter and planning process within Rio Tinto Iron Ore

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team
• A strong understanding of the Iron Ore value chain
• Ability to think critically and to collaborate and built trust with a wide range of stakeholders across the business to solve complex problems
• Excellent communication and presentation skills – ability to distil complex information into readily understood key messages & to present this to a wide range of audiences
• High Curiosity and a willingness to learn about all areas of the iron ore value chain in Rio Tinto
• Familiarity with statistics and their application to understanding and improving process performance

It will also be beneficial if you have:

• Capable of building Power BI models
• Experience with programming languages e.g., SQL, python, R
• Mine planning experience
• A tertiary qualification in Engineering or data science
• A tertiary qualification in Engineering, Data Science or equivalent.

If you are excited about the role and think you have what it takes but your experience doesn't align 100% we still want to hear from you.  

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
• Full relocation provided to Western Australia from elsewhere in Australia
• A competitive base salary reflective of your skills and experience with annual incentive bonus
• 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, cultural leave
• To better suit different family needs, our paid parental leave approach gives all parents the option to take 18 weeks of paid leave after a new child arrives – at a time that suits them
• Exclusive employee discounts including hotel stays, banking, accommodation, cars, retail and more.

We are committed to elevating Indigenous voices and increasing cultural knowledge in our business. Diversity of skills, life experiences and perspectives within our team enhances our way of working and our ability to achieve success together. To help you on your journey with us, you’ll also have access to:

• Specialist Indigenous Support Advisors are always there for our Indigenous employees and available to support through any aspect of your employment
• Dedicated Indigenous Talent Programme for our Operators and Tradespersons and entry level operational roles. This programme is designed to create long term sustainable careers for our Indigenous Employees to grow into leadership or technical pathways to ensure you have every opportunity to grow your career.
• Indigenous leadership programmes across some professional and operational roles to ensure that we are developing Indigenous Leaders.

Who we are

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.

Where you’ll be working

This role will be primarily based at our Perth Operations Centre near the Perth Airport. There will be the requirement to be located at our Central Park building office in the Perth CBD on a semi-regular basis and ad hoc travel to our Pilbara sites will form part of the role. Part time applications are welcome.

Applications close on 14 August 2024 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date).