Skilled Process Technicians - Bsl & Yarwun

Skilled Process Technicians at Boyne Smelters and Yarwun Opportunities to join either Boyne Smelters or Yarwun Refinery as a Process Technician Balanced Work-Life Rhythm: Our lifestyle-friendly roster provides a harmonious balance between career and home life ensuring you spend more time with your loved ones and doing the things outside of work, that matter most to you.  Join our friendly teams, who look after each other because your safety and wellbeing are always our priority We are seeking expressions of interest from skilled people with any experience in the heavy industry who are interested in starting a new career with Rio Tinto in Gladstone. We have upcoming vacancies across both sites and are looking for energetic, experienced and safety driven people to join us! Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs. The role of a Process Technician is vital to the success of our business. Working in a strong team environment you will be responsible for supporting our operational departments to ensure the safe and sustainable production of alumina (Yarwun) and aluminium (BSL) through the operation of mobile and fixed plant equipment in conjunction with manual duties. Some of the key responsibilities of a Process Technician at Boyne Smelter include: Operating cranes to set anodes and tap metal and other tasks to tend the cells Process operations including cell dressing, raising beams, filling cell ore hoppers, tapping and transferring bath Driving mobile equipment as required (including forklifts) Process operations – examples include process control using control panels, casting hot metal, operating fixed plant equipment, using scabble guns, equipment isolation and de-isolation, process sampling and housekeeping Metal transportation using specialised equipment, furnace preparation, casting pit operation, ingot machine operation, product inspection and quality control, operation of cutting saws, fabrication of M-straps fabrication and dross handling. Some of the key responsibilities of a Process Technician at Yarwun Refinery include: Operating and providing technical input to fixed plant process equipment Utilising problem solving methodology to identify root causes and corrective actions Operating mobile equipment which could include; ship loader, front end loader, forklift, dozer, elevated work platform (EWP) and bobcat Conducting routine inspections, housekeeping, isolations and permitting Promoting a can do attitude, working independently and using your own initiative Promoting and identifying HSE opportunities to improve equipment, processes and behaviours. What you will bring To be successfully considered for this role, you will have: At least 4 years of proven experience working in a heavy industrial environment trade or process Current valid drivers licence Demonstrated ability to function effectively as part of a team and to autonomously manage your workload A willingness and ability to work in a labour-intensive role, in confined space, at heights and in hot environments Operating mobile equipment which could include forklift, elevated work platform (EWP), overhead gantry crane, bobcat or…
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