Specialist HME Buckets/Trays/Structures

Specialist HME, Buckets/Trays/Structures

·         Be part of a group that is safety driven and values inclusion

·         Collaborate with some of the best people working with cutting edge technologies

·         Access to industry-leading technical development programmes

·         Perth Operations Centre Central Park CBD office 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 HME, Buckets/Trays/Structures to join the Rio Tinto Iron Ore Maintenance Planning & Engineering team and drive maintenance and engineering initiatives across the Heavy Mobile fleet.

This is a great opportunity to be a subject matter expert to our key stakeholders and provide guidance and technical expertise across a wide range of areas, including maintenance strategy and tactic development, asset optimisation, defect elimination, failure analysis, engineering support for operational business initiatives and custodianship of relevant business standards.

Reporting to the Principal Engineer and working in a collaborative community, you will:

·         Take the lead on the development of engineering requirements, maintenance tactics and strategies for HME fleet buckets, trays and major structural components

·         Maintain central custodianship of all in-field buckets, trays and major structural assets, to ensure that lifecycle strategies are effective in achieving desired outcomes

·         Complete fabrication and pre-delivery inspections on buckets, trays and major structural components as required, to ensure compliance with build specifications

·         Ensure that off-site component rebuild and disposal scopes are clearly defined, and executed, in partnership with internal partners

·         Provide coaching and technical support to site-based teams to achieve best-practice maintenance and repair outcomes for structural assets and components

·         Utilise defect elimination and continuous improvement processes to identify and address chronic defects or design limitations impacting component performance (i.e.: productivity and/or uptime)

·         Assist with wear-package design and selection to optimise component life and maintainability

·         Support commercial tenders for component supply and rebuild relevant to your portfolio base, as the key business technical SME

·         Support the business and operations in establishing and/or maintaining compliance with relevant internal and industry standards applicable to your portfolio base

·         Develop and maintain effective networks through collaborative relationships with key stakeholders at RTIO operations, supporting departments, and equipment suppliers

·         Lead and facilitate risk assessments in your field of expertise.

What you’ll bring

·         A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team, as well as a passion for achieving excellence in your area of accountability

·         Engineering degree, Diploma or significant industry experience in a relevant field (i.e.: structural engineering, welding engineering, fabrication, etc.)

·         Proven experience in the management of structural assets in heavy industry, including a thorough understanding of relevant standards and performance mechanisms

·         Proven experience with SAP CMMS and relevant project management solutions

·         Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.

It will also be beneficial if you have:

·         Exposure to heavy mobile mining equipment maintenance

·         Exposure to Fabrication Quality Assurance mechanisms

·         Experience leading or managing high-quality structural repairs in a fabrication/workshop environment

·         Exposure to productivity optimisation mechanisms for mining assets.

What we offer

We are an open, connected global team that includes some of the industry’s best and brightest minds. We offer competitive, performance-focused remuneration and a wide range of benefits to reward your contribution. With a global reach, the opportunities to develop and grow your career are broad and exciting.

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