Shutdown Classified Plant Coordinator

Shutdown / Classified Plant Coordinator

• Fantastic opportunity to further develop your leadership capability in this new and challenging role.
• Previous experience in Shutdown management and exposure to Classified Plant
• Residential role in Karratha, working on a 5/2 – 4/3 roster.

About the role

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

We are looking for an enthusiastic and energetic person to join our team as a Shutdown / Classified Plant Coordinator.

This role is critical in providing leadership to the teams and Task Owners in Rolling Stock Maintenance. Shutdown execution is expected to take ownership of all activities pre, during, and post-execution to deliver safe and efficient work execution within budget. Classified Plant management involves effectively managing all rail classified plant and safety on site, and ensuring the documenting of equipment & capturing the current condition in an effective maintenance plan.

This is a great opportunity for an individual with a strong work ethic, positive attitude and mindset, and who values personal and others' safety above all else.

In addition to paying competitively and providing great benefits packages, we want you to live the lifestyle that is right for you and your family. And because of our size and scale, there are many opportunities to learn, grow and do more than you ever thought possible.

Every hour of every shift, your safety and well-being are our number one priority. We do the work only if it is safe, and we invest to make sure every member of the team has the quality tools they need to do their job.

Reporting to the Plant and Automation Superintendent, working a 9-day fortnight, Duties will include:

Shut Coordination -

• Working closely with Planners, Supervisors, fixed plant and Machine Shop teams, and our contractor partners to support and coordinate pre and post-shut activities – job scoping and methodology, material/parts management both pre and post-shut, shut org charts, isolation, and permit plans, scaffold and crane requirements, laydown/staging areas, tooling and consumables, clean-up and commissioning.
• Accountability for management of contractors in shutdowns, and coordinating all tasks pre, post, and during shutdowns to QA/QC requirements.
• Leading internal teams from shut commencement through to completion by ensuring all task owners understand and comply with the scope of work, work execution schedule, and expectations
• Deliver effective pre-starts and infield CRM verifications during Shutdowns.
• Demonstrating a strong commitment to safety to achieve a workplace target of zero injuries and incidents by providing support regarding HSEQ workplace policies procedures and critical risk monitoring.
• Completing deep dives into shutdown work orders and identifying constraints such as interactions, commissioning requirements, isolations/permits, accuracy of duration of tasks, parts, resources etc.
• Influencing team members and our contract partners to generate improvement ideas
• Identifying and driving cost savings through accurate forecasting & management of all shutdown costs.
• Reporting on shutdown completion and outcomes.

Classified Plant management –

• Maintain records for Classified Plant including inspection records and Classified Plant logbook entries
• Ensure all Classified Plant equipment details are correctly recorded and stored SAP
• Maintenance request notifications for remedial work as required are raised and follow-ups on existing notifications are done in a timely manner to ensure records of all tests, inspections, maintenance, and commissioning for the registerable plant are documented and readily accessible.
• Manage all resourcing to work on Pressure Equipment, Cranes, and Itinerant Plant and monitor work compliance and progress
• Reporting on key Classified Plant compliance metrics for Outstanding maintenance notifications, Missed inspections, Progress relating to CP projects, Non-conformances identified, and any reportable incidents
• Participate in –
  • the repair and modification process for all Classified Plant
  • the successful execution of Classified Plant maintenance and inspection
  • the procurement of Classified Plant destined for our assets
  • classified Plant commissioning and decommissioning process
  • all MOC’s relating to Classified Plant at the site
  • internal and external auditing
• Review and verify relevant documentation related to the items of plant being inspected to ensure compliance with WH&S and relevant Australian Standards

What you’ll bring

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team
• Shutdown Management experience and exposure in a Project delivery role
• Qualification in Mechanical Engineering, or 7+ years in an engineering trade in a Fixed plant, Ore Processing or Heavy industry environment.
• Proficiency with classified plant equipment integrity requirements.
• Excellent understanding of Work Management Systems and Processes; able to easily navigate through SAP and Gantts
• High exposure to Contractor Management System; CMS qualification required
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, demonstrating the ability to engage with the team and our contractor partners to promote site’s values and positive culture
• A willingness to learn and a continuous improvement mindset
• A positive outlook and an adaptable, flexible, and reliant attitude
• Dedicated commitment to workplace health and safety
• An unrestricted 'C' Class Driver's Licence
• MSIA/MSIR, WH&SA/WH&SR knowledge and experience
• Understand, and have a working knowledge of all applicable Australian Standards – (AS1210, AS3788, AS3873, AS1418, AS2550).
• Experience in auditing

What we offer

A work environment where safety is always the number one priority

A permanent position working directly for Rio Tinto

A competitive base salary reflective of your skills and experience with the 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 and salary packaging options

Career development and 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)

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

In the Pilbara region of Western Australia, we own an integrated portfolio of iron ore assets: a world-class, integrated network of 16 mines, four independent port terminals, a 1,700-kilometre rail network 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.

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 on 23 January 2023 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date)