Electrical Maintainer Operator Generation

Electrical Maintainer Operator Generation – Fly in/Fly Out

• We particularly welcome Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People, our Traditional Owner Partners and women to apply, as we advance our business to more accurately reflect the world around us.
• The perfect balance, our roster gives you more time for the things that are important in your life and to your family and community. 
• Family friendly 8 days on 6 days off (Dayshift Only) FIFO roster - Paraburdoo 
• A clean and exciting work environment

About the role

We are looking for an Electrical Maintainer Operator Generation to contribute to the maintenance, reliability, and operational needs of the Utilities department at Paraburdoo.

This is a great opportunity for an experienced electrical technician with working knowledge of gas turbines to join our close-knit team in Paraburdoo on an 8/6 FIFO roster.

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 Superintendent Utilities Paraburdoo and working in a challenging and exciting environment within Utilities operations you will be:

• Maintaining and Operating the GE LM6000 gas turbine generations in a safe and efficient manner to ensure operational needs are met
• Ensure maintenance tasks are executed to a high-quality standard so that re-work is not required
• Using SAP to raise notifications, complete time confirmations and enter reliability and maintenance activity information
• Effectively communicating and consulting with other maintenance teams and various stakeholders

About you

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

• WA “A” Grade Electrical Licence
• WA C Class manual driver’s licence
• Cert IV Instrumentation with demonstrated experience
• Knowledge of PLC and Citect control systems
• HV Switching Qualifications
• Demonstrated strong health and safety performance
• Experience using SAP
• Power generation or gas turbine maintenance experience, specifically GE LM6000 (desirable)
• Operation and maintenance experience in reverse osmosis water treatment plant’s (desirable)
• Hazardous Area Training and experience (desirable)
• Industrial Gas Fitting, type B appliance training and experience (desirable)

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

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

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.  

We acknowledge that all people are different and believe that our differences are our strength.  The diversity of skills, life experiences and perspectives within our team enhances our way of working and our ability to achieve success together.   

Applications close on the 5^th of November 2023 however we do reserve the right to close it sooner.

This role is for applicants residing in or willing to permanently relocate to Western Australia. 

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.