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Our values - care, courage, and curiosity - guide how we work and how we treat each other.\nAbout the role\nWe are looking for a Mechanical Engineer to join our Asset Management team and support the safe, reliable and cost-effective performance of our assets.\nIn this role, you’ll provide mechanical engineering and asset management support across projects, operations and maintenance activities, helping ensure our assets and installations are safe, fit for purpose and aligned with engineering standards.\nThis is a great opportunity for an engineer who enjoys solving practical asset challenges, working closely with operational teams and building their capability in asset management, reliability and engineering assurance.\nWhat you’ll be doing\nReporting to the Specialist Engineer Mechanical, and working collaboratively with various teams, you will:\nSupport the implementation and ongoing application of asset management systems and processes\nIdentify opportunities to improve asset management practices by gathering feedback and working with key stakeholders\nPartner with Business Units and operational sites to embed and sustain asset management systems and processes\nProvide mechanical engineering support to projects and operational and maintenance teams\nCollect and interpret asset health and performance data from multiple sources to support assessment of equipment condition and risk\nSupport compliance with mechanical engineering standards, performance standards and associated assurance requirements\nContribute to safe, cost-effective and fit-for-purpose engineering solutions and installations\nAbout you\nTo be successfully considered for this role, you will have the following:\nA commitment to the safety of yourself and your team\nA tertiary qualification in Mechanical Engineering or a related engineering discipline\nMechanical engineering experience within an operational, maintenance, industrial or asset-intensive environment\nExperience providing technical engineering support to operations, maintenance or project activities\nAn understanding of asset management, maintenance, reliability or equipment lifecycle principles\nAbility to analyse technical and asset information to support assessment of equipment condition, performance and risk\nAn understanding of engineering standards, specifications and assurance requirements\nAbility to collaborate effectively with engineering, maintenance, operations and other stakeholders\nDesirable experience\nExperience within mining, minerals processing, manufacturing, heavy industry or a similarly asset-intensive environment\nExposure to asset health monitoring, condition monitoring, reliability engineering or maintenance strategy development\nExperience working with asset management or computerised maintenance systems\nExposure to continuous improvement, equipment failure analysis or risk-based asset management practices\nWhat we offer\nBe recognised for your contribution, your thinking, and your hard work, and go home knowing you’ve helped the world progress.\nA work environment where safety is always the number one priority\nA permanent position working directly for Rio Tinto\nA competitive base salary reflective of your skills and experience with annual incentive program\nComprehensive medical benefits including subsidised private health insurance for employees and immediate family \nAttractive share ownership plan\nCompany provided insurance cover\nExtensive salary sacrifice and salary packaging options\nCareer development and education assistance to further your technical or leadership ambitions\nOngoing access to family-friendly health and medical wellbeing support\nLeave for all of life’s reasons (vacation/annual, paid parental, sick and cultural leave)\nExclusive employee discounts (banking, accommodation, cars, retail and more)\nPossible domestic relocation assistance\nWhere you’ll be working\nLocated in Central Queensland, approximately 10km north-west of Gladstone, Yarwun alumina refinery commenced operations in 2004. Processing bauxite from our mines in Weipa and Gove, Yarwun produces more than three million tonnes of smelter grade alumina annually.\nAs one of the largest industries in the Gladstone region, Yarwun employs over 700 people and has a large contractor workforce. With a focus on safely improving our process every day, the team at Yarwun challenge themselves to use existing and emerging technology to support our 24-hour operation.\nYarwun is a proud member of the Gladstone community, and along with Boyne Smelters Limited and Queensland Alumina Limited, support community investments that improve the liveability of the Gladstone region through the Here for Gladstone community fund.\nAbout Rio Tinto\nRio 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.\nWe 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. 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