Overview
Electrical Engineer role at Rio Tinto. The position is part of the Electrical and Control Engineering Team, with responsibility for a portfolio of assets including bauxite processing plants, stockyards, export facilities, a railway and other supporting infrastructure. The role offers broad exposure to a range of engineering activities and is a permanent residential position.
Responsibilities
- Be an integral part of the Electrical and Control Engineering Team and be responsible for a portfolio of assets including bauxite processing plants, stockyards, export facilities, a railway and a wide array of supporting infrastructure.
- Work alongside other engineering, technical and trade disciplines to provide sustainable and productive solutions to engineering problems affecting plant stability
- Facilitate and participate in risk assessments, production and safety incident investigations
- Conduct reliability assessments to determine major causes of downtime
- Implement improvement projects or raise detailed maintenance notifications to ensure defect elimination
- Manage bridging and forcing registers and resolving underlying issues
- Ensure engineering resources, structure and systems are in place to support maintenance processes
- Ensure compliance with relevant statutory and legislative provisions
What You’ll Bring
- Bachelors degree in Engineering (Electrical) or higher, recognised by Engineers Australia
- Comprehensive knowledge of asset management, service and maintenance of heavy industrial power systems. Mineral processing plant or similar experience is an advantage
- Comprehensive understanding of LV electrical equipment including distribution assets, protection devices, motors, drives and instrumentation
- Familiar with relevant regulatory authorities and Australian Standards relating to electrical installations and practices (e.g., MQHSA, QLD Electrical Safety Act, AS3000)
It will also be beneficial if you have experience in Power Generation, HV Distribution, Control System / comms / network experience / TUV, Chartered and RPEQ, HV experience, EEHA, SAP Knowledge.
What We Offer
- A work environment where safety is always the number one priority
- A permanent position working directly for Rio Tinto
- Competitive base salary 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
Rio Tinto Weipa is located 900km north-west of Cairns on the Gulf of Carpentaria and has been operating for over 50 years. It has developed into a vibrant community with opportunities to participate in leisure activities, sports and community events. The Amrun mining operation is located 40 kilometres southwest of Weipa and expanded bauxite operations to continue production from one of the world’s premier bauxite deposits.
About Rio Tinto
Rio Tinto is a leading global mining and materials company operating in 35 countries. We aim to provide materials the world needs with a focus on low emissions and responsible standards across environmental, social and governance factors.
Equal Opportunity
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 all voices are heard and respected.
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📌 Electrical Engineer
🏢 Rio Tinto
📍 Australia