Mechanical Engineer
- Employer
- Rio Tinto
- Location
- Invercargill, NZ
- Salary
- Competitive
- Posted
- Oct 19, 2021
- Closes
- Nov 09, 2021
- Ref
- 514857991
- Category
- Engineering, Maintenance/Mechanical
- Work Term
- Permanent
- Work Load
- Full Time
- Language
- English
MECHANICAL ENGINEER
About the role
All progress begins with pioneers. At Rio Tinto, it begins with you.
We are looking for a Mechanical Engineer to support a diverse portfolio of projects whilst providing hands on technical expertise to our NZAS operation.
This is a great opportunity for a self-starter to establish themselves as a technical specialist and work collaboratively on high value, complex projects ranging from structural to automation. NZAS has a lot to offer a mechanical engineer as one of New Zealand's largest industrial site, you'll be working on interesting projects that make a difference.
We are an open, connected international team of technical specialists using some of the most exciting data and tools on the planet. We are the world leader in automation and smart mining.
We have technical development programmes that are industry-leading and recognise the unique nature of your role. These provide opportunities to grow your career through a dedicated technical path while being rewarded for your unique skills.
Reporting to the Superintendent Engineering & Projects and working in a collaborative multidisciplinary team, you will be:
What you will bring
What we offer
About Rio Tinto
Every idea, every innovation, every little thing the world calls 'progress' begins with a first step, and someone willing to take it: explorers, inventors, entrepreneurs. Pioneers.
For nearly 150 years, Rio Tinto has been a company of pioneers generations of people spanning the globe, all with the grit and vision to produce materials essential to human progress.
Our iron ore has shaped skylines from Shanghai to Sydney. Our aluminium the world's first to be certified "responsible" helps planes fly and makes cars lighter. Our copper helps wind turbines power cities and our boron helps feed the world, and explore the universe.
Our diamonds help us celebrate the best parts of life.
Where you will be working
Based at Tiwai Point in New Zealand's south, NZAS makes aluminium with one of the lowest carbon footprints in the world, and it is the only aluminium smelter to produce ultra-high purity metal using renewable hydroelectricity. Receiving the majority of its alumina from our Yarwun and Queensland Alumina Limited refineries in Gladstone, Australia, the smelter produces more than 335,000 tonnes of aluminium each year.
In January 2021, NZAS reached a new electricity agreement which will extend operations to December 2024. By joining us now, we will set you up for the future. Work is already underway to reskill and retrain our people, with skills transferrable to other industries.
Every Voice Matters
At Rio Tinto, we particularly welcome and encourage applications from indigenous people, women, the LGBTI+ community, mature workers, people with disabilities and people from different cultural backgrounds.
- Join an encouraging leadership group, committed to your growth and development
- Diverse, high value & challenging projects
- Full Time opportunity at NZAS, Invercargill
About the role
All progress begins with pioneers. At Rio Tinto, it begins with you.
We are looking for a Mechanical Engineer to support a diverse portfolio of projects whilst providing hands on technical expertise to our NZAS operation.
This is a great opportunity for a self-starter to establish themselves as a technical specialist and work collaboratively on high value, complex projects ranging from structural to automation. NZAS has a lot to offer a mechanical engineer as one of New Zealand's largest industrial site, you'll be working on interesting projects that make a difference.
We are an open, connected international team of technical specialists using some of the most exciting data and tools on the planet. We are the world leader in automation and smart mining.
We have technical development programmes that are industry-leading and recognise the unique nature of your role. These provide opportunities to grow your career through a dedicated technical path while being rewarded for your unique skills.
Reporting to the Superintendent Engineering & Projects and working in a collaborative multidisciplinary team, you will be:
- Planning and delivery of end to end projects, keeping to agreed budgets and timescales. The role is mostly capital project management
- Leading equipment failure, incident investigation and management of subsequent corrective actions
- Providing technical discipline support to projects, Operations, and the greater maintenance functions
- Management and maintaining compliance requirements for engineering standards and associated assurance.
- Utilising data and reliability principles to identify asset performance improvement initiatives
What you will bring
- A tertiary qualification in Mechanical Engineering
- Understanding of Project Management methodologies and experience in the delivery of complex projects and/or mechanical engineering
- Effective communication and stakeholder management skills you'll be an expert influencer and change agent
- Demonstrate a willingness to embrace and improve our safety culture
What we offer
- A safety-focused and inclusive working environment
- A competitive salary package with annual cash incentive awards (STIP)
- Access to top tier family-friendly health and medical programs
- Excellent retirement plan
- A comprehensive leave policy that covers all moments that matter in life (vacation/annual, paid parental leave, short term sick leave, paid holidays)
- Ongoing individual wellbeing support for you and your family for personal and professional matters
- Generous Rio Tinto employee share program
About Rio Tinto
Every idea, every innovation, every little thing the world calls 'progress' begins with a first step, and someone willing to take it: explorers, inventors, entrepreneurs. Pioneers.
For nearly 150 years, Rio Tinto has been a company of pioneers generations of people spanning the globe, all with the grit and vision to produce materials essential to human progress.
Our iron ore has shaped skylines from Shanghai to Sydney. Our aluminium the world's first to be certified "responsible" helps planes fly and makes cars lighter. Our copper helps wind turbines power cities and our boron helps feed the world, and explore the universe.
Our diamonds help us celebrate the best parts of life.
Where you will be working
Based at Tiwai Point in New Zealand's south, NZAS makes aluminium with one of the lowest carbon footprints in the world, and it is the only aluminium smelter to produce ultra-high purity metal using renewable hydroelectricity. Receiving the majority of its alumina from our Yarwun and Queensland Alumina Limited refineries in Gladstone, Australia, the smelter produces more than 335,000 tonnes of aluminium each year.
In January 2021, NZAS reached a new electricity agreement which will extend operations to December 2024. By joining us now, we will set you up for the future. Work is already underway to reskill and retrain our people, with skills transferrable to other industries.
Every Voice Matters
At Rio Tinto, we particularly welcome and encourage applications from indigenous people, women, the LGBTI+ community, mature workers, people with disabilities and people from different cultural backgrounds.