Facilities Officer

Facilities Officer

• Be part of a close-knit team with a strong commitment to safety
• Enjoy a relaxed coastal lifestyle in an ideal residential environment - Weipa
• Permanent residential Monday to Friday role with the world’s leading resource pioneers
• People dream to make a trip up to the Cape – for you it’s your backyard

About the role

All progress begins with pioneers. At Rio Tinto, it begins with you.

We are looking for a Facilities Officer to lead the execution of preventative & reactive maintenance across a range of assets including commercial lease properties, site offices, workshops and other non-production mine infrastructure. This role will be based in Weipa but will have a strong focus on assets at our Amrun operation across the Embley River, requiring a minimum weekly site visit with an overnight stay in the brand new Amrun Accommodation Village.

This role is a great opportunity for a highly motivated and enthusiastic person who can support the Facilities & Services team and work efficiently and safely to ensure the facilities asset portfolio is maintained appropriately.Working a Monday to Friday roster and reporting to the Team Leader - Facilities, you will:

• Be accountable for daily interactions with multiple contractors for facilities maintenance, including raising work notifications in SAP, issuing work to the contractor and time confirmations/closing out job
• Act as the designated Contactor Supervisor for approval of contractor entry and associated safety documentation for contractors within your scope
• Attend contractor pre-starts to provide guidance and coaching in the use of the Rio Tinto safety systems
• Be responsible for scoping, scheduling and executing preventative & reactive maintenance and project works across a range of commercial and non-production mine assets
• Raise procurement purchase requisitions and follow the process from purchase order issue through to final time & material confirmations and approval of invoices in SAP
• Maintain a focus on active cost management and business improvement, contributing to the financial success of the Rio Tinto Weipa business.

What you will bring

To be considered for this role, you will have:

• A trade qualification, or significant experience in the building or construction industry
• A focus on safety, with a demonstrated ability to coach and mentor
• The ability to communicate effectively with multiple stakeholders at different levels
• A keen eye for detail and a pro-active approach to cost management
• An ability to work in a collaborative manner with others as part of a team to achieve a common goal
• Experience in the coordination of activities across multiple work fronts
• Previous experience with SAP planning, scheduling and notifications/work orders will be highly regarded.

What we offer

• Domestic relocation assistance on offer
• Weipa accommodation benefit
• Remote area allowance
• Remote area holiday travel assistance
• Paid parental leave up to 9 months (no distinction between primary & secondary carer)
• Health cover scheme for employees and their immediate family
• Salary sacrifice & packaging options – rental, mortgage, super, vehicle
• Rio Tinto employee share programme
• Employee discounts – banking, accommodation, motoring, retail and more.

About Rio Tinto

Every idea, every innovation, every little thing the world calls ‘progress’ begins with a first step, and someone willing to take it: explorers, inventors, entrepreneurs. Pioneers.For nearly 150 years, Rio Tinto has been a company of pioneers – generations of people spanning the globe, all with the grit and vision to produce materials essential to human progress.

Our iron ore has shaped skylines from Shanghai to Sydney. Our aluminium – the world’s first to be certified “responsible” – helps planes fly and makes cars lighter. Our copper helps wind turbines power cities and our boron helps feed the world, and explore the universe.

Our diamonds help us celebrate the best parts of life.

Where you will be working

Rio Tinto Aluminium – Weipa Operations

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 tonnes 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.

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.

For US

At Rio Tinto, we particularly welcome and encourage applications from Indigenous Peoples, women, the LGBTQ+ community, mature workers, people with disabilities and people from different cultural backgrounds.

Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D/V

Rio Tinto participates in E-Verify to confirm work authorization. Please visit http://www.uscis.gov/ for more information.

Closing date Sunday 02^nd October

“Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove job postings prior to the stated closing date, therefore, if you are interested in applying for this vacancy please submit your application as soon as possible.”