Light Vehicle Mechanic

Light Vehicle Mechanic - Weipa

• Advance your career in a dynamic, fast paced team environment
• Monday to Friday roster
• Residential role – live in Weipa

About the role

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

We are looking for a Light Vehicle Mechanic who will be responsible for assisting with the maintenance of all fleet vehicles and equipment within a workshop environment.

This role is a great opportunity for a mechanic who has a strong work ethic and a ‘can do’ attitude.

In addition to paying competitively and providing great benefits packages, we want you to live the lifestyle that is right for you and your family. And because of our size and scale, there are many opportunities to learn, grow and do more than you ever thought possible. Every hour of every shift, your safety and wellbeing is our number one priority. We do the work only if it is safe, and we invest to make sure every member of the team has the quality tools they need to do their job.

Reporting to the Supervisor, you will be:

• Inspection, servicing, adjustment, troubleshooting and repair of all Light Vehicle Fleet.
• Overhaul/assembly of equipment in the workshop environment.
• Ensuring clear communication to Mechanical Supervisor regarding downtime and trouble areas.
• Raising work requests, requisitioning of parts using 1SAP system.
• Following specific maintenance programs and procedures.
• Have some Leadership experience
• Ensuring that all documentation and data entry is accurately completed.
• Maintain a high-level working knowledge of safety processes.
• Safe and productive work practices
• Assist in the continuous improvement of Rio Tinto processes
• Compliance with all Rio Tinto Engineering policies and procedures

What you’ll bring

• Mechanical Trade Cert (required).
• A current Drivers Licence
• Previous experience in a mechanical workshop on a mine site is preferred.
• Previous experience potentially leading teams or providing leadership guidance to workshop teams. 
• Forklift (desirable).
• A good understanding of 1SAP system.
• Experience working on Toyota Hilux’s and Holden Colorado’s.
• Ability to work closely in a team environment.
• Committed to a positive safety culture.
• Willingness to learn with a 'can do' attitude.
• Ensure compliance to all relevant safety standards
• High levels of planning, organising and ability to prioritise tasks
• Ability to work as part of a diverse team
• Ability to work to deadlines and remain calm under pressure
• Effective listening and strong interpersonal skills

What we offer

• 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 program
• 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 (annual, paid parental, sick leave)
• Exclusive employee discounts (banking, accommodation, cars, retail and more)
• Weipa accommodation benefit
• Remote area allowance
• Remote area holiday travel assistance
• Domestic relocation assistance on offer

Where you will 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 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.

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.