Technical Officer

Technical Officer – Reduction Lines

• Join our global leading business offering outstanding personal development.
• Work for Rio Tinto in a busy regional town with a fantastic outdoor lifestyle and closeknit community
• Role based at Boyne Island (Gladstone), Queensland

About the role

We are looking for a capable and detail-focused Technical Officer to join the Reduction Lines Department working a Mon - Fri shift pattern. 

This is an excellent role for someone with exceptional attention to detail, who enjoys collaborating with a variety of stakeholders and working with different teams. The opportunity exists to work with both Reduction Lines 1, 2 and 3 and the Major Maintenance teams to deliver process improvement projects and improve operating efficiency at Boyne Smelter. 

In addition to paying competitively and providing great benefits packages, we want you to live the lifestyle that is right for you and your family. We have technical development programs that are industry-leading and recognise the unique nature of your role. These provide opportunities to grow your career through a dedicated technical path while being rewarded for your unique skills.

Reporting to the Superintendent – Reduction Line Maintenance and working in a diverse team with a strong focus of Health, Safety, and Environment, you will:

• Providing a high level of maintenance and technical support to the Reduction lines and major maintenance teams
• Assisting with the development of operating and maintenance strategies to maximise availability of Assets
• Driving continuous improvement with regards to overall plant performance 
• Collaborating with technical experts to ensure continuous improvement of the reduction lines 1, 2 and 3 performance including involvement in design, execution and commissioning of major projects
• Maintaining equipment including servicing and calibrations
• Engaging with multiple departments for monitoring and scheduling requirements
• Reviewing data trends and contribute to continual improvement of the implementation of systems

What you’ll bring

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team
• Excellent attention to detail
• Hands-on skills with equipment repairs, servicing, and maintenance
• Ability to plan work and execute as per schedule.
• Proven capability to work in hot areas and outdoors.
• Data handling and entry experience
• Sound MS Office suite, literacy, and numeracy
• Enjoys working collaboratively and interacting with different teams across site and as self motivated individual.
• Capability to organise and seek information utilising your resources and network

It will also be beneficial if you have:

• Trade or operational background with demonstrated practical ‘can do’
• Demonstrated experience working with dust collectors
• Previous experience working at an Aluminium Smelter

What we offer

Be recognised for your contribution, your thinking and your hard work, and go home knowing you’ve helped the department 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 and 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

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 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.

Where you’ll be working

Boyne Smelters Limited is Australia’s second largest aluminium smelter with a 1,000-person strong workforce. Located approximately 20km south east of Gladstone at Boyne Island on the Central Queensland coast, BSL produces around 500,000 tonnes of aluminium per annum.

Activities at BSL include manufacturing carbon anodes in the carbon plant, aluminium production (smelting) in reduction lines, and casting of molten material into aluminium products ready to ship. The smelter is connected via a conveyor belt to the Queensland Alumina Limited refinery for the supply of alumina.

BSL is committed to protecting the environment and ensuring safe work practices where people feel safe at work and care for each other.

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 close on 17^th July 2024 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date).