Engineering Manager

Manager Engineering | Yarwun, Gladstone

• Member of the site leadership team
• Permanent employment which includes attractive salary, annual bonuses and a huge range of additional benefits which are designed to make your life better
• Domestic relocation provided from within Australia
• Providing the perfect balance, your 9-day fortnight gives you more time for the things that are important in your life and to your family and community

About the role
 

Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.
 

We are seeking an Engineering Manager to join Rio Tinto’s Yarwun Alumina Refinery, based in the coastal town of Gladstone in Central Queensland.

You will lead the Discipline Engineering, Reliability and Capital Delivery teams at the refinery. This diverse portfolio provides a great opportunity for an experienced and established leader – someone who is committed to creating a safe, respectful and inclusive work environment.
 

This team drives the development and implementation of sustainable engineering discipline standards that govern the management of the organisation’s physical assets through an asset’s entire lifecycle. This work ensures safe, cost effective and reliable design and installations are implemented and maintained at the refinery.
 

Reporting to the General Manager Operations, you will;  

• Lead and design an effective asset management function aligning people, processes, systems, technology, measures and benchmarks
• Role model collaboration to build effective relationships and drive continuous improvement for engineering solutions and strategies
• Monitor and review asset management process and performance, including asset health and risk
• Provide technical discipline support to projects and operations
• Lead the development and deployment of the Rio Tinto Discipline Engineering framework and programme aligned with Rio Tinto Risk Management and Assurance framework
• Lead the development and integration of the Discipline Engineering framework into Rio Tinto's Asset Management standard and framework, including developing: discipline specific engineering standards/performance standards and associated assurance.
   

What you’ll bring

• A strong commitment to the safety of yourself and others
• Ability to promote, mentor and drive a diverse way of working
• Desire to create a culture of care, courage and curiosity
• Significant leadership experience in a similar role
• Depth of experience working within an asset management framework
• Tertiary qualifications within Mechanical or Electrical Engineering or other relevant technical discipline
• Experience using business improvement methodologies such as KAIZEN, Lean Six Sigma and Change Management would be beneficial
• Ability to navigate SAP would be helpful.
   

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  
   

Where you’ll be working

Located in Central Queensland, approximately 10km north-west of Gladstone, Yarwun alumina refinery commenced operations in 2004. Processing bauxite from our mines in Weipa and Gove, Yarwun produces more than three million tonnes of smelter grade alumina annually.
 

As one of the largest industries in the Gladstone region, Yarwun employs over 700 people and has a large contractor workforce.
 

With a focus on safely improving our process every day, the team at Yarwun challenge themselves to use existing and emerging technology to support our 24 hour operation.
 

Yarwun is a proud member of the Gladstone community, and along with Boyne Smelters Limited and Queensland Alumina Limited, support community investments that improve the liveability of the Gladstone region through the Here for Gladstone community fund.
 

Applications close on 06th March 2025 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date)

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 situations 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.