Superintendent Engineering MP&E

 Superintendent Engineering MP&E – Yandicoogina

• Showcase your passion for leading others in this dynamic role developing and supporting a multi-disciplined technical team
• Use your analytical skills to successfully lead and implement continuous improvement initiatives
• Work for a leader who is passionate about developing and supporting their team
• Based at Rio Tinto’s Yandicoogina operations working a 5:2/4:3 FIFO roster.

About the role

Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.

We are looking for a suitably qualified and experienced Superintendent Engineering MP&E (Maintenance, Planning and Engineering) to join our team based at Yandicoogina.

Reporting to the Manager, Asset Management, this vital leadership role will be responsible for a large team of Electrical and Controls, Reliability and Project Engineers across both Fixed Plant and Mobile Equipment maintenance, site services and dewatering. 

Key accountabilities of the role include:

• Supporting and developing a team of multi-disciplined Engineers in the delivery of reliability engineering processes
• Provide expert technical advice to operations and maintenance teams
• Poses strong interpersonal skills to allow for productive interfaces with the site maintenance teams
• Lead and support investigations into asset failures and performance, including root cause analysis (RCA)
• Utilise performance data to identify high value defect elimination opportunities and implement improvements in reliability, productivity, and cost
• Recommend and implement tactics designed to support high levels of asset safety, reliability, and integrity
• Monitor and analyse the performance of our assets and analyse primary/ secondary maintenance tasks to improve asset reliability and cost 
• Demonstrate the Rio Tinto values of Care, Courage, and Curiosity
• Support and develop a team of asset health professionals to monitor and improve the health of the assets

About you

To be successfully considered for this role, you will have:

• An analytical mind with strong problem-solving skills, sound communication and computer skills
• Strong leadership qualities and a proven track record of success leading multi-disciplined teams
• Good organisational and time management skills
• Strong interpersonal skills, including good oral and written skills
• Strong commitment to safety
• Tertiary qualification in Mechanical or Electrical engineering or a related discipline
• Practical experience and an understanding of asset management and reliability-based principles and processes such as RCA, FMECA and tactics development.
• A working knowledge of statutory, Australian and Rio Tinto engineering standards will be advantageous
• Full ‘C’ class driver’s license

Where you will be working

Located 95km north-west of Newman, Yandicoogina offers a range of fly in fly out rosters. As one of Australia's largest-producing iron ore mines; operating a fleet of autonomous trucks and drills, it generates more than 55 million tonnes of Hammersley Iron Yandi (HIY) fines each year. 

Yandicoogina is known for its culture of teamwork, can-do attitude and pioneering spirit, leading the way with innovation and technological advances in autonomous operations and robotics.

What we offer

• 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
• Exclusive employee discounts (banking, accommodation, cars, retail and more)
• Leave for all of life’s reasons (vacation/annual, paid parental, sick leave)
• A work environment where safety is always the number one priority
• Career development and education assistance to further your technical or leadership ambitions
• Ongoing access to family-friendly health and medical wellbeing support
• Housing benefits (applicable to residential employees)

About Rio Tinto

Rio 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 almost 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 and meet opportunities.

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 will close on Tuesday, 11th April 2023 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date).