Electrical & Instrumentation Technician

Electrical / Instrumentation Technician 

• Join our global leading business offering outstanding personal development & global career opportunities
• 7 on / 7 off BIBO Roster
• Be a part of the site rehabilitation team

About the role

Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.

We are looking for an Electrical and Instrumentation Maintenance Technician, providing onsite maintenance support. In this role you will carry out electrical and instrumentation maintenance and repairs to meet statutory requirements and business plans in a safe & sustainable manner. 

This role will be a bus in/out from Darwin on a 7 days on, 7 off roster and is a is a great opportunity for a highly motivated individual with strong communication skills and the ability to build effective working relationships. 

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 Supervisor Electrical Maintenance and working in a small collaborative team, you will be;

• Providing onsite maintenance support duties;
• Undertake inspections & fault finding
• Root cause analysis of failures and making recommendations to ensure that probability of repeat failures are minimised 
• Test and Tag

What you’ll bring

To be successfully considered for this role, you will have:

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and the team
• Electrical & Instrumentation Trade Certificate
• Experience with pumps, compressors & VSD’s
• Competent reading and interpreting electrical drawings
• Strong technical and fault finding skill
• Ability to work autonomously in a small team environment
• An Australian C Class manual driver’s license or higher 

It will also be beneficial if you have

• Reverse Osmosis, micro-filtration and ultra filtration experience
• Allen Bradley PLC’s, Honeywell SCADA systems experience
• SAP experience ideal
• Work experience in a Industrial, Processing plant or Mining environment

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)
• Possible domestic relocation assistance

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 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

Energy Resources of Australia Ltd (ERA) is a publicly listed company with Rio Tinto its major shareholder. ERA has mined and produced uranium oxide from its Ranger mine in the beautiful and rugged Alligator Rivers area of the Northern Territory since 1980. The Ranger mine is located on Aboriginal land, and is surrounded by, but separate from Kakadu National Park.

Mining at Ranger ceased in November 2012 and since then, Ranger has been processing ore from stockpiles.

The role is either Darwin based on a Bus in Bus out arrangement between Ranger Mine and Darwin, or locally based residential in Jabiru. Subsidised housing arrangements for Jabiru residents will be included.

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.