Light Mobile Equipment Maintainer

Rio Tinto

Posted on:  11th Apr 2025

Light Mobile Equipment Maintainer

We encourage women and Indigenous Peoples to apply, as we advance our business to more accurately reflect the world around us.

  • The perfect balance, our roster gives you more time for the things that are important in your life and to your family and community
  • Permanent employment which includes attractive salary, annual bonuses and a huge range of additional benefits which are designed to make your life better
  • 8 on, 6 off roster ex Perth, Busselton, Geraldton

Together we build the future

Join our supportive teams at on our Pilbara Operations and you’ll have opportunities to learn and continue to grow your career as we find better ways to provide the materials the world needs.

About the role

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

Fantastic opportunity to join our Mobile Equipment Maintenance Team at Rio Tinto. This is a permanent position working 8 days on, 6 days off roster, FIFO from Perth, Busselton or Geraldton.

Reporting to the Maintenance Supervisor, you will be required to: 

  • Complete corrective and breakdown maintenance to a variety of heavy and light mobile vehicles and equipment within the LME Fleet.
  • Conduct scheduled workshop servicing and occasional field service breakdowns
  • Diagnose mechanical and electrical faults
  • Maintain a high level of safety awareness and comply with all RTIO Company Policies and procedures
  • Actively contribute to continuous improvement projects – increasing safety whilst reducing risk & cost
  • Utilise SAP to ensure that maintenance tasks are recorded, assigned, and completed to the relevant standard / specification

What you will bring

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

  • A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team
  • A Light Vehicle, Heavy-Duty or Plant Mechanic Trade Qualification
  • Excellent diagnostic fault-finding abilities
  • Experienced maintaining a large variety of heavy and medium Volvo, Scania and/or Isuzu trucks, light vehicles and ancillary vehicles
  • A Manual C Class Australian Drivers Licence or higher is essential
  • High-Risk Licences – Elevated Work Platform, Rigging or Dogging, Forklift, Confined Space, Working at Heights
  • A good understanding of SAP maintenance systems or similar highly regarded
  • Ability to work cooperatively in small team, demonstrating flexibility to business requirements
  • Refrigerant handling licence – current
  • Full Australian working rights without requiring business sponsorship

What we 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 
  • 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)

Where we’re all welcome 

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 who we are. 

We acknowledge that all people are different and believe that our differences are our strength.  The diversity of skills, life experiences and perspectives within our team enhances our way of working and our ability to achieve success together.  

Our values – care, courage and curiosity – guide how we work and how we treat each other.

Where you’ll 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. The iron ore business continues to be the world's largest autonomous truck operator and a proud leader in automated mining technologies.

Applications for this role will close on 25/04/2025, however we do reserve the right to close the role earlier than stated.

Please note, in order to be successfully considered for this role you must complete all pre-screening questions. You may also be required to complete on-line assessments as part of the selection process.

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About Rio TintoRio 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 situations and meet opportunities.

Every Voice MattersAt 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.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.

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