Manager: Asset Management at Rio Tinto

Manager: Asset Management

• Great opportunity to work for a global company at the forefront of Mining.
• A unique opportunity to contribute to Rio Tinto’s Asset Management team.
• Role based in Richards Bay (KZN), South Africa.

About the role

• Finding better ways™ to provide the materials the world needs.
• We are looking for a Seasoned Asset Manager to develop and implement the asset management strategy, policy, and long-term planning for RBM’s fixed assets and heavy mobile equipment (HME).
• The Asset Manager Leads and supports cross-functional teams including Asset Development & Data, Asset Health & Technology, and Reliability to deliver high-quality outcomes aligned with organizational standards.
• They own asset management processes and improvement initiatives across RBM and translate the Rio Tinto AMBOK processes into solutions that can be implemented in RBM and ensure that we have capability programs in place to support improvement.

Reporting to the General Manager Asset Management, you will:

• Implement asset management systems and tools across work streams.
• Identify and coordinate improvement opportunities by gathering stakeholder feedback.
• Collaborate with BU/sites to sustain and embed asset management systems and process.
• Coach, mentor, and train to build capability within sites and Business Units.
• Lead a team of subject matter experts to provide tools and standards to direct operations on how to manage asset long term plans, hydrocarbons, reliability, condition monitoring, implement engineering standards and ensuring compliance to AM process across site
• Supervise and control the activities, standards of performance and behavior of designated support staff.
• Provide guidance and leadership and enable teams to carry out tasks safely and professionally.
• Ensure that staff training and development needs are identified and technical skills imparted to facilitate optimal functioning.
• Promote a culture where Safety emphasizes personal awareness and responsibility.
• Maintain and improve safety, health and environmental standards and practices.
• Ensure safe practices, systems and processes are applicable as well as comply with Mine, Health and Safety legislation and RT policies and procedures.

What you’ll bring

• BSc Degree in Engineering
• 10 or more years extensive experience (5 years or more technical experience in reliability/asset management) and (5 years or more leading people).
• CRE or equivalent, PrEng
• GCC (Mines & Works) will be advantageous
• Reliability Centred Management (RCM) and reliability modelling
• Engineering standards and ISO 5500
• Condition based / predictive maintenance – CBM (vibration, tribology, infrared, ultrasonic, etc.)
• Business Improvement Techniques (Lean / Six Sigma)
• Leadership and Team management
• Maintenance and operational management
• Asset management principles and implementation
• Change management / stakeholder management
• Experience working with SAP material management.

What we offer

• A safety-focused and inclusive working environment
• Career development & education assistance to further your ambitions
• Wellbeing benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Ongoing individual wellbeing support for you and your family for personal and professional matters