Boilermaker - Field Maintenance

• Excellent opportunity to develop and advance your skills
• Multiple positions available across our sites in the Pilbara
• FIFO from Perth, Busselton, Albany, Geraldton, Broome or Derby

About the role

All progress begins with pioneers. At Rio Tinto, it begins with you.

We are looking for a Boilermakers to support the mobile equipment maintenance team to ensure maximum up time and product reliability to our fleet of heavy mobile equipment.

This role is a great opportunity for an enthusiastic, ‘hands on’ individual who is looking to apply their technical knowledge by undertaking regular equipment inspections & repairs, working with the team of HME Inspectors, Condition Monitoring Technicians and Maintenance Engineers.

You’ll be part of a friendly team, supported by your leader to grow and achieve your own personal goals as well as the goals of the team. Working an 8 days on, 6 days off / 7 nights on, 7 days off roster will give you more time to spend on the things that are important to you. If you don’t currently reside in Western Australia, we’ll provide full relocation so you can enjoy the incredible lifestyle.

Duties include

• Complete regular inspections of Mand raising notifications through SAP
• Completing maintenance repairs & G.E.T replacement
• Advise Planners & Schedulers on forward log priority
• Investigate and make recommendations to improve fleet performance
• Offer technical support to AMES & MEM teams
• Fostering a culture of continuous improvement to drive reliability best practice
• Driving and promoting a strong safety culture and zero harm approach

What you will bring

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team
• Trade Qualification as a Boilermaker
• Extensive Komatsu, Hitachi, D65, SKSS & CAT experience
• A current C Class Driver’s License
• Working at Heights
• EWP, Forklift, Dogging, VLC is highly Desirable
• Competent with SAP
• Post trade experience

What we offer

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
• 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
• 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)
• Exclusive employee discounts (banking, accommodation, cars, retail and more)
• Relocation assistance if required.

About Rio Tinto

Every idea, every innovation, every little thing the world calls ‘progress’ begins witha first step, and someone willing to take it: explorers, inventors, entrepreneurs. Pioneers. 

For nearly 150 years, Rio Tinto has been a company of pioneers – generations of people spanning the globe, all with the grit and vision to produce materials essential to human progress. 

Our iron ore has shaped skylines from Shanghai to Sydney. Our aluminium – the world’s first to be certified “responsible” – helps planes fly and makes cars lighter. Our copper helps wind turbines power cities and our boron helps feed the world, and explore the universe.Our diamonds help us celebrate the best parts of life. 

Where you’ll be working

In the Pilbara region of Western Australia, Rio Tinto operates the world's largest integrated portfolio of iron ore assets with industry-leading margins. Our premium product suite, including our flagship Pilbara blend, drives strong customer relationships and is supported by technical and commercial marketing expertise. The iron ore business continues to be the world's largest autonomous truck operator and a proud leader in automated mining technologies.

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.

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.