Specialist Electrical Engineer

Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.

We are looking for a Specialist Electrical Engineer to join our Bell Bay Aluminium Smelter to provide stewardship and technical engineering guidance and governance for the on-site electrical engineering team. This is an exciting, newly created role within the Asset Management team, and will enable our people to be their best and continually innovate and reflect on the way our work is done.

This role offers an exceptional opportunity for a dynamic problem solver with excellent influencing skills to contribute to our Asset Management engineering efficiency improvements and upgrades.

We are an open, connected international team of technical professionals using some of the most exciting data and tools on the planet. We are the world leader in automation and smart mining.

We have technical development programmes that are industry-leading and recognise the unique nature of your role. These provide opportunities to grow your career through a dedicated technical path while being rewarded for your unique skills.

Reporting to the Superintendent Planning and Engineering you will:

• Lead, coach, and develop a team of electrical engineers and reliability officers on site to achieve their goals
• Drive improvements for both fixed and mobile plant assets on site through both operational and capital planning processes
• Provide expert electrical and instrumentation engineering support to meet operational needs, bringing diverse perspectives to problem-solving
• Ensure asset management best practices are safely utilised to achieve required performance for assets site wide
• Guide the development, review process and governance of asset whole of life plans and tactics for onsite process and statutory assets to ensure compliance and production targets are met
• Direct and oversee asset non-performance and failure investigations to ensure root causes are identified and addressed
• Promote efforts to ensure compliance with Rio Tinto electrical safety standards, industry regulations, and standards, ensuring quality requirements across the site, with a primary focus on low and extra low voltage electrical assets
• Provide expert electrical and instrumentation engineering support to meet operational needs, bringing diverse perspectives to problem-solving

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team
• A passion and enthusiasm to continually improve with balancing risk, production and cost
• Tertiary Degree in Electrical Engineering and 5+ years' experience in project or maintenance engineering
• Strong knowledge of asset management, maintenance and reliability processes & systems
• A passion for mentoring and providing development pathways for your team
• Ability to work collaboratively with team members and key stakeholders across the business including operations and maintenance
• Strong knowledge of 5-Why, PPS, Ishikawa, ICAM and RCA investigation techniques
• Knowledge of LEAN processes and principals would be an advantage

• A 9-day fortnight working roster with lots of flexibility to suit you
• 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)
• Domestic relocation assistance for you and your family

Bell Bay Aluminium holds a unique place in Tasmanian and Australian history as the first aluminium smelter in the southern hemisphere when it began production in 1955. Today, it produces around 190,000 of primary aluminium each year. The smelter is situated on the Tamar River, approximately five kilometres from George Town and 45 kilometres from Launceston. We employ more than 500 Tasmanians and more than 60 full-time equivalent contractors who, on a typical day, undertake work at the smelter. For more than 65 years Bell Bay Aluminium has played a significant role in the social and economic wellbeing of George Town and Northern Tasmania through employment, community investment, and using local goods and services. In 2019, the site also received Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) certifications, assuring customers the aluminium they purchase has been produced to the highest environmental, social and governance standards.

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. We 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 and to have all voices heard. 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.

Seniority level: Not Applicable

Employment type: Full-time

Job function: Engineering and Information Technology

Industries: Mining and Oil and Gas

Location: Bell Bay, Tasmania, Australia