Senior Mechanical Engineer

Senior Mechanical Engineer | Cape Lambert Port Operations

• Respect, recognition, reward
• Lead from the front
• Fly in fly out from Perth (5/2/4/3) or residential in the coastal town of Wickham or surrounds

About the role

Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.

Rio Tinto’s Maintenance Planning & Engineering (MP&E) division is looking to recruit a degree qualified Senior Mechanical Engineer to join our Cape Lambert Port Operations to provide leadership of a team of Mechanical Engineers (including Graduate Engineering rotations) and Major Works Planners/Project Advisors. 

Reporting to the Superintendent MP&E Cape Lambert, key responsibilities will be to:

• Lead, coach and develop a team of mechanical engineers and planning specialists
• Manage a fixed asset maintenance componentisation/capital spares project delivery portfolio
• Contribute to fixed plant asset management processes and principles including engineering design reviews
• Mitigate operational downtime by providing engineering support to maintenance and operations in complex breakdowns
• Improve asset reliability by leading asset capability improvement initiatives
• Support failure investigations and performance analysis

This permanent 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). Alternatively, for those seeking a truly unique coastal lifestyle being residential in Wickham or surrounds will be an option. 

Where you’ll be working

In the Pilbara region of Western Australia, we own a world-class, integrated network of 17 mines, four independent port terminals, a rail network spanning nearly 2,000 kilometres 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.

Our port facilities consist of four shipping terminals located on the Pilbara coast at Dampier and Cape Lambert which form an essential part of our logistics process. Each terminal has facilities for train unloading, iron ore stockpiling, product blending and ship loading.

What you’ll bring

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

• Bachelor qualification in Mechanical Engineering essential
• Proven multi-disciplinary technical team leadership capability in fixed plant asset maintenance and project delivery
• Significant experience in fixed plant asset and/or ports infrastructure maintenance engineering
• Knowledge of asset management principles and processes including whole of life asset cycle delivery
• Experience in large scale mining and resources operations, ideally iron ore
• National Engineering Register/Chartered Engineer credentials with Engineers Australia preferred
• C Class Driver’s License

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

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.

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.

Applications close on 7 Jul 2023 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date)