Senior Engineer

Senior Engineer – Marandoo operation

• Join a leading global company
• Permanent employment which includes a huge range of additional benefits
• 5 days on, 2 days off, 4 days on, 3 days off fly in, fly out roster (ex Perth)

About the role

Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.

Rio Tinto Iron Ore’s Maintenance Planning and Engineering team is looking to recruit a tertiary qualified Senior Engineer to support our Marandoo operation in the Pilbara of Western Australia.

We are an open, connected global team that includes some of the industry’s best and brightest minds. We offer competitive, performance-focused remuneration and a wide range of benefits to reward your contribution. With a global reach, the opportunities to develop and grow your career are broad and exciting. We lead with heart developing confident, empowered leaders who meaningfully engage with heart, care, courage, and curiosity.

Reporting to the Superintendent, Maintenance Planning and Engineering, this vital leadership role will be responsible for a small team of Electrical and Controls, Reliability and Project Engineers across both Fixed Plant and Mobile Equipment Maintenance.  Key deliverables for the Senior Engineer will be to support the Safe Production System rollout, revamping the shut strategy of the plant and improve the plant to unlock 18Mt for 2025. 

What you’ll bring

To be considered suitable for this position, applicants will have:

·         A demonstrated commitment to safety leadership

·         Proven leadership capability across multi-disciplinary technical teams

·         Experience working with Electrical and Control systems

·         Sound technical knowledge of Fixed Plant and Mobile Equipment Maintenance

·         Mechanical, Reliability or Electrical Engineering tertiary qualification

·         Demonstrated site based, open pit mining industry experience

·         A current and full manual “C” Class drivers’ licence

This position will be offered on a fly in, fly out roster from Perth (5 days on, 2 days off, 4 days on, 3 days off) and will suit Perth residents or those willing to relocate to Perth on a permanent basis. 

What we offer

·         A work environment where safety is always the number one priority

·         Flexible working from home arrangements as per operational requirements

·         18 weeks of gender-neutral and equal paid parental leave, with continued superannuation contributions whilst employees are on unpaid or half paid parental leave

·         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); and

·         Local relocation packages offered for Australian residents only

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’ll be working

The Marandoo mine is located at the foot of Mount Bruce adjacent to the Karijini National Park, 50 km east of the town of Tom Price in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. Marandoo is known for its picturesque hills and mountain ranges. Our operation currently employs a fly in fly out workforce.

Every Voice Matters

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.

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.

Applications close on 24 February 2023 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date).