AddressMobile Equipment Maintenance Engineer - FIFO (Expressions of Interest)
- Utilise your technical expertise in mobile equipment maintenance and reliability to provide day to day technical support for maintenance delivery
- Make an impact and advance your career
- Be exposed to and support newest generation autonomous Heavy Mobile Equipment
Where we're all welcome
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.
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 acknowledge that all people are different and believe that our differences are our strength. The diversity of skills, life experiences and perspectives within our team enhances our way of working and our ability to achieve success together.
About the role
Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.
We are currently seeking expressions of interest for Mobile Maintenance Engineers to work with our diversified fleet of equipment, gain exposure to a wide variety of equipment manufacturers and be involved in capital-based projects on sites throughout the Pilbara.
These roles are a great opportunity for highly motivated individuals with technical expertise to make continuous improvements to asset performance and reliability.
These positions are based at various sites throughout our Pilbara mining operations, working an 8/6 or 5/2/4/3 FIFO from Perth dependant on site requirements. Applicants must be residing in or willing to permanently relocate to Western Australia.
Within these roles as a Mobile Maintenance Engineer and reporting to the Senior Maintenance Engineer, you will:
- Provide day to day technical support to maintenance teams for a variety of physical assets
- Manage continuous improvement processes to deliver improvements in safety, production and cost
- Manage site-based capital project delivery and interface with central sustaining capital project teams
- Perform root cause analyses and provide inputs to a defect elimination team
- Lead safety, logistical and technical discussions
- Publish daily KPIs relating to production critical assets or systems
- Analyse asset performance and validate production loss data
- Participate in reliability facilitated asset tactics development
About you
- Tertiary qualifications in mechanical engineering or relevant trade certificate
- Demonstrated technical maintenance/ engineering experience
- Demonstrated ability to engage with maintenance stakeholders to identify and resolve defects
- Experience working in a heavy mobile equipment workshop
- Strong focus towards safety and safe work practices
- An ability to work collaboratively in small teams, and demonstrate adaptability
- Experience in prioritising and delivering continuous improvement initiatives and projects
- Deep experience and understanding of reliability-based maintenance & practical problem solving
- Expresses interest and potential to be an emerging leader
- A manual "C" class driver's license
Where you will be working
In the Pilbara region of Western Australia, we own an integrated portfolio of iron ore assets: a world-class, integrated network of 16 mines, four independent port terminals, a 1,700-kilometre rail network and related infrastructure - all designed to respond rapidly to changes in demand. We are one of the world's leading producers and exporters of iron ores
What we offer
- Be recognised for your contribution, innovative thinking, and hard work, knowing you've played a part in advancing the world.
- A work environment where safety is always the number one priority;
- A permanent position working directly for Rio Tinto;
- A competitive base salary reflective of your skills and experience with annual incentive program;
- Comprehensive medical benefits including subsidised private health insurance for employees and immediate family;
- Attractive share ownership plan;
- Company provided insurance cover;
- Extensive salary sacrifice and salary packaging options;
- Career development and education assistance to further your technical or leadership ambitions;
- Ongoing access to family-friendly health and medical wellbeing support;
- Leave for all of life's reasons (vacation/annual, paid parental, sick leave);
- Exclusive employee discounts (banking, accommodation, cars, retail and more);
- Possible domestic relocation assistance.
We are committed to elevating Indigenous voices and increasing cultural maturity at every level of our business. We value the diverse range of skills, life experiences, and perspectives within our team to enhance our collaborative approach and strengthen our ability to achieve success together. To help you on your journey with us, you'll also have access to:
- Specialist Indigenous Support Advisors are on hand to assist Indigenous employees throughout their employment journey, with a focus on fostering inclusivity and supporting cultural knowledge.
- Our two-way mentoring program presents an important opportunity for our senior leaders in Australia to offer career advice to our Indigenous talent, while gaining a better understanding of some of the challenges faced by Indigenous employees.
- Indigenous leadership programmes across some professional and operational roles to ensure that we are developing Indigenous Leaders enhancing the representation of diverse voices at decision-making tables throughout our Australian business.
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 almost 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 and meet opportunities.
Every Voice Matters
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.
Ready to experience something unique? Come work with us.
This role is for applicants residing in or willing to permanently relocate to Western Australia. Rio Tinto offers Fly in and fly out options from Perth, our regional FIFO hubs and the opportunity to live in our residential towns where applicable.
