Track Maintenance Engineer

at  RIO Tinto

TRACK MAINTENANCE ENGINEER

We encourage women and Indigenous Peoples to apply, as we advance our business to more accurately reflect the world around us.

• Opportunity to work on the world’s first autonomous heavy hall railway
• Exciting opportunity to join a dynamic fast-paced rail maintenance team
• Roster 8:6 or 5:2 | 4:3 roster considered
• FIFO from Perth or residential in Karratha considered

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.

ABOUT THE ROLE

We are looking for a Track Maintenance Engineer to play a key leadership role within the Rail division.
The role of Track Maintenance Engineer is to provide maintenance engineering support to the RNM (Rail Network Maintenance) Asset Replacement and Response teams to ensure the effective management of Rio Tinto Iron Ore (RTIO) track assets including, turnout components, insulated glued joints and level crossings, in accordance with RTIO Standards.

Reporting to the Specialist Track Engineer for Maintenance, you will:

• Provide first response maintenance engineering support to minimise losses to track asset availability and performance
• Perform inspections and audits of track infrastructure and assets to provide assurance to the business the asset is being managed accordance with the required standards or, controls have been implemented to manage the risk and operational impact
• Analyse defects and operating performance of assets to identify trends, recommend and implement improvements to eliminate defects or improve degradation rates
• Provide engineering input into the scope of works for asset replacement
• Prioritise work to minimise risk and operational impact as far as reasonably practical
• Provide engineering input into the planning, and scheduling of maintenance and replacement of track assets
• Interface with other work steams to enable the execution of the work and/or facilitate an effective result
• Ensure works are executed as per approved scope and relevant Standards, Specifications and Engineering Procedures
• Conduct required quality assurance/ controls and/or verify compliance of completed work
• Track asset records are kept current and accurately reflect the work executed
• Identify and address non conformances
• Identify opportunities to improve existing practices, recommend improvements and implement change. Improvements to include safety, quality, compliance, cost savings, and/or performance.

APPLICATIONS FOR THIS ROLE WILL CLOSE ON 28/08/2024, HOWEVER WE DO RESERVE THE RIGHT TO CLOSE THE ROLE EARLIER THAN STATED.

Please note, in order to be successfully considered for this role you must complete all pre-screening questions.

To be successfully considered for this role, you will have:

• Tertiary qualification or higher in either Mechanical or Civil engineering
• Understanding of Railway Track Engineering concepts and principles
• Manual C Class drivers’ licenc