- Play a key role in shaping fixed asset reliability by turning equipment data and root cause insights into practical actions
- Build your technical expertise in reliability modelling, defect elimination and lifecycle decision-making across a complex operational network.
- Family -friendly, Perth based roster with ad-hoc travel
- Delivering reliability studies and improvement work across fixed assets, including bad actor analysis, repeat failure reviews and investigation of key reliability and performance loss drivers.
- Identifying and investigating systemic reliability issues across sites, asset classes and the broader value chain, using cross-site data and operating experience to target common failure modes and improvement opportunities.
- Leading and supporting defect elimination and failure investigations using fit-for-purpose methods, from 5 Whys and structured problem-solving through to formal root cause and advanced causal analysis.
- Reviewing maintenance strategies and applying FMEA / FMECA, RCM-style methods and tactic optimisation to improve reliability, maintainability and lifecycle performance.
- Performing reliability, survival and Weibull analysis to understand failure behaviour, quantify risk and support evidence-based engineering decisions.
- Using lifecycle cost and decision models to support repair, replace, overhaul, intervention and other asset lifecycle decisions.
- Assessing asset and material criticality to support risk-based prioritisation, maintenance, spares and supportability decisions.
- Translating complex engineering and performance data into clear, practical recommendations and actions that improve asset outcomes at both site and system level.
- Working closely with site maintenance, operations and engineering teams, maintaining regular front-facing engagement on priority system-level reliability and defect elimination issues.
- Partnering with Asset Engineering, Asset Health, planning, inventory and Off-Site Repairs teams to resolve integrated reliability and asset performance issues across the value chain.
- Contributing to site and system defect elimination activities, helping maintain visibility of systemic issues, progress priority actions and share learnings across operations.
- A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team.
- Demonstrated capability in reliability engineering, defect elimination and structured problem-solving within a complex industrial environment.
- An engineering qualification or equivalent demonstrated technical and reliability engineering or Asset Management experience.
- Strong capability in root cause analysis and failure investigation, with experience selecting and applying fit-for-purpose investigation methods.
- Practical experience with Weibull analysis, FMEA / FMECA, maintenance strategy review, RCM-style approaches or maintenance tactic optimisation.
- Strong analytical capability, including the ability to interpret asset performance, failure and maintenance data and convert analysis into practical engineering recommendations.
- Ability to identify patterns and systemic issues across multiple assets, sites or operating areas, rather than considering asset performance in isolation.
- Experience working directly with operations, maintenance, engineering and planning stakeholders to prioritise issues, agree actions and deliver sustainable improvements.
- Sound engineering judgement in asset risk, criticality, maintainability and lifecycle decision-making.
- Experience with lifecycle cost modelling, repair-versus-replace analysis, overhaul strategies or other quantitative decision-modelling methods.
- Experience undertaking asset or material criticality assessments and supporting spares, repair or supportability decisions.
- Experience supporting fixed plant or comparable highly integrated mining and processing assets, or experience supporting multiple operational sites from a central technical team.
- Capability in coaching, knowledge sharing and strengthening the practical application of reliability tools and methods across engineering teams.
- 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, personal & cultural leave)
- Exclusive employee discounts (banking, accommodation, cars, retail and more)
- Possible domestic relocation assistance
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 LGBTQ+ 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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Rio Tinto is a leading global mining and materials company. We operate in 35 countries where we produce iron ore, copper, aluminum, 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.
At Rio Tinto, we particularly welcome and encourage applications from Indigenous Peoples, women, the LGBTQ+ community, mature workers, people with disabilities, and people from different cultural backgrounds.
We are committed to an inclusive environment where people feel comfortable being 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.
Start your application
Take your leadership career to the next level.
Where can Rio Tinto take you?
You’re passionate and ambitious with tremendous career aspirations. The breadth and growth of our organisation empowers you to define your ideal career path.
Take a look at Katie’s career journey
Take a look at Katie’s career journey
- 2022 - PresentManager Projects - Energy DevelopmentBrisbane, Queensland, Australia
- 2021Superintendent Operations CentreBrisbane, Queensland, Australia
- 2020Development / Drill and Blast SuperintendentPilbara, Western Australia
- 2019Deputy Quarry ManagerPilbara, Western Australia
- 2018Development SupervisorPilbara, Western Australia
- 2017Senior Engineer of Drill, Blast and SurveyPilbara, Western Australia
- 2016Production EngineerPilbara, Western Australia
- 2015Mine scheduler - 2 week plannerPilbara, Western Australia
- 2014Drill and Blast EngineerPilbara, Western Australia
- 2012Graduate Mining EngineerPilbara, Western Australia
- 2022 – PresentManager Projects – Energy DevelopmentBrisbane, Queensland, Australia
- 2021Superintendent Operations CentreBrisbane, Queensland, Australia
- 2020Development / Drill and Blast SuperintendentPilbara, Western Australia
- 2019Deputy Quarry ManagerPilbara, Western Australia
- 2018Development SupervisorPilbara, Western Australia
- 2017Senior Engineer of Drill, Blast and SurveyPilbara, Western Australia
- 2016Production EngineerPilbara, Western Australia
- 2015Mine scheduler – 2 week plannerPilbara, Western Australia
- 2014Drill and Blast EngineerPilbara, Western Australia
- 2012Graduate Mining EngineerPilbara, Western Australia
Working at Rio Tinto
Help us deliver the materials that make human progress possible.
The plane you’re flying in just landed. You fire up your phone and get your laptop out of the overhead bin. Immediately, you’re in work mode – thousands of miles from your office. Do you ever stop to think about all the materials that make life in the 21st century possible? At Rio Tinto, we discover, develop and deliver the materials that drive human progress. When you work with us, you’ll experience advantages you won’t find anywhere else.
Our application process
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Apply
The first thing you’ll need to do is apply to the role. You can do this with your LinkedIn profile or you can upload your resume. We’ll also ask you to complete a few questions before you submit your application.
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Undergo assessments
Our assessments are designed to help us work out whether you are suitable for the role. We will let you know which ones you’ll need to complete.
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Interview(s)
Our interviews could be in person or online. It’s a great opportunity for us to get to know you a bit better, answer any of your questions and talk about the exciting career opportunity you have applied for.
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Offers and checks
At this stage, we will let you know if you have been successful. If you have been, we’ll need to conduct a couple of checks, such as a background or security check. You may also need to do a medical assessment depending on the role you have applied for.
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Join the Rio Tinto team
Once the checks have been completed, we’ll be in touch to talk with you about your start date and answer any questions you may have before you start with us.