Maintainer Utilities
Rio Tinto
Maintainer Utilities (Flexible Residential Role)
Be part of a team that values safety, inclusion, and flexibility
Work hours that suit your lifestyle – flexible schedule agreed with the successful candidate
Live and work in beautiful Weipa – where your backyard is nature’s playground
About the role
All progress begins with pioneers. At Rio Tinto, it begins with you.
We are looking for a Maintainer Utilities to join our Utilities team in Weipa. This residential role is ideal for individuals seeking flexible work arrangements, including return-to-work parents looking to balance career and family life.
You’ll be part of a supportive team maintaining the Tailings and Process Water Supply infrastructure, with work hours tailored to suit your needs.
Reporting to the Supervisor, Utilities, your responsibilities will include:
Operating and maintaining tailings and water infrastructure
Monitoring dam performance and conducting routine inspections
Potable water and waste water plant operation
Water sampling
Ensuring safe and reliable execution of maintenance tasks
What you’ll bring
Trade qualification (e.g., plumber, fitter, boilermaker, electrician) – desirable but not essential
Experience operating heavy equipment – Desirable but not essential
Water sampling/treatment plant operation experience – Desirable but not essential
A current C Class Manual Driver’s License
A commitment to safety and teamwork
A proactive attitude and willingness to learn
We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and encourage women, especially those returning to the workforce, to apply.
What we offer
Flexible working hours to suit your lifestyle and family commitments
Residential role in Weipa with accommodation support
Remote area allowance and holiday travel assistance
Paid parental leave up to 9 months
Health cover for you and your family
Salary packaging options and employee share program
Discounts across banking, retail, motoring, and more
Where you’ll be working
Our Weipa Operations include bauxite mines, processing facilities, ports, and more. Located on the Western Cape York Peninsula, it’s a vibrant community with a strong focus on inclusion and opportunity.
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.
