Plant Controller

Chandler Macleod Group; City of Brisbane; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Rio Tinto is seeking an experienced Plant Controller to monitor fixed plant equipment from a central control room in a remote mining environment. The role operates on a 24/7 rotating roster (Day/Night/Weekend/Public holidays) with a 5/5/4 pattern and involves ensuring safety and production targets are met.

You will use SCADA/HMI systems, respond to issues, and engage with site personnel to optimise downtime and output while maintaining a strong safety culture against fatigue policies.

Qualifications

• Prior Control Room experience in Fixed Plant Mine Operations (preferred).
• Strong Communication skills.
• Understanding of service delivery and value chain impacts.
• Ability to multitask and identify risks.
• Emergency response coordination under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Use specialised software and control systems.
• Maintain communication with on-site personnel.
• Respond to system problems and meet production targets.

Skills

Fixed Plant Ops

Communication skills

Risk identification

Multitasking

Emergency coordination

Safety culture

SCADA/HMI

Tools

SCADA systems

Downtime recording program

Job description

Rio Tinto is a global mining and materials company operating in 35 countries, producing the
materials essential to modern life. Their operations are built on safety, innovation, inclusion and
creating value for communities, customers and shareholders.
Through Rio Tinto’s partnership with Chandler Macleod, we are seeking an experienced Plant
Controller.

This role is supporting a 24/7 operation, and the successful candidate will be required to work a
rotating roster including Day, Night, Weekend and Public holiday work, with the roster patterns
as follows:

5/5/4 - 5 days on, 5 days off, 4 nights on, 5 days off, 2 days/3nights, 4 days off.
Your task is to control and monitor fixed plant equipment in a remote mining environment from a
central control room.

Reporting to the Supervisor of Operations Centre, and working in a collaborative and exciting environment, you will:

• Use specialised software and control systems
• Maintain communication with on-site personnel
• Respond to system problems and operational issues while meeting production targets

Your duties will also include:

• Strong commitment to safety
• Operation of HMI - SCADA systems to optimise safety and production.
• Effective and accurate downtime recording using downtime recording program.
• Engage with key stakeholders to enhance daily, weekly and monthly targets and strategies
• Effective administration and information collating
• Comply with business fatigue management polices

About You

• Prior Control Room experience in Fixed Plant Mine Operations environment (Preferred), or similar exposure in other fixed plant settings.
• Strong Communication skills
• Understanding of service delivery and value chain impacts
• Ability to multitask and identify risks
• Efficient activation of emergency response and coordination or other high pressure critical tasks.
• Continuous improvement and collaborative mindset
• Hold a current drivers licence and have reliable transport

Why Join Chandler Macleod?

Chandler Macleod is one of Australia’s most experienced workforce partners. You’ll receive a
competitive pay rate paid weekly, superannuation on all hours worked, access to our Employee
Assistance Program, a dedicated Chandler-Rio Tinto support team, simple digital onboarding,
and access to future Rio Tinto assignments.

At Chandler Macleod, we are committed to fostering a diverse workforce where everyone is welcome. We encourage
applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, women, neurodiverse, people living with a disability
and the LGBTIQA+ community. You can read more about our commitment to diversity and inclusion at
https://www.chandlermacleod.com/diversity-and-inclusion.