Specialist - Mining Readiness

Specialist - Mining Readiness

• Join an organisation where the culture is inclusive, existing and performance driven
• Dynamic, challenging and rewarding opportunity to be part of the Ops Readiness Mining & NPI team
• FIFO role to Hope Downs on a 5/2, 4/3 roster from Perth or 8/6 from Busselton.

About the role

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

People are at the heart of our business. For nearly 150 years, we have been producing materials essential to human progress – minerals and metals that are still part of everyday life, including the iron ore that shapes the skylines of cities around the world.

We are looking for a Specialist - Mining Readiness to join the Asset Management and Engineering Services, Fixed Plant & Engineering team.

This role will provide specialist operational readiness (OR) advice and support to projects across Rio Tinto in area of discipline, at all stages of the project lifecycle, to facilitate and promote successful projects within Rio Tinto. 

You will lead the implementation of the OR program of work focused on mining (AHS rollout, ramp-up schedule, final detailed design, mine engineering and related NPI) by ensuring alignment across project stakeholders and giving direction for a successful implementation to deliver on the project business case.

Reporting to the Superintendent - Mining Readiness and working in a collaborative team environment, you will be responsible for:

• Implement and communicate the operational readiness execution plan as scheduled with a focus on area of mining related aspects
• Development of ramp-up plans for mine ops, detailed mine designs and updates to existing operating procedures 
• For an autonomous deployment, establish a robust roll out and transition plan, for an effective transition to steady state operations
• Use the life of mine, five-year plan and quarterly plan to provide clear and concise direction for key stakeholders
• Lead design and risk reviews for operability, maintainability and reliability, influencing and facilitating operations involvement to achieve project outcomes supporting a smooth handover
• Assist in managing the operational interface with the project during construction and handover
• Support mine ops co-commitment delivery and commissioning of project
• Collaborate with project and operations stakeholders, influencing and facilitating operations involvement to achieve project outcomes and supporting a smooth handover
• Ensure operational readiness risks are identified and recorded on the projects Risk Register
• Identify and contribute to continuous improvement activities and apply lessons learned 
• Contribute to data and analysis to effectively forecast and track actual operational readiness costs and scheduled milestones
• Role modelling safety leadership by striving for zero harm and demonstrating the Rio Tinto safety culture, especially through improved safety in design and functional safety

What you’ll bring

• Tertiary degree in a relevant field, for example, Engineering or Geology
• Demonstrated experience in a site leadership role in surface mining operations
• Knowledge of and experience working in an autonomous operation – experience in autonomous haulage transition, rollout and commissioning highly desirable
• Strong understanding of mine engineering approaches, systems and processes
• Understanding of RTIO Management of Change (MoC) system
• Knowledge of project management and project site activities 
• Exposure to risk management and business improvement methodologies
• Well-developed people influencing, engagement and communication skills
• Capability to write conclusive reports and create documents presenting requirements and developed plans, strategies and approaches
• Proven ability in safety leadership in the mining or relevant industry

Previous experience working in a mining operation is not essential – we appreciate asset management experience gained through other industries.

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;
• Flexible working arrangements;
• 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.

Applications close on 7^th September 2022 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date)

About Rio Tinto

Every idea, every innovation, every little thing the world calls ‘progress’ begins witha 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.