Senior Production Engineer

 

Main characteristics

Location

Tom Price, Western Australia

Company

Rio Tinto

Employment type

Full time

Category

Mining, Resources & Energy

Job summary

Senior Production Engineer Tom Price FIFO or residential

· Be part of a new leadership team taking on a significant cultural change

· Opportunity to support an autonomous haulage system (AHS) and manual operation

· Relatively new AHS site with opportunity to be part of an efficiency ramp up

About the role

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

A truly unique opportunity exists for a highly experienced Senior Mine Production Engineer to join our Tom Price mine operations team. With cutting edge technology at your fingertips and support of the brightest minds in the industry you will guide and mentor a small technical team to ensure the safe development and delivery of mine productivity and cost improvement initiatives.

Leading on the frontline is one of the most important jobs in our business and comes with a huge amount of responsibility. We need you to motivate, inspire and keep your people safe and well. With signature leadership training programmes, growing, and developing is more than an opportunity it is something we actively plan and make happen. Every day our leaders grow, while our rosters are designed to help you live the lifestyle that is right for you and your family.

As an integral part of the operational leadership team, this role will allow you to expand your knowledge of all functions within an operational mining environment and gain invaluable experience to continue growing your operational leadership career. This position will suit someone who is curious, passionate about driving continuous change, can embrace out of the box thinking and with the ability to challenge the status quo!

Reporting to the Manager Mine Operations, you will: Work closely with the operations team to drive improvement projects with a specific focus on safety, productivity, and asset utilisation Collaborate with internal partners across mining technical services, dewatering, fixed plant, and mobile equipment maintenance to achieve the mine plan Provide coaching, mentoring and support to the mine planning engineers and operations teams to ensure optimisation of the mine plans Utilise accurate data analysis to drive cost reductions and efficiencies Promote a culture of safety and provide input into critical risk management and incident investigation processes Demonstrate the Rio Tinto values of Courage, Care, and Curiosity

This position will be offered on a flexible FIFO roster of 5/2/4/3 or 8/6 flying out of Perth, or the option of living in Tom Price.

What youll bring

You will have a tertiary qualification in mining engineering and demonstrated experience in mine production, mine operations or technical mining engineering roles within a large open pit mining environment. You will be someone who thrives on a challenge, can think outside of the box and has a good understanding of the fundamental concepts that underpin value in the mining industry. Your exceptional relationship building skills coupled with your ability to engage and collaborate effectively with a diverse range of business partners will also ensure your success in this role.

A manual C class drivers licence will be required and a WA Unrestricted Quarry Managers Certificate (or the ability to obtain one) will be well regarded. Prior experience with autonomous haulage systems will also be advantageous.

What we offer

Be recognised for your contribution, your critical thinking, and your hard work, and go home knowing youve helped the world advance by producing the materials essential to human progress A work environment where safety is always the number one priority A competitive 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 and 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 lifes reasons (vacation/annual, paid parental, sick leave) Exclusive employee discounts (banking, accommodation, cars, retail and more)

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 worlds 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 will be working

Located in the middle of the Pilbara, the Tom Price town is nestled in some of the most scenic landscape in Western Australia. Situated on the doorstep of the renowned Karijini National Park, Tom Price is recognised for its beautiful scenery, wildlife diversity and close-knit community which offers a safe and friendly environment; ideal for young families. The picturesque town provides residents with a range of leisure facilities and local amenities including a nearby airport, hospital, child care centre, two primary schools, high school, and a variety of sporting facilities such as an Olympic-size swimming pool, cricket and football fields, bmx and go cart tracks. The Pilbara is also inland to the Ningaloo Coast with Coral Bay and Exmouth a great long weekend adventure with fantastic swimming and fishing options.

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 30 Sep 2022 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date)