- Lead and develop the Engineering & Planning team supporting mobile equipment at our Paraburdoo operations.
- Shape equipment engineering, maintenance strategy and integrated planning outcomes across a complex mobile equipment fleet.
- Family-friendly 5 days on, 2 days off, 4 days on, 3 days off roster, available as either FIFO or residential in Paraburdoo.
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About the role
We are looking for an experienced Superintendent Engineering & Planning – Mobile Equipment to lead the site-based Engineering & Planning team and drive safe, reliable and sustainable performance across the mobile equipment fleet at Paraburdoo.
As Superintendent Engineering & Planning – Mobile Equipment, you will provide strong people and technical leadership across engineering, reliability and maintenance planning. You will be accountable for building team capability, setting clear priorities, managing performance and creating a high-performing, collaborative team aligned to operational and maintenance requirements.
A key focus will be translating asset performance insights, operational priorities and equipment risk into disciplined engineering and maintenance plans that improve fleet availability, reliability and lifecycle performance.
You will establish effective ways of working and build strong partnerships across Mobile Equipment Maintenance, Operations, Supply, Asset Management and site leadership.
Offering a family-friendly 5/2, 4/3 roster, with the flexibility of FIFO from Perth or residential in Paraburdoo, this is an excellent opportunity for an experienced engineering and planning leader to shape mobile equipment performance, develop a high-performing technical team and make a lasting contribution to our Paraburdoo operations.
Reporting to Manager MEM, you will be responsible for:
- Lead and develop a high-performing Engineering & Planning team through visible leadership, coaching, performance management and the development of technical and planning capability.
- Set strategic direction and align engineering, reliability and planning priorities with operational risk, fleet performance, maintenance requirements and business objectives.
- Drive mobile equipment reliability and availability by identifying, prioritising and addressing chronic performance losses, recurring failures and equipment-related risks.
- Lead defect elimination and failure investigations, ensuring appropriate problem-solving methodologies are applied, actions are implemented and learnings are embedded.
- Provide governance across maintenance planning and scheduling, including work quality, backlog management, shutdown readiness, resource requirements and execution preparedness.
- Optimise maintenance strategies and equipment lifecycle performance through condition monitoring, maintenance tactics, component strategies and long-term asset planning.
- Use criticality, asset health, performance and maintenance data to support risk-based decisions, work prioritisation, component forecasting, supportability and spares strategies.
- Build strong partnerships across maintenance, operations, engineering, supply and contracting partners while promoting consistent standards, knowledge sharing and continuous improvement.
About you
We are seeking an experienced engineering and planning leader who combines proven people leadership capability, strong mobile equipment maintenance experience and the ability to deliver outcomes in a complex operational environment.
You will bring the confidence and judgement to lead an experienced technical team, establish clear direction, challenge existing practices and translate equipment performance and maintenance priorities into practical business outcomes.
What you’ll bring
- A strong commitment to safety, care for people and creating an inclusive, high-performing team environment.
- An engineering qualification or equivalent demonstrated experience in mobile equipment engineering, maintenance, reliability or asset management.
- Substantial demonstrated experience in formal people leadership roles, including managing, coaching and developing technical professionals, managing performance and building effective teams.
- A proven track record of setting direction, establishing accountabilities, prioritising work and delivering outcomes through others.
- Strong experience in mobile equipment engineering, maintenance planning, reliability or asset management within mining, heavy industry or another complex industrial environment.
- Demonstrated capability in maintenance planning and scheduling, defect elimination, root cause analysis and the investigation of complex equipment performance issues.
- Sound practical understanding of mobile equipment maintenance strategies, lifecycle planning, failure analysis, condition monitoring and work management processes.
- Strong analytical and engineering judgement, with the ability to interpret fleet performance and maintenance data, identify risks and translate findings into practical plans and recommendations.
- Demonstrated ability to influence and collaborate with operational, maintenance, engineering, supply and contracting stakeholders across organisational boundaries.
- Strong communication, stakeholder engagement and decision-making skills, with the ability to balance technical rigour, operational priorities and business outcomes.
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).
- Exclusive employee discounts including hotel stays, banking, accommodation, cars, retail and more.
Where you'll be working
Located 80km south west of Tom Price, Paraburdoo is a town nestled in some of the most scenic landscape in Western Australia. Paraburdoo is recognised for its beautiful scenery, wildlife diversity and close proximity to Karijini National Park. Paraburdoo prides itself on being a safe and friendly community; ideal for young families.
The picturesque town provides residents with a range of leisure facilities and local amenities including a domestic airport, hospital, community centre, child care centre, primary school, parks and a variety of sporting facilities. The recently built Paraburdoo Sports, Fitness and Community Complex offers state of the art facilities including an Olympic-size swimming pool, indoor basketball court and gym.
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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 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.
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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.