Maintainer Utilities
Rio Tinto
New to Industry 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
- Continue to live and work in beautiful Weipa – where your backyard is nature’s playground
About the role
We are looking for a Maintainer Utilities to join our Utilities team in Weipa. This is an entry level, residential role is ideal for people who live locally who are 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.
No industrial or maintenance experience is necessary, we’ll provide full training and support to ensure success in this role. Bring your openness to learn new things, work as part of a team in a hot, dusty environment and to keep yourself and those around you safe and we’ll help you learn the technical aspects.
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 wastewater plant operation
- Water sampling
- Ensuring safe and reliable execution of maintenance tasks
What you’ll bring
- A commitment to safety and teamwork
- A current C Class Manual Driver’s License
- 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
** Please note that this role does not offer relocation, candidates must have their own local accommodation
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.
