Electricians Plant Maintenance - Residential Weipa

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• Residential Role with full relocation provided – live in Weipa, a beautiful coastal community in Far North Queensland and upgrade your lifestyle with incredible outdoor adventures and water-based activities  

About the role 

We are looking for experienced Fixed Plant Electricians to carry out routine maintenance, attend breakdowns and carry out improvement works on the Southern Operations Fixed Plant Assets, including associated infrastructure while actively working to identify opportunities for improvement.

You’ll live in the idyllic coastal town of Weipa, with full relocation provided and working a lifestyle friendly 7/7 roster at Amrun (Southern Operations) where 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. 

This is a fantastic opportunity for people with a strong work ethic, commitment to learning and a ‘can do’ attitude who are looking to live an incredible lifestyle with adventure and world-class water activities on your doorstep. With a supportive leadership team and a development plan in place, we’ll help you achieve success and progress your career. 

What you’ll bring 

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team  

• A C class drivers’ license  

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

• Experience in a heavy industry environment

• Plant maintenance and working with motors and VSD’s

• PLC and SCADA experience or the ability to learn with training

• 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. 

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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.