Specialist Balanced Machines Engineering

Specialist – Balanced Machines 

• Work for a global mining company
• Access to industry-leading technical development programmes
• Provide Subject Matter Expert support for the management of the fleet of 70+ Balanced Machines across the Rio Tinto Iron Ore business
• Dynamic, challenging and rewarding opportunity to be part of the Fixed Plant & Engineering team
• Operations Centre working Monday to Friday with flexible working arrangements

About the role

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

We are looking for a Specialist – Balanced Machines to join the Asset Management and Engineering Services Fixed Plant team.

This is a great opportunity to lead the asset management strategies, risk management programs and site support to Balanced Machines across the Iron Ore portfolio. The wide influence of the role requires stakeholder engagement from all areas of the business to ensure the fleet of machines are operating at their best.

Reporting to the Principal Fixed Plant Assets and working in a collaborative team environment, you will be required to:

• Undertake design calculations and evaluate consultant reports for compliance with AS4324.1;
• Provide subject matter expert support to site for critical issues on Balanced Machines;
• Review and approve complex engineering methodologies
• Provide on-site technical support for major component change-out;
• Undertake technical reviews for Major Projects
• Provide engineering design basis for control system integration;
• Be technical lead for major component supply contracts;
• Update internal design standards;

What you’ll bring

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team;
• Tertiary qualification of Bachelor of Engineering or equivalent;
• Extensive knowledge of AS4324.1;
• Demonstrated understanding of Australian and International Standards relating to Balanced Machines;
• 10+ years of experience working on Balanced Machines;
• Proficiency in AutoCAD software
• A Current "C Class " WA Driver’s license;

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 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 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);
• Possible domestic relocation assistance.

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 Indigenous Peoples, women, the LGBTQIA2 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 9 November (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date)