Coach AHS Mining Excellence

Autonomous Haulage System Coach – Yandicoogina

• Our friendly teams look after each other because your safety and wellbeing are always our priority.
• Permanent employment which includes attractive salary, annual bonuses and a huge range of additional benefits which are designed to make your life better
• Balance your career and your life on a FIFO 8/6 Roster – Fly out of Perth, Derby or Busselton

Where we’re all welcome

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 who we are.

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 acknowledge that all people are different and believe that our differences are our strength. The diversity of skills, life experiences and perspectives within our team enhances our way of working and our ability to achieve success together.

About the roles

We are looking for an Autonomous haulage systems (AHS) Coach to join the Production Engineering team to provide autonomous haulage systems (AHS) productivity coaching and upskilling for mining teams, with an aim to build equipment operating proficiency from competent to excellent.

The role would suit motivated and open-minded individuals with great people skills who are willing to participate in and contribute towards safety and productivity improvement projects and assist production engineers in site improvement projects where required. These roles are suitable for experienced high-performance operator/pit patroller’s with a drive for excellence and training others.

You’ll be part of a high performing team, supported by your leader to grow and achieve your own personal goals as well as the goals of the team. You’ll work an 8/6 Roster which will give you more time to spend on the things that are important to you and the people in your life.

Reporting to the Senior Production Engineer and working in a supportive and exciting environment you will:

• Adhere to all Rio Tinto health and safety standards, policies and procedures and report any safety hazards and risks to the appropriate channels
• Coach operators on both load and ancillary equipment to increase operational efficiency
• Coach team members on safe AHS behaviours, including safe loading practices and area management, safe dump interaction and pass area management
• Observe operating practices and suggest improvements to drive productivity with a data based approach
• Review performance with operators and individually coach to improve key equipment and system KPIs (spot, load, swing times, dump configuration etc.)
• Liaise with OEMs to identify operational productivity best practices
• Lead recognition programs to improve operator productivity and highlight improvements
• Support pit patroller skill development and training plans, and develop training packages and pathway for leadership roles
• Utilise hot seat as mechanism to train operators on an ad hoc basis
• Foster continuous improvement to identify improvements to current practices and processes to improve productivity, including completing weekly RND audits and identifying AHS improvement initiatives
• Ensure accurate and timely reporting of safety incidents and escalation to relevant supervisor where necessary.

What you’ll bring

• Experience with AHS Systems, within a large open pit mining environment
• Experience as an AHS Trainer
• Experience with Komatsu AHS Systems is advantageous
• Experience in operating dig units
• Ability to thrive in a fast paced role, whilst being able to think outside the box
• Solid understanding of the fundamental AHS concepts that underpin it’s value in the mining industry
• Exceptional relationship building skills, coupled with your ability to engage and collaborate effectively with a diverse range of business partners
• Manual C Class Driver’s Licence
• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team

If you are excited about the role and think you have what it takes but your experience doesn’t align 100% we still want to hear from you.  

What we offer

• Be recognised for your contribution, your thinking and your hard work, and go home knowing you’ve helped the world progress.
• A work environment where safety is always the number one priority
• A permanent position working directly for Rio Tinto
• Full relocation provided to Western Australia from elsewhere in Australia
• A competitive base salary reflective of your skills and experience with annual incentive bonus
• 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, cultural leave)
• To better suit different family needs, our paid parental leave approach gives all parents the option to take 18 weeks of paid leave after a new child arrives – at a time that suits them
• Exclusive employee discounts including hotel stays, banking, accommodation, cars, retail and more.

We are committed to elevating Indigenous voices and increasing cultural knowledge in our business. Diversity of skills, life experiences and perspectives within our team enhances our way of working and our ability to achieve success together. To help you on your journey with us, you’ll also have access to:

• Specialist Indigenous Support Advisors are always there for our Indigenous employees and available to support through any aspect of your employment
• Dedicated Indigenous Talent Programme for our Operators and Tradespersons and entry level operational roles. This programme is designed to create long term sustainable careers for our Indigenous Employees to grow into leadership or technical pathways to ensure you have every opportunity to grow your career.
• Indigenous leadership programmes across some professional and operational roles to ensure that we are developing Indigenous Leaders.

Who we are

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.

Where you’ll be working

Located 95km north-west of Newman, Yandicoogina offers a range of fly in fly out rosters. As one of Australia’s largest-producing iron ore mines; operating a fleet of autonomous trucks and drills, it generates more than 55 million tonnes of Hammersley Iron Yandi (HIY) fines each year. 

Yandicoogina is known for its culture of teamwork, can-do attitude and pioneering spirit, leading the way with innovation and technological advances in autonomous operations and robotics.

If this sounds like your next career path, then apply today

Applications close on 21 April 2024 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date)

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