Electrical Maintainers - 12 Month Fixed Term Contract

Excited to grow your career?We value our talented workforce, and whenever possible strive to help our employees grow professionally. If you think this position is right for you, we encourage you to speak to your Leader and go ahead and apply!Our people make all the difference in our success.

• Work a 4 on, 5 off, 5 on dayshift lifestyle roster

• 12 month fixed term contract

About the role

We have opportunities for Electrical Maintainers  to carry out routine maintenance, attend breakdowns and carry out improvement works on the Northern and Southern Operations Fixed Plant Assets, including associated infrastructure while actively working to identify opportunities for improvement.

We have options to suit your lifestyle and goals, at East Weipa or Andoom (Northern Operations) you’ll be home after each shift and for roles based at Amrun (Southern Operations) you will stay at our newly built camp during shift and commute back to Weipa on days off, with an additional allowance to compensate time away from home. 

Reporting to the Maintenance Supervisor for your team, your role may involve:

• Carrying out preventative maintenance on high and low voltage electrical infrastructure and equipment across the Andoom, Weipa and Amrun sites

• Carrying out statutory electrical checks on a variety of site and town based low voltage electrical infrastructure, including cathodic protection systems, airfield lighting, switchboards equipment and town distribution networks

• Fault finding and maintaining electrical equipment during breakdown situations

• Demonstrating a commitment to high standards of safety and eliminating critical risks.

What you’ll bring 

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team  

• A manual C class drivers’ license  

• A trade qualification – Queensland Electrical Trades Licence (or equivalent with the ability to acquire the Queensland licence)

• Basic computer skills and experience with Microsoft word and excel

• The ability to communicate effectively within a team environment  

• A sense of ownership of the equipment and a mindset of continual improvement

• Experience with SAP or similar work management system

Where you’ll be working 

Our Weipa Operations includes three bauxite mines, processing facilities, ship loaders, an export wharf, two ports, power stations, a rail network and ferry terminals. Located on the Western Cape York Peninsula in Far North Queensland, each year the operation produces more than 35 million tons of bauxite. 

Our operations are supported by a 1,900-strong workforce—including 26 per cent who are women and 25 per cent Indigenous employees. Activities include mine operations, maintenance, asset management, ports, cultural heritage management, and processing facility management. 

The development of our new mine, Amrun, which was completed in 2018, will extend the life of our Weipa bauxite operations by decades to come and significantly build on our 55-year history on the Western Cape. 

Salary Band

Every Voice MattersAt Rio Tinto, we particularly welcome and encourage applications from Indigenous Peoples, women, the LGBTQIA+ 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.