Specialist Mechanical Engineer

• Join an organisation where the culture is inclusive, exciting and performance driven

• Build a rich and rewarding career with a global mining organisation

• Be an integral part of a small team with a rapidly expanding portfolio of work – based at our Central Park office

We’re Finding Better Ways to provide materials the world needs, now and in the future.  Our values – care, courage and curiosity – guide how we work and how we treat each other. 

About the role

We are currently looking for a Specialist Mechanical Engineer to join our Dampier Salt Limited (DSL) Asset Strategy team. As an integral member of the team, you will be responsible for providing technical expertise and governance to site, project, and central teams, as well as delivering our Asset Strategy to ensure that any associated risk is being appropriately managed for mobile equipment and fixed plant assets.

This role is a great opportunity to improve the integrity and performance of mobile equipment and fixed plant assets throughout Dampier Salt Operations and, through advanced analysis skills and problem-solving skills, to ensure the safety of personnel is preserved and the production risk minimised. You will develop maintenance strategies and apply your engineering expertise to ensure the safe and cost-effective performance of DSL assets.

As part of the wider Rio Tinto Iron Ore operations, Dampier Salt has two operations located at Dampier and Port Hedland and is headquartered in Perth, Western Australia. Through a sustainable process of solar evaporation of sea water, we reliably deliver high quality salt essential for making thousands of products used in everyday life. DSL is the world’s largest exporter of seaborne salt, with capacity to produce approximately 7 million tonnes every year.

Reporting to the Superintendent of Asset Strategy, you will:

• Develop the Asset Strategy for mobile and fixed plant assets across DSL Operations.

• Analyse asset performance and health data to identify and deliver improvement initiatives through Asset Management Framework

• Provide technical expertise in the discipline of mechanical engineering to support site maintenance teams as well as the Project Delivery team throughout project cycles;

• Drive cost and risk reduction while balancing asset life cycle strategies and performance in alignment with DSL Engineering standards.

• Drive the value of standardisation as part of Asset strategy

• Analyse primary/secondary maintenance tasks (PM01/PM02) to improve asset integrity & cost

• Define asset management technical requirements for new assets

• Review new asset operational readiness tactics, maintenance plans and inventory requirements

• Review and maintain mechanical discipline Company Standard Specifications; and

• Acts as a key interface for industry / speciality innovation.
   

About you

To be successfully considered for this role, you will have:

• A tertiary qualification in Mechanical Engineering

• Minimum 6 years’ experience working in the field of Mechanical Engineering

• Experience in the design, operation, maintenance and reliability of mobile equipment and fixed plant assets within a mining or industrial environment

• Expertise in development of WOL Asset Strategies

• Advanced problem-solving techniques

• Knowledge of data analysis tools

• Knowledge of work management process

• Excellent communication skills and effective stakeholder management

• A proactive approach with a commitment in driving a safe and inclusive team culture

• C Class driver’s licence
   

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 

Our modern office located in Central Park tower in Perth provide an inspiring environment for collaboration and professional growth. You'll be able to enjoy a range of benefits, including access to a modern gym, wellness programs, and convenient amenities that support a healthy work-life balance. Situated in the heart of Perth, we are close to public transport and several parking options.  
 

Applications close on Tuesday 30th June 2026 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date).

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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.

Respect and Inclusion

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.

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