Engineer Asset Health

Engineer Asset Health

Combine technical expertise with operational impactworking with real-time asset health systems to drive smarter decisions and improve reliability across mining assets.

• Be part of a dynamic and collaborative improvement team
• Brisbane based role

Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.

About the role

We are seeking a highly capable Engineer Asset Health to support and enhance real-time asset monitoring within our Operations Centre. This role plays a critical part in enabling early identification of equipment risks and preventing failures across our mining operations. Working closely with the asset health coordinators in the operations centre along with operations maintenance planning & reliability teams you will translate asset health data into actionable insights that improve reliability reduce downtime and support safe efficient operations.

You will take ownership of improving asset health systems tools and practices. This includes enhancing the quality of monitoring and alerts maintaining connectivity to assets developing fit-for-purpose dashboards and visualisations and uplifting the capability of Operations Centre teams through structured training and competency development. You will also lead and support targeted improvement initiatives that drive measurable performance outcomes across sites.

This is an opportunity to work at the centre of mining operations influencing decisions in real time while contributing to longer-term system improvements. The role suits someone who combines strong technical and analytical capability with a practical outcome-focused mindset and the ability to influence across multiple teams.

Reporting to the Manager - Improvement you will:

• Provide support for real-time asset health monitoring systems ensuring effective detection and prevention of equipment failures
• Analyse asset health condition monitoring and operational data to generate clear actionable insights
• Lead improvement of alert quality thresholds and system effectiveness to improve decision-making
• Develop and standardise dashboards and visualisation tools (e.g. Grafana) to support operational teams
• Identify and deliver asset health improvement initiatives that reduce downtime and improve equipment performance
• Design and implement training materials competency frameworks and sign-off processes to uplift OC capability
• Support investigation of significant failures and recurring issues contributing to root cause analysis and prevention strategies
• Improve integration of asset health insights into operational and maintenance planning processes
• Act as an asset health subject matter expert within digital and improvement projects related to mining operations
  

What you will bring

• Experience in asset health reliability condition monitoring or maintenance in mining operations
• Demonstrated ability to analyse data and translate insights into practical actions
• Experience working with asset health or fleet management systems (e.g. Wenco Mine SAP Readyline Tyre Sense CAT systems or condition monitoring tools)
• Strong problem-solving capability with experience in failure analysis and continuous improvement
• Ability to influence and collaborate effectively with operations and maintenance teams
• Strong communication skills with the ability to simplify complex technical information
• Self-driven proactive and comfortable working in a fast-paced operational environment
• Proficiency in Excel including complex data analysis and use of PivotTables

It will also be beneficial if you have:

• Knowledge of mobile mining equipment or equivalent experience in particular Caterpillar mobile equipment
• Mechanical electrical or mechatronics engineering degree or post trade experience in a mining or heavy industrial environment
• Demonstrated knowledge of SAP including searching the IH01 equipment register and raising notifications
• Experience developing or delivering training and capability uplift initiatives
• Understanding of root cause RCA and failure analysis principles
• Experience developing or working with dashboards and data visualisation tools (e.g. Grafana Power BI)
• Demonstrated ability in continuous improvement methodologies

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
• 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
  

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Applications close: Tuesday 21st April

Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove job postings prior to the stated closing date. If you are interested in applying please submit your application as soon as possible.

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About Rio Tinto

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 cant do it on our own so were focused on creating partnerships to solve problems create win-win situations and meet opportunities.

Respect and Inclusion

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 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 different.