Specialist Buckets/Trays/Structures

About the role

Rio Tinto Iron Ore is looking for a Specialist Buckets/Trays/Structures to enhance the performance and reliability of its Heavy Mobile Equipment (HME) fleet through asset strategy, engineering support and technical oversight. The role sits in the Perth Operations Centre, which controls autonomous trucks, trains and drills across the Pilbara mines, ports and rail, and involves ad-hoc site travel.

Key responsibilities

• Report to the Principal Heavy Mobile Equipment and develop and enhance Whole of Life (WOL) strategies and maintenance tactics for HME.
• Evaluate and optimise fleet maintenance and WOL strategies using performance data such as uptime and MTBF.
• Lead maintenance, defect elimination and continuous improvement strategies that improve fleet reliability.
• Own bucket and tray selection in collaboration with site engineering teams.
• Act as technical subject matter expert and link Rio Tinto Iron Ore, Group Technical, Rio Tinto Projects and OEMs.
• Lead and support Root Cause Analyses, failure investigations and reviews of vendor technical bulletins.
• Coordinate engineering support for fleet improvements and equipment upgrades, and give technical guidance to regional reliability and maintenance teams.

Required profile

• Demonstrated engineering experience supporting Heavy Mobile Equipment, including buckets, trays and structural components.
• Experience developing asset or maintenance strategies and applying defect elimination and continuous improvement methods.
• Experience leading Root Cause Analyses, failure investigations and complex technical problem solving in a mining, heavy industrial or comparable asset-intensive environment.
• Commitment to the safety of yourself and your team.

Helpful to have

• Experience working with OEMs and cross-functional engineering, maintenance or operational teams.
• Experience giving clear technical guidance and influencing outcomes across geographically dispersed teams.

What we offer

• A permanent position with a competitive base salary and annual incentive program.
• Medical benefits including subsidised private health insurance for employees and immediate family, and company-provided insurance cover.
• An attractive share ownership plan and extensive salary sacrifice and packaging options.
• Career development and education assistance, plus family-friendly health and wellbeing support.
• Vacation, paid parental and sick leave, and possible domestic relocation assistance.