Advisor Mine Water Management

•    The perfect balance, our roster gives you more time for the things that are important in your life and to your family and community 
•    Opportunities and support to learn and grow your career
•    FIFO from Perth, Busselton & Broome – 8 days on, 6 days off roster
 

Where we’re all welcome    

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 who we are.    

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 acknowledge that all people are different and believe that our differences are our strength.  The diversity of skills, life experiences and perspectives within our team enhances our way of working and our ability to achieve success together.   

About the role  

We are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic Advisor – Mine Water Management join our team at West Angelas. This role will see you provide technical assistance, support, and expert advice on continuous improvement and planning practices across on a day-today basis to the MWM leadership team with a focus on statutory requirements. You’ll be part of a friendly team, supported by your leader to grow and achieve your own personal goals as well as the goals of the team.

Reporting to the MWM Superintendent, the role will require you to:

•    Adhere to all Rio Tinto standards, policies and procedures
•    Collaborate closely with other functions and stakeholders in the performance of duties
•    Focus on setting the fortnightly look ahead, providing input into the work schedule and meeting the QPP
•    Support the preparation in ensuring the correct equipment is either onsite or ordered
•    Key interface of the development of the QPP with WRE and MTS, and the subsequent execution, in particular the daily and 2-week plan
•    Support MWM leaders in planning and safely executing works
•    Contractor management 
•    Managing projects relative to mine water management 
•    Mine Water Management interface for Sustaining capital projects
•    Developing Mine stage plans for bottom bench mining/sump pumping
•    Review, develop and forecast budgets for mine water management
•    MWM planning, prioritising works essential to the mine plan
•    Maintain inventory to ensure works can be executed when required
•    Collaborate with the maintenance supervisors, OSR team and OEM on asset defects, mid life and end of life rebuilds
•    Reviewing and optimising bore hole infrastructure to ensure best utilization of equipment  
•    Collaborate with the site hydro to analyze data to track performance, close gaps and find opportunities to improve. 
•    Support and encourage continuous improvement initiatives, including promoting standardization across the PMO
•    Develop weekly MWM plan, work closely with MP&E team on PM01 and PM02 scopes ensuring they are relative and provide best efficiency

What you’ll bring    

•    A current "C Class" WA Manual Driver’s License
•    Experience in a similar role with some operational experience
•    MTS or experience in active mining environment
•    Understanding of CITECT SCADA 
•    Interpret P&ID/Schematic drawings 
•    Sound Knowledge in SAP
 

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 bonus 
•    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, cultural leave) 
•    To better suit different family needs, our paid parental leave approach gives all parents the option to take 18 weeks of paid leave after a new child arrives – at a time that suits them 
•    Exclusive employee discounts including hotel stays, banking, accommodation, cars, retail and more.

We are committed to elevating Indigenous voices and increasing cultural knowledge in our business. Diversity of skills, life experiences and perspectives within our team enhances our way of working and our ability to achieve success together. To help you on your journey with us, you’ll also have access to:

•    Specialist Indigenous Support Advisors are always there for our Indigenous employees and available to support through any aspect of your employment
•    Dedicated Indigenous Talent Programme for our Operators and Tradespersons and entry level operational roles. This programme is designed to create long term sustainable careers for our Indigenous Employees to grow into leadership or technical pathways to ensure you have every opportunity to grow your career.
•    Indigenous leadership programmes across some professional and operational roles to ensure that we are developing Indigenous Leaders.
 

Where you’ll be working  

Located 110km west of Newman, West Angelas operates on a fly in fly out roster from Perth, Busselton or Broome depending on role requirements. Operational since 2002, it was the first site to be incorporated into our Mine of the Future™ programme, trialling autonomous trucks and drills that are now fully embedded into the operations. An expansion to the accommodation village, gym and recreational facilities on site offer exceptional living.

Ready to experience something unique? Come work with us.

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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.