- Influence the performance and reliability of Heavy Mobile Equipment across Rio Tinto Iron Ore operations
- Shape asset strategies and technical improvements for buckets, trays and structural systems
- Operation Centre based opportunity with ad-hoc site travel required

We’re Finding Better Ways™ to provide materials the world needs, now and in the future. Our values – care, courage and curiosity – guide how we work and how we treat each other.

About the role

We are looking for a Specialist Buckets/Trays/Structures to enhance the performance and reliability of the Heavy Mobile Equipment (HME) fleet through asset strategy, engineering support and technical oversight.

In this role, you’ll influence fleet performance through defect elimination, continuous improvement and effective collaboration with site engineering teams, technical specialists and equipment manufacturers. This is an opportunity to apply your technical expertise to complex fleet-wide challenges and help replicate better solutions across the business.

What you’ll be doing

Reporting to the Principal Heavy Mobile Equipment and working in a collaborative, technically focused environment within Operations, you will be:

- Develop and enhance Whole of Life (WOL) strategies and maintenance tactics for Heavy Mobile Equipment.
- Evaluate and optimise fleet maintenance and WOL strategies using performance data, including uptime
- Influence the performance and reliability of Heavy Mobile Equipment across Rio Tinto Iron Ore operations
- Shape asset strategies and technical improvements for buckets, trays and structural systems
- Operation Centre based opportunity with ad-hoc site travel required

We’re Finding Better Ways™ to provide materials the world needs, now and in the future. Our values – care, courage and curiosity – guide how we work and how we treat each other.

About the role

We are looking for a Specialist Buckets/Trays/Structures to enhance the performance and reliability of the Heavy Mobile Equipment (HME)



fleet through asset strategy, engineering support and technical oversight.

In this role, you’ll influence fleet performance through defect elimination, continuous improvement and effective collaboration with site engineering teams, technical specialists and equipment manufacturers. This is an opportunity to apply your technical expertise to complex fleet-wide challenges and help replicate better solutions across the business.

What you’ll be doing

Reporting to the Principal Heavy Mobile Equipment and working in a cooperative, technically focused environment within Operations, you will be:

- Develop and enhance Whole of Life (WOL) strategies and maintenance tactics for Heavy Mobile Equipment.
- Evaluate and optimise fleet maintenance and WOL strategies using performance data, including uptime and Mean Time Between Failure (MTBF).
- Lead maintenance, defect elimination and continuous improvement strategies that improve fleet reliability and performance.
- Own bucket and tray selection in collaboration with site engineering teams.
- Act as the technical subject matter expert and conduit between Rio Tinto Iron Ore, Group Technical, Rio Tinto Projects and Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs).
- Lead and support Root Cause Analyses (RCAs), failure investigations and reviews of vendor technical bulletins.
- Coordinate engineering support for the implementation of fleet improvements and equipment upgrades.
- Provide technical guidance to regional reliability and maintenance engineering teams and enable the rapid replication of effective practices across the business.

About you

We’re looking for someone whose experience aligns with the key requirements below. You do not need to meet every “helpful for success” item to apply – if you bring relevant experience and are excited by the opportunity, we encourage you to submit an application.

Required for Success

- A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team.
- Demonstrated engineering experience supporting Heavy Mobile Equipment, including buckets, trays and stru

📌 Specialist Buckets/Trays/Structures (Australia)
🏢 Riotinto
📍 Australia