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About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Electrical Engineer to join our team at Rio Tinto. As a key member of our Electrical and Control Engineering team, you will be responsible for providing technical assistance and support to our operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Work alongside other engineering, technical and trade disciplines to provide sustainable and efficient 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.

Requirements

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team.
• Bachelor's 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.
• Familiarity with relevant regulatory authorities and Australian Standards relating to electrical installations and practices.

What We Offer

• 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 an annual incentive program.
• Comprehensive medical benefits including subsidised private health insurance for employees and immediate family.
• Attractive share ownership plan.
• 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).