AddressHeavy Duty Fitter – Mobile Maintenance Equipment
We encourage women and Indigenous Peoples to apply, as we advance our business to more accurately reflect the world around us.
- The perfect balance, our roster gives you more time for the things that are important in your life and to your family and community
- Work in a diverse team to increase performance and reliability
- Residential role – Live the coastal life in the Karratha/Dampier region – DSL
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.
About the role
We are looking for a trade qualified Mobile Equipment Maintainer to perform preventative and breakdown maintenance assigned tasks across our Heavy Mobile Equipment fleet. The fleet predominately consists of Scania, Caterpillar Loader, Dozers, and Graders and is inclusive of light vehicles.
This role is a great opportunity for an experienced and ambitious Tradesperson with a strong background in mobile maintenance to work in a fast-paced environment. You will be self-motivated to deliver timely maintenance execution activities that ensure the smooth running of our mobile fleet and have the ability to resolve issues that have the potential to significantly affect the availability of our HME and LME fleet. Working 7 on, 7 off day shift only roster.
Reporting to the Maintenance Supervisor, you will be required to:
- Identify opportunities for improvements in machinery and work procedures along with general mechanical problem solving and liaising with the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM)
- Utilise the SAP system to ensure that maintenance tasks and progress are continuously recorded
- Work effectively within maintenance to schedule
- Complete all requirements related to data collection or recording
- Maintain the HME fleet in a safe and effective manner
- Provide the Planning team with a detailed scope for upcoming work activities
What you will bring
To be successfully considered for this role, you will have:
- Heavy-Duty Fitter or Plant Mechanic Trade Qualification
- Previous experience in a heavy vehicle workshop
- Knowledge of Caterpillar, Scania and ancillary equipment
- Excellent diagnostic and fault-finding abilities
- Good understanding of SAP maintenance systems or similar highly regarded
- An Australian C Class manual drivers’ licence or higher
What we offer
- A work environment where safety is always the number one priority
- A permanent position working directly for Rio Tinto on our newest mine site
- 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 & salary packaging options
- 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)
- Domestic relocation to Karratha or Dampier region of Western Australia
Who we are
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 and meet opportunities.
Where you’ll be working
The position is at our Dampier operation. Dampier Salt has three operations located at Dampier, Port Hedland and Lake MacLeod and is headquartered in Perth, Western Australia. Produced through a sustainable process of solar evaporation of sea water, we reliably deliver high quality salt essential for making thousands of products used in everyday life. Gypsum is additionally mined and processed at our Lake MacLeod operations.
Applications for this role will close on 9/06/2024, however we do reserve the right to close the role earlier than stated.
Please note, in order to be successfully considered for this role you must complete all pre-screening questions. You may also be required to complete on-line assessments as part of the selection process.
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