Senior Mine Production Engineer

Senior Mine Production Engineer – Brockman operations - Pilbara

• Real opportunity to extend your operational leadership experience and advance your career
• Work for a collaborative and open-minded leader who encourages and supports career growth and development
• Share your technical knowledge and passion for coaching and mentoring others in this collaborative role where you can make a big impact

About the role

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

A truly unique opportunity exists for an industry experienced Senior Mine Production Engineer to join our mine operations team at Brockman.  This is a vital role, and we will need you to motivate, inspire and keep your people safe and well. With signature leadership training programmes, growing, and developing is more than an opportunity – it is something we actively plan and make happen. Every day our leaders grow, while our rosters are designed to help you live the lifestyle that is right for you and your family.

As an integral part of the operational leadership team, this role will allow you to expand your knowledge of all functions within an operational mining environment and gain invaluable experience to continue growing your operational leadership career. This position will suit someone who is curious and passionate about driving continuous change, can embrace out of the box thinking and with the ability to challenge the status quo!

Reporting to the Manager Mining, you will:

• Work closely with the operations team to drive improvement projects with a specific focus on safety, productivity, and asset utilisation
• Provide support to the operational superintendents
• Collaborate with internal partners across mining technical services, dewatering, fixed plant, and mobile equipment maintenance to achieve the mine plan
• Provide coaching, mentoring and support to the mine planning engineers and operations teams to ensure optimisation of the mine plans
• Utilise accurate data analysis to drive cost reductions and efficiencies
• Lead a team of Production Engineers and Autonomous Haulage System (AHS) coaches
• Promote a culture of safety and provide input into critical risk management and incident investigation processes
• Demonstrate the Rio Tinto values of courage, care, and curiosity

This position is based at our Brockman 4 site, working on a fly in, fly out roster 5 days on, 2 days off, 4 days on, 3 days off flying out of Perth.

What you’ll bring

You will have a degree tertiary qualification in mining engineering and demonstrated experience in mine production, mine operations or technical mining engineering roles within a large open pit mining environment. You will be someone who thrives on a challenge, can think outside of the box and has a good understanding of the fundamental concepts that underpin value in the mining industry. Your exceptional relationship building skills coupled with your ability to engage and collaborate effectively with a diverse range of business partners will also ensure your success in this role.

A manual ‘C’ class driver’s licence will be required and a WA Unrestricted Quarry Manager’s Certificate or the ability to obtain one will be well regarded. Prior experience with autonomous haulage systems will also be advantageous.

You will be a Perth resident or someone willing to relocate to Perth on a permanent basis and you will have unrestricted and full eligibility for employment within Australian. 

What we offer

We are an open, connected international team of technical specialists using some of the most exciting data and tools on the planet. We are the world leader in automation and smart mining. We have technical development programmes that are industry-leading and recognise the unique nature of your role. These provide opportunities to grow your career through a dedicated technical path while being rewarded for your unique skills.

Be recognised for your contribution, your critical thinking, and your hard work, and go home knowing you’ve helped the world advance by producing the materials essential to human progress

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

·         A competitive 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 and 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)

·         Domestic relocation assistance provided for residential applicants

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.

Applications close 20 January 2023 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date)