Leading Hand

Leading Hand MEM

• Work in a diverse team to increase performance and reliability
• Great Career Opportunity and Development
• Live the coastal lifestyle – Karratha – Dampier
• This is a residential based role

About the role

We are looking for a Leading Hand MEM to assist and support the supervisor with the maintenance and coordination of Heavy Mobile Equipment (HME) fleet maintenance, breakdowns, periodical shuts, Light Mobile Equipment (LME) scheduled and non-scheduled work, tyre maintenance and projects. The HME fleet consists of Scania Prime Movers, Caterpillar Dozers, Wheel Loaders, Graders along with Ancillary equipment.

This role is a great opportunity for an experienced Leading Hand or Supervisor with a strong background in mobile maintenance to work in a fast-paced environment. You will have a high accountability for timely maintenance execution to ensure the smooth running of our mobile fleet and resolve issues that have the potential to significantly affect the performance of our reliability and availability of our HME and LME fleets. Working a 7 days on, 7 off roster and reporting to the MEM Supervisor Maintenance, you will be

• Assisting the supervisor in providing, visible leadership on the shop floor and actively demonstrating and promoting an interdependent safety culture
• Leading by example with regards to safety and personal conduct, and in line with HSEQ standards, HR policies and “The Way We Work” at all times
• Cover the supervisor leave requirements and oversee the day-to-day activities of your team to ensure scheduled work is completed and any corrective action is completed with minimal impact on operational requirements
• Ensuring effective communication between all teams and support staff and communicating business/department priorities to the team in a timely manner
• Using your trade skills to work on required MEM plant as part of the maintenance team

About you

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

• A relevant Heavy Plant Trade qualification
• Demonstrated practical experience in a mobile equipment maintenance role
• Proven previous experience in a supervisory or step up position.
• Exposure to safety systems within a large mining company
• Working knowledge of general mining equipment and the fundamentals of equipment maintenance
• An ability to develop people through providing direction, coaching, recognising performance and leveraging their diversity of skills and experience.
• Current C Class driver’s license
• Strong SAP and Work Management skills

It will also be beneficial if you have:

• High Risk Work License – LF, CN, RG, DG

Where you will be working

This position is based at our Dampier operation. Dampier Salt has three operations located at Dampier, Port Hedland and Lake MacLeod and is headquartered in Perth, Western Australia. Produced through a sustainable process of solar evaporation of sea water, we reliably deliver high quality salt essential for making thousands of products used in everyday life. Gypsum is additionally mined and processed at our Lake MacLeod operations.

What’s on offer?

• Competitive salary packages including lifestyle allowances and bonus
• Corporate rate for medical insurance cover for employees and their immediate family
• Salary sacrifice & packaging options – rental, mortgage, superannuation, vehicle
• Employee discounts – banking, accommodation, motoring, retail and more
• Rio Tinto employee share programme
• Paid parental leave up to 9 months
• A work environment where safety is always the number one priority
• Job satisfaction, a position where you will be a valued member of the team
• Learning and development opportunities to support your desired technical or leadership career path
• Ongoing individual wellbeing support for you and your family for personal and professional matters 

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. 

Every Voice Matters

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.

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.