Electrical Maintainer - Track Machine Maintenance Rail

Rio Tinto

Posted on:  3rd Nov 2025
  • Be part of a group that is safety driven and values inclusion

  • Permanent employment which includes a huge range of additional benefits

  • Family-friendly rosters

About the role

Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs

We are looking for an Electrical Maintainer - Track Machine Maintenance Rail to safely maintain and improve our track machines assets from Tampers, Regulators and Mobile Flash Butt Welders. These machines are an integral part of the track maintenance division at Rio Tinto.

This is a great opportunity for a motivated individual who are looking to join a friendly and professional team, supported by leaders who will provide opportunities for you to grow and learn.

The role is at our RSM 6 Mile Workshop with residential (Karratha) and FIFO (Ex Perth) options the position offers a lifestyle and roster to suit you. A family friendly roster of 8 days on 6 days off all day shifts is offered.

What you'll bring

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

  • A strong commitment to the safety and wellbeing of yourself and your team

  • A Grade WA electrical license

  • Experience with industrial control systems and automation

  • Strong fault-finding and system-level diagnostic skills

  • Current manual ‘C’ Class Driver’s License

  • Excellent communication skills, and proven ability to interact with all levels of personnel.

  • Ability to read and interpret electrical schematics and wiring diagrams.

  • Ability to work independently in remote and dynamic environments 

Highly desirable if you have the following:

  • Previous rail experience

  • Heavy Rigid driver’s license

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, personal & cultural leave)

  • Exclusive employee discounts (banking, accommodation, cars, retail and more)

  • Possible domestic relocation assistance

Where you'll be working

We operate 217 locomotives on more than 1,700 kilometres of track in the Pilbara, transporting ore from 16 mines to four port terminals.

The average return distance of these trains is about 800 kilometres with the average journey cycle, including loading and dumping, taking approximately 40 hours. 

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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.

Respect and InclusionAt 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.

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