Senior Engineer

Senior Engineer – Gudai-Darri - FIFO

• Showcase your passion for leading others in this dynamic role developing and supporting a multi-disciplined technical team
• Use your analytical skills to successfully lead and implement continuous improvement initiatives
• Based at our Gudai-Darri Operations working a FIFO 5 days on, 2 off. 4 days on, 3 days off roster.

About the role

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

We are looking for a suitably qualified and experienced Senior Engineer to join our Asset Management & Engineering Services (AMES) team at our Gudai-Darri Operations.

You will lead a team of Electrical and Control Engineers, as well as Reliability Engineers, and will be responsible for championing Defect Elimination, Management of Change and Reliability Engineering processes in order to improve the asset performance across our entire operations.

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

• Support, coach and develop a team of multi-disciplined Engineers in the delivery of reliability engineering processes and improvement projects
• Provide expert technical advice to the fixed plant operations and maintenance teams
• Lead and support investigations into asset failures and performance, including root cause analysis (RCA)
• Utilise performance data to identify high value defect elimination opportunities and implement improvements in reliability, performance, and cost
• Recommend and implement tactic optimisation opportunities, designed to support high levels of asset safety, reliability and integrity
• Monitor and analyse the performance of our assets and analyse primary/ secondary maintenance tasks to improve asset reliability and cost 

What you’ll bring

You will have tertiary qualifications in either Electrical & Controls or Mechanical Engineering; and a solid understanding of Asset Management principles and practices. Coming from a mining and resources background, you will be committed to demonstrating and promoting a positive safety culture, and most importantly are someone who thrives on a challenge and is willing to be creative when solving technical problems.

With an ability to relate to a diverse range of stakeholders and operational teams, you will have experience effectively collaborating with others in order to drive successful outcomes. You will have previous experience leading and managing a diverse portfolio of improvement projects and enjoy working in a hands-on fast paced environment.

Practical experience and an understanding of asset management and reliability-based principles and processes such as RCA, FMECA and tactics development will be required. A working knowledge of statutory, Australian and Rio Tinto engineering standards will be advantageous, and a full ‘C’ class driver’s licence is essential. Prior experience with SAP and other maintenance and reliability software will be advantageous.

Where you will be working

This position is based at our Gudai-Darri Operations working a FIFO 5/2; 4/3 roster.

Our $2.6 billion Gudai-Darri iron ore project is set to be our most technologically advanced mine. In addition to technology already in use across Rio Tinto, such as autonomous trucks, trains and drills, Gudai-Darri has more than 70 design innovations in scope.

Gudai-Darri is building up to its nameplate production of 43 million tonnes of iron ore a year, contributing to our flagship product, the Pilbara Blend™. It will also become a new production hub for our iron ore business, incorporating a processing plant and infrastructure including a 166-kilometre rail line connecting the mine to our existing network.

Gudai-Darri will also create jobs and business opportunities in Western Australia, including for Traditional Owners and Indigenous people. The construction phase will create over 2,000 jobs; when operational, we expect the mine to employ about 600 people.

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 supportive and inclusive community environment
• Career development & education assistance to further your technical or leadership ambitions
• A competitive salary package reflective of your skills and experience with annual incentive program
• Comprehensive medical benefits including subsidised private health insurance for employees and immediate family
• Attractive employee share scheme, extensive salary sacrifice and salary packaging options, and exclusive employee discount schemes
• Leave for all of life’s reasons (vacation/annual, paid parental, sick leave)

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.

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.

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.

Applications close on 2 September 2022 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date).