Fixed Plant Operators - FIFO

• Incredible Opportunity for to Join Our Fixed Plant Operations Team in the heart of the Pilbara. We especially encourage women to apply and bring their unique perspectives and skills to our inclusive and supportive environment

• Permanent employment which includes attractive salary, annual bonuses and a huge range of additional benefits which are designed to make your life better

• FIFO options from Perth, Geraldton, Busselton and Albany

About the role

You’ll be part of a friendly team, supported by your leader to grow and achieve your own personal goals as well as the goals of the team. You’ll work a lifestyle friendly 8/6 or 8/6/7/7 roster which will give you more time to spend on the things that are important to you and the people in your life.

Reporting to the Supervisor, Plant Operations you will:

• Operate, carry out routine inspections and maintain the condition of the dry/wet plants

• Demonstrate commitment to safety daily

• Demonstrate the ability to carry out basic fault find and diagnosis

• Work individually or in a team environment and contribute to daily targets

• Conduct routine activities to ensure safe and reliable operation of our area assets

• Conduct manual handling associated with basic maintenance and inspection of the plant

• Work in a field role, monitoring of equipment, cleaning, hosing and identifying continuous improvement opportunities

• Operate mobile plant equipment as required by your leader

• Working autonomously to monitor the process in a safe and effective manner

About you

To be considered for this role, you will have: 

• A growth mindset that embraces diverse perspectives, recognising the strength they bring to innovation and collaboration.

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team

• Full manual ‘C’ class drivers’ licence or above (essential)

• Strong organisational skills and the ability to prioritise multiple tasks

• Ability to work safely and cooperatively in a small team, demonstrating flexibility to business requirements

If you are excited about the role and think you have what it takes but your experience doesn't align 100% we still want to hear from you. 

As a measure to achieve equality, Section 31 of the Equal Opportunity Act 1984 applies to this position. We strongly encourage women to apply

What’s on 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

• Fly direct to site from Perth, Geraldton, Busselton or Albany on lifestyle friendly 8 days on 6 days off, 7 nights on 7 off roster

• A competitive base salary reflective of your skills and experience with annual incentive bonus

• 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, cultural leave)

• To better suit different family needs, our paid parental leave approach gives all parents the option to take 18 weeks of paid leave after a new child arrives – at a time that suits them

• Exclusive employee discounts including hotel stays, banking, accommodation, cars, retail and more.

• Read more about the huge range of benefits here

We are committed to elevating Indigenous voices and increasing cultural knowledge in our business. Diversity of skills, life experiences and perspectives within our team enhances our way of working and our ability to achieve success together.  To help you on your journey with us, you’ll also have access to:

• Specialist Indigenous Support Advisors are always there for our Indigenous employees and available to support through any aspect of your employment

• Dedicated Indigenous Talent Programme for our Operators and Tradespersons and entry level operational roles. This programme is designed to create long term sustainable careers for our Indigenous Employees to grow into leadership or technical pathways to ensure you have every opportunity to grow your career.

• Indigenous leadership programmes across some professional and operational roles to ensure that we are developing Indigenous Leaders.

Who we are

Rio 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 and meet opportunities.  

Where you will 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.

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