Specialist Buckets/Trays/Structures

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• Diverse and interesting projects

• Access to industry-leading technical development programmes

We’re Finding Better Ways™ to provide the materials the world needs, now and in the future. Our values – care, courage and curiosity – guide how we work and how we treat each other.

About the role

We are looking for a Specialist Buckets/Trays/Structures to enhance the performance and reliability of the Heavy Mobile Equipment (HME) fleet through asset strategy, engineering support and technical oversight.

This is a great opportunity for a technically strong and collaborative specialist to influence fleet performance outcomes through defect elimination, continuous improvement and effective stakeholder engagement.

Reporting to the Principal Heavy Mobile Equipment (HME) and working in a collaborative and technically focused environment within Operations, you will be:

• Developing and enhancing Whole of Life (WOL) strategies and tactics for managing and improving the Heavy Mobile Equipment (HME) specifically buckets, trays and structures.

• Evaluating and optimising fleet maintenance and Whole of Life (WOL) strategies using key performance data such as uptime and Mean Time Between Failure (MTBF).

• Owning maintenance, defect elimination and continuous improvement strategies for the fleet.

• Owning bucket and tray selection in collaboration with site engineering teams.

• Acting as the technical subject matter expert and conduit between Rio Tinto Iron Ore (RTIO) teams, Group Technical, Rio Tinto Projects (RTP) and Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs).

• Applying defect elimination and continuous improvement methodologies, leading and supporting Root Cause Analyses (RCAs), failure investigations and review of vendor bulletins.

• Coordinating and providing engineering support for improvement and upgrade project implementation.

• Providing technical guidance and support to regional reliability and maintenance engineering teams and enabling rapid replication of best practices across the business.

About you

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team.

• Strong engineering experience with Heavy Mobile Equipment (HME), including buckets, trays and structural components.

• Demonstrated capability in asset strategy development, defect elimination and continuous improvement.

• Proven experience leading Root Cause Analyses (RCAs), failure investigations and complex problem solving.

• Strong stakeholder engagement skills, with experience working with Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) and cross‑functional teams.

• Ability to provide clear technical guidance and influence outcomes across geographically dispersed teams.

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

Where you’ll be working - Perth Operations Centre

Our integrated iron ore network is supported by the Perth Operations Centre, a state‑of‑the‑art facility that enables autonomous trucks, trains and drills across mines, ports and rail systems to be operated from a single location. The centre provides real‑time visibility across the value chain and supports optimisation of mining, maintenance and logistics activities across the Pilbara.

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About Rio TintoRio 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 situations and meet opportunities.

Respect and InclusionAt 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.