Belt Maintainer - Tom Price FIFO

Belt Maintainers – Tom Price (FIFO)

• More time for down time with a lifestyle friendly FIFO from Perth roster - 8 days on, 6 off

• Be part of an aspiring Maintenance Team

• Permanent employment which includes a huge range of additional benefits

About the role

Finding better ways™ to provide the materials the world needs.

We are looking for Belt Maintainers to join our Fixed Plant Maintenance Team at Tom Price. This is a great opportunity for a mechanically minded team player to apply their skills in a dynamic mining environment, ensuring the reliability and efficiency of our conveyor systems while enjoying excellent career development and lifestyle benefits.

In addition to paying competitively and providing great benefits packages, we want you to live the lifestyle that is right for you and your family. And because of our size and scale, there are many opportunities to learn, grow and do more than you ever thought possible. Every hour of every shift, your safety and wellbeing is our number one priority. We do the work only if it is safe, and we invest to make sure every member of the team has the quality tools they need to do their job.

Reporting to the Plant Maintenance Supervisor and working in a diverse team within Tom Price Plant Maintenance, you will be;

• Performing fabric belt splicing, including installation, repair, and maintenance of conveyor belts.

• Ensuring the optimal operation of conveyor systems and fixed plant machinery.

• Working safely and efficiently to maintain high standards of safety and quality.

• Following detailed procedures and guidelines to ensure proper splicing techniques. 

• Maintaining high-quality safety standards and follow all safety protocols on site.

• Completing inspections, reports, and QA/QC documentation as required.

• Identifying opportunities for improvement in conveyor systems and equipment, assisting in the design and modification of system.

What you’ll bring

• Source parts and Equipment in preparation for shutdowns while playing a key role in the execution of shutdown activities

• Experience using computer programs such as SAP and Excel

• HR License

• High Risk Work License, Minimum Forklift and Basic Rigging

What we offer 

Be recognised for your contribution, your thinking and your hard work, and go home knowing you’ve helped the world progress.

• Be recognised for your contribution, your thinking and your hard work, and go home knowing you’ve helped the world progress.

• A work environment where safety is always the number one priority.

• A permanent position working directly for Rio Tinto

• Full relocation may be provided to Western Australia from elsewhere in Australia.

• A competitive base salary reflective of your skills and experience with annual incentive bonus

• 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.

• Career development & 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, cultural leave)

• To better suit different family needs, our paid parental leave approach gives all parents the option to take 18 weeks of paid leave after a new child arrives – at a time that suits them.

• Exclusive employee discounts including hotel stays, banking, accommodation, cars, retail and more, read more about the huge range of benefits 

Where you’ll be working

As a FIFO Belt Maintainer at Tom Price, you’ll be flying in from Perth to one of Rio Tinto’s longest-running and most established iron ore operations in the Pilbara. Tom Price offers a well-equipped site with modern camp facilities, including a gym, recreation areas, and quality dining options. You’ll be working in a dynamic and supportive team environment, with access to world-class training and career development opportunities—all while enjoying the stunning landscapes of the Pilbara during your swings and a great work-life balance when you return home.

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About Rio TintoRio 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 situations and meet opportunities.

Every Voice MattersAt 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.