Principal Advisor – Metallurgy (China)

Principal Advisor – Metallurgy (China)

• Based in Shanghai – China

About the role

We are looking for a Principal Advisor – Metallurgy (China) to full time work with the Simandou project team and stakeholders on the best product approach and strategy and provide critical product value-in-use analysis, including practical knowledge of iron ore product and usage, focusing on product promotion both for BF/BOF and DRI/EAF.

This role is a great opportunity to guide Simfer and internal stakeholders, peers and leaders in developing Simandou product solutions bringing the organization to next level in specialized area of the Simandou Project. It also needs to serve as an expert within Metallurgical area and a resource for best practices/quality on metallurgical usage for Simandou product

Reporting to the Senior Manager – Technical Marketing, you will:

• Supports Metallurgical test works and trials as part of product development

• Contributes actively to the long-term strategy of the business by identifying areas for improvement for R&D

• Based on needs analysis of the Simandou project, sets R&D programs and plays an active role in linking R&D to product strategy.

• Supporting the Project to identify solutions and develop action plans to best fit product to potential Metallurgical steel process in order to maximize resource value.

• Influences technical and functional leaders at the business unit level by developing significant potential customers/market ideas for Simandou product.

• Provides technical assistance to leaders at the business unit level and may perform audits, gap analysis as required by Simandou project

• Identifies, makes suggestions and promotes sharing and implementation of technical best practices

• Provide key insights about the long term technical/Metallurgical process in the Chinese steel market to align potential customers and partnerships

• Develop strategic opportunities in China and among China steel partners through MOU, technical engagements

• Lead technical engagements with Metallurgical institutes, following test works and customers trials across Asia

About you

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

• Tertiary qualifications in a technical discipline including metallurgical/chemical/process/mining engineering, geology/metallurgy/chemistry/other geoscience or mathematics/physics.

• PhD in a field related to iron making, steel making or iron ore, mining.

• Experience in Iron and Steel making and raw materials value assessment

• Rigorous experience in product research and analysis

• Fluent in Chinese and English

Where you will be working

You will be based in our office in Shanghai. 

Since Rio Tinto established its first office in Beijing almost 40 years ago with just three people, the Group has built partnerships with China that span supply, innovation, knowledge transfer, culture and procurement. It's a relationship that has been transformative for Rio Tinto and which continues to make a significant contribution to China’s growth story.

The company’s history in China stretches back over a century, when Rio Tinto made the first borates sales to the country. Since 1973 when Rio Tinto was one of the first foreign companies to export iron ore to China, it has shipped over 2.5 billion tonnes of the commodity, more than any other mining company. This extraordinary volume has been driven in large part by the pioneering joint ventures and partnerships that the Group has forged in recent decades.

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 Indigenous Peoples, women, the LGBTQIA+ 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.

JOB_POSTING-3-6845