Track Specialist

Track Specialist

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

• 8 days on, 6 days off residential or FIFO opportunities from Perth
• Karratha based role – 8 Mile rail facility

About the role

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

We are looking for a Track Specialist to play a key role within the broader Rail Maintenance team at Rio Tinto.

Reporting to the Superintendent RNM Track Coastal, you will be responsible for:

• Implementing and assuring compliance to engineering standards / performance standards.
• Contributing to the development of asset management plans to meet the asset management strategy.
• Monitoring and reviewing health and performance of track assets, including risk profiles.
• Managing the Track Engineering portfolio to ensure sustainable asset performance and risk management.
• Engineering standards relevant and current, with structured auditing conducted on track assets over the life cycles.
• Application of a systems engineering approach for design/management of track assets over the track asset life cycle.
• Track asset health/performance to optimise maintenance/renewal interventions.
• Track asset management plans.
• Review track designs.

About you

To be successfully considered for this role you will have:

• Cert III Rail infrastructure qualification
• Expertise in application of track engineering principles
• Comprehensive knowledge of asset management principles
• Detailed understanding of project management principles
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills
• Exposure to a similar role, within a large complex organization within the rail / or resources industry
• Current C Class Drivers Licence
• Ability to work in a team and safety conscious environment

Where you will be working

You will be based in Karratha at our 8 mile rail facility. Our privately owned and operated rail network is an essential part of our integrated production process and services our 16 mines across the Pilbara via 1,700km of track. With depots located at Tom Price, Cape Lambert and Dampier (7 Mile), each train is operated by a single driver and comprises up to three locomotives and 240 ore cars stretching to approximately 2.7 kilometres in length with over 40 trains operating per day. We are also applying and adapting technology to improve safety and productivity across our rail network.

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
• 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

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. And because of our size and scale, there are many opportunities to learn, grow and do more than you ever thought possible.

Every hour of every shift, your safety and wellbeing is our number one priority. We do the work only if it is safe, and we invest to make sure every member of the team has the quality tools they need to do their job.

About us

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 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 7^th July 2022 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date)