Tank Compliance Advisor

Advisor – Tank Compliance

• 2 Year Fixed Term Contract which includes a huge range of additional benefits
• Enjoy a coastal lifestyle in Gladstone
• Be part of a group that is safety driven and values inclusion

About the role

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

We are looking for a Tank Compliance Advisor to provide a specialist tank inspection and QA/QC service to the Precipitation Recovery team at our Yarwun refinery.

This role is a great opportunity for a motivated mechanically minded individual, who is able to monitor trends and communicate effectively with multiple stakeholders. Reporting to the Superintendent – Precipitation Recovery, you will be:

• Providing QA/QC guidance over strake replacement and major inspection works
• Certification of tanks after completion of repair/upgrade as fit for service.
• Required to produce detailed plant condition reports with relevant standards.
• Developing detailed repair strategies for items found in major inspections
• Able to maintain the refinery’s Non-Destructive Testing Reporting Systems.
• Identify changes to the maintenance strategy based on plant condition data.
• Assist the Specialist / Mechanical Integrity in Statutory Compliance of relevant plant and equipment.
• Interpret and analyse codes, regulation and industry standards.
• Good working knowledge of API 653 protocol.
• Approve repairs as well as visual inspections of completed work.

What you’ll bring

• API 653 Tank Inspection
• Previous tank construction and/or major repair experience
• Previous NDT experience highly regarded in Ultrasonic Testing Level 2, Magnetic Particle Testing Level 2, PAUT Phased Array and Corrosion Mapping.
• High Risk Work Licence
• Confined Space Heavy industry and storage tank experience.
• Safety orientated, analytical and able to work effectively within a team and on your own.

What we offer

• A safety-focused and inclusive working environment
• A competitive salary package with annual cash incentive awards (STIP)
• Access to top tier family-friendly health and medical programs
• Excellent retirement plan
• Paid Parental Leave up to 9 months (no distinction between primary or secondary carer)
• A comprehensive leave policy that covers all moments that matter in life (vacation/annual, short term sick leave, paid holidays)
• Ongoing individual wellbeing support for you and your family for personal and professional matters
• Generous Rio Tinto employee share program

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.

Where you’ll be working

With production beginning in 2004 at our Yarwun alumina refinery, located approximately 10 kilometres north-west of Gladstone in Central Queensland, today the operation produces more than three million tonnes of alumina per year.

Around 700 people support the operation, with an additional 350 contractors on site each year as part of scheduled maintenance shutdown activities. Thanks to its ‘Industry 4.0’ focus, Yarwun is also a leader in trialling new technologies to improve operations on site, including 3D printing, robotics and drones in confined spaces, and is home to Rio Tinto’s innovative Queensland Research and Development Centre (QRDC).

Along with Boyne Smelters Limited and Queensland Alumina Limited, our Yarwun Operation supports the local community in a wide range of initiatives through Here for Gladstone.

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.

Closing date – 27^TH October 2022

“Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove job postings prior to the stated closing date, therefore, if you are interested in applying for this vacancy please submit your application as soon as possible.”