Maintainer

• Be a part of the Rolling Stock Maintenance Plant & Automation Maintenance Team

• Even time roster offering great work life balance

• Residential lifestyle with subsidised housing and relocation to the coast – Karratha Region

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.    

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.    

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.   

About the role

We are looking for a Mechanical Maintainer to perform preventative and breakdown maintenance tasks on critical and supporting assets in the Plant & Automation Team.

Working as a Mechanical Maintainer you will be required to inspect and maintain a variety of assets that support the greater Rolling Stock Maintenance Division.

The right candidate will be a self-starting motivated individual with a strong work ethic, who is looking to showcase their advanced skills with Hydraulic & Pneumatic systems and previous experience in maintaining sophisticated automated plant assets.

This is a residential role, living in the coastal town of Karratha, offering comprehensive relocation assistance, heavily subsidised housing and other residential lifestyle allowances/benefits to the successful candidate.

Working an attractive 6 day on, 6 day off roster and reporting to the Plant Maintenance Supervisor, you will be:

• A subject matter expert with specialist diagnostic skill conducting root cause analysis, fault-finding and diagnosing efficient solutions to machine breakdowns

• Proactively supporting continuous improvement processes to improve machine uptime and reduce machine breakdowns

• Performing assigned preventative and reactive maintenance tasks to ensure reliability of Plant Assets, including -

• Portal lathes, Underfloor Wheel Mills, Axle lathe & Wheel borer

• Automated wheelset assembly systems, including – Gantry Cranes, AGVs (Automated Guided Vehicles), bulk wheel storage facility, and Floor automation

• Screw Lift Jacking Systems, pneumatically automated rolling stock isolation systems, remotely operated rolling stock shunt equipment, hydraulic maintenance to trolleys and pneumatic knuckle handling systems.

• Mechanical maintenance on Compressors, fluid transfer systems, loco wash equipment, sump pumps and piping systems.

What you’ll bring

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

• Experience in working with automated processing and machining equipment (Rail industry an advantage)

• Mechanical trade qualification

• Outstanding approach to personal and wider team Health & Safety.

• Sound understanding of Hydraulic and pneumatic system application, fault finding and maintenance

• Strong Computer skills (SAP / MS Office)

• Coaching and mentoring experience to influence team success by achieving results.

• A manual C Class driver’s licence.

• Ability to work effectively in a team environment to achieve results.

It will also be beneficial if you have:

• Tertiary qualifications in Mechatronics Engineering

• Experience in operating and maintaining automated equipment

• HR Class Drivers Licence

• High risk licences (Elevated Work Platform, Forklift, rigging and/or dogging ticket)

• Working at Heights, Confined Space National Competencies

• Exposure to a maintenance management system, such as SAP

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

• 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. 

• A permanent position working directly for Rio Tinto

• Full relocation provided to Western Australia from elsewhere in Australia

• 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

Where you’ll be working 

We operate 200 locomotives on more than 1,700 kilometres of track in the Pilbara, transporting ore from 16 mines to four port terminals.

The average return distance of these trains is about 800 kilometres with the average journey cycle, including loading and dumping, taking approximately 40 hours. 

Our network is the largest privately owned and operated heavy haul rail system in Australia, and as we focus on the future, our vision is to become the greatest heavy haul railway in the world. 

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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.