Boilermaker

Boilermaker (Metal Trade)

• 4 days on 4 days off (12-hour shift) residential roster
• Vibrant community with excellent facilities
• Unique and culturally diverse location – Gove, Nhulunbuy - Northern Territory

About the role

Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.

We are looking for a Boilermaker to provide critical boilermaking/fabrication skills to help maintain our mobile plant machinery at our Gove Operations. You will be responsible for supporting the achievement of safety and production targets by providing high quality and timely engineering maintenance service to our Mining operation. The role may involve the operation, maintenance, or repair of surface mining equipment and fixed equipment and assets.

This role is a great opportunity for a safety focused individual who has a strong work ethic and a ‘can do’ attitude.

In addition to paying competitively and providing a 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 Supervisor – Mining Maintenance, and working 4 days on, 4 days off you will be:

• Carrying out scheduled and breakdown maintenance activities across a range of mining and auxiliary equipment;
• Working as part of the maintenance department to meet present and future needs of the Gove Operation;
• Ensuring that maintenance is of a high quality and re-work is not required;
• Fostering a culture of continuous improvement to drive reliability best practice.

What you’ll bring

• A Boilermaker trade qualification
• A manual "C" class or above driver’s license

• Experience in repair and maintenance fabrication on Caterpillar equipment D11R,D11T,993K,992G and 777 trucks or similar
• Ability to read and interpret fabrication drawings and perform marking, cutting out using oxy and plasma cutter, grinding and gouging

• Ability to demonstrate previous experience welding in all positions, using flux cored wire – MIG and Stick

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team

It will also be beneficial if you have:

• A Forklift, EWP and Working at Heights ticket
• Knowledge in computer maintenance management systems, such as SAP
• Any of the following welding competencies -AS1796, 3E MMAW, 4 MMAW, 8G GMAW or 8F GMAW
• Experience in leadership or leading hand in a team environment

What we offer

• Domestic relocation assistance
• A work environment where safety is always the number one priority
• A permanent position working directly for Rio Tinto
• 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)

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.

Where you’ll be working

Our Gove Operations have been supplying the global aluminium industry with world-class bauxite for more than 40 years. Located in Australia’s Northern Territory, each year the operation produces approximately 12 million tonnes of bauxite.

With a workforce of 460 people, daily activities include mine operations, maintenance, asset management, shutdown planning and execution, export operations, cultural heritage management, and closure activities following our decision to close the site’s alumina refinery and associated Residue Disposal Area in 2017. 

We expect our bauxite mining operations on the Gove Peninsula will cease in 2030 and we are undertaking significant work to support closure of the operation. We also recognise our operations take place on Indigenous-owned land, and we are committed to working together to achieve a positive future for Nhulunbuy and the Gove Peninsula post-mining.

Every Voice Matters

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.