Evaluation Metallurgist

2 months ago


Perth, Australia Rio Tinto Full time

**Evaluation Metallurgist**
- Respect, recognition, reward
- Make our world possible
- Perth based Monday to Friday with flexible work arrangements

**About the role**

**Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.**

Rio Tinto Iron Ore’s **Geometallurgy** team is looking to recruit a degree qualified and industry experienced** Evaluation Metallurgist**. In this team you will have the opportunity to engage with a broad range of technical challenges. As the name suggests we develop understanding and knowledge of ore characteristics that impact on ore processing, product quality, material handling, beneficiation and iron making. Our diversity of work is matched by the variety of personalities and backgrounds that welcome a variety of voices and perspectives.

Reporting to the Specialist Product Prediction, key responsibilities for the position will include:

- Converting metallurgical drill core data to product predictions in mining models
- Monitoring models prediction performance for operating mine sites and update prediction as required
- Influence decisions in metallurgical core drilling and metallurgical test work to upload data quality for product prediction purpose
- Product prediction support (i.e. advise prediction confidence level) to all RTIO mine planning and resource/reserves reporting activities
- Geometallurgy support (including ore characterisation, material handling and beneficiation potentials) to operations, studies and exploration

This is a permanent position working Monday to Friday out of the Rio Tinto Central Park office in the Perth CBD. There will be flexibility to work from home on occasional days and ad hoc travel to site in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.

**What you’ll bring**

To be considered suitable applicants must have:

- Bachelor’s Degree in Metallurgy, Mineral Processing, Chemical Engineering or another relevant discipline
- Current C class driver’s licence
- Demonstrated experience in processing and/or geology within an iron ore mining environment
- A demonstrated ability to undertake project work with mínimal supervision

It will also be beneficial if you have:

- Basic knowledge in mineralogy and geology of Pilbara iron or deposits
- Basic knowledge in mineral separation, orebody characterisation, processing plants and flowsheets design

**What we offer**
- A work environment where safety is always the number one priority
- Flexible working from home arrangements as per operational requirements
- 18 weeks of gender-neutral and equal paid parental leave, with continued superannuation contributions whilst employees are on unpaid, or half paid parental leave
- 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); and
- Local relocation packages offered for Australian residents only

**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 and meet opportunities.

In the Pilbara region of Western Australia, we own a world-class, integrated network of 17 mines, four independent port terminals, a rail network spanning nearly 2,000 kilometres and related infrastructure - all designed to respond rapidly to changes in demand. We are one of the world’s leading producers and exporters of iron ore.

**Every Voice Matters**

**Applications close on 21 July 2023 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date)



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