Engineer Reliability

Reliability Engineer  – Brockman (Greater Nammuldi)

• Our friendly teams look after each other because your safety and wellbeing are always our priority 

• Work is just part of your life, our benefits are designed to make life better 

• This is a FIFO role, Roster is 5:2 – 4:3 Flying out of Perth

We encourage women and Indigenous Peoples to apply, as we advance our business to more accurately reflect the world around us.
 

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 Reliability Engineer to join our MP&E team at Brockman (Greater Nammuldi) to optimise asset performance by bringing together multi-disciplinary teams, technologies, systems and standards with a primary focus on developing and optimising asset strategy and tactics.
 

You’ll be part of a high performing, diverse team, supported by your leader to grow and achieve your own personal goals as well as the goals of the team. 

Reporting to the MP&E – Engineering Superintendent, you will be responsible for the below:

• Adhere to all Rio Tinto health and safety standards, policies and procedures and report any safety hazards and risks to the appropriate channels​

• Provide tactics support to maintenance execution of physical assets, including assisting in planning, prioritisation and improvement processes.​

• Mandatory site approver for locally governed changes to strategies and tactics ​

• Develop and optimise strategies and tactics using formal risk-based processes​

• Provide technical support for PM01 and PM02 and assist with scope development and execution​

• Maintains site Asset Criticality Assessment (ACA) register depending on accountable asset (FXP, HME, MWM & SS)​

• Review data for handover of new assets​

• Site process champion for Defect Elimination (DE) and Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and systemic failure​

• Leads the monthly DE Management Operating System (MOS)​

• Analyse maintenance and performance data to improve reliability, performance, cost and support project justification ​

• Conducts technical and data-based analysis to manage processes including Risk Management, Asset Health, Operate for Reliability, Design for Reliability, RAMBO, Life Cycle Cost, Modelling​

• Project manages minor capital and opex projects (i.e., projects not requiring detailed planning and execution support from Project Engineers) aimed at reliability improvement for defects identified by DE processes by Reliability Engineers​

• Systemising and sustaining change of reliability focused initiatives​

• Ensure critical spares are identified and established for new assets or asset upgrades as well as changes required to critical spares associated with maintenance strategy changes to assets.​

• Engage with central teams/ OEM stakeholders acting as conduit for the sites​

• Contribute to development of whole-of-life asset plans and support implementation​
   

What you’ll bring

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team 

• Respect for others and an all-inclusive mindset 

• Experience in engineering or maintenance roles

• Experience working in a fixed plant environment preferred

• Ability to work collaboratively in small teams or independently and demonstrate adaptability

• Experience in Defect Elimination processes and Root Cause Analysis

• Experience in delivering Continuous Improvement initiatives and projects

• Demonstrate understanding of budget preparation, asset criticality, cost drivers, asset risk, asset

• performance and asset life cycles

• Demonstrated knowledge of SAP or equivalent CMMS

• Lean Six Sigma methodology experience or Black Belt Certification advantageous

• A Bachelor of Engineering in relevant discipline or other relevant technical field experience
   

If you are excited about the role and think you have what it takes but your experience doesn't align 100%, we still want to hear from you. 
 

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 

• Full relocation provided to Western Australia from elsewhere in Australia 

• 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.

• Work on Country with a residential role which offers company housing and financial support with living expenses including rent and utilities (power and water).
   

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.
   

Who we are  
 

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 
 

Located 60km north-west of Tom Price, Brockman (Greater Nammuldi) is wholly owned and operated by Rio Tinto. Opened in 2010, this open pit operation offers a family friendly fly in fly out roster with state-of-the-art camp facilities.

Driving the latest technological advancements, the open-pit mines offer an avenue for opportunity and career progression.

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.