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.
We are looking for a Mechanical Engineer to join our Asset Management team and support the safe, reliable and cost-effective performance of our assets.
In 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.
This 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.
Reporting to the Specialist Engineer Mechanical, and working collaboratively with various teams, you will:
To be successfully considered for this role, you will have the following:
Desirable experience
Be recognised for your contribution, your thinking, and your hard work, and go home knowing you’ve helped the world progress.
Located 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.
As 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.
Yarwun 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.
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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 situations and meet opportunities.
At Rio Tinto, we particularly welcome and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, women, the LGBTQ+ 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.

We're finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs. Iron ore for steel. Low carbon aluminium for electric cars and smartphones. Copper for wind turbines, electric cars and the pipes that bring water to our home. Borates that help crops grow and titanium for paint.