Mechanical Fitter - Maintenance

Mechanical Fitter Maintenance

• Work alongside tradesmen who value safety, quality work and continuous improvement
• Permanent employment which includes a huge range of additional benefits
• “Roster 9”-9 Day fortnight, 10 hour days with every 2nd Friday RDO
• Excellent pathway for leadership development, leading to a 2IC position.

About the role

Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.

The maintenance team’s role is to support the day to day operations in a manner that focuses on safety, environment, quality and continual improvement. You will be working a 9 day roster known as “Roster 9” which means you'll have every 2nd Friday as an RDO.

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 Crew Leader Carbon Bake Maintenance, this Mechanical Fitter position will;

• Play an important role in providing breakdown support to the Defect Elimination team within our Carbon Department.
• Preventative Maintenance and service repair on a variety of equipment including overhead cranes, conveyors, pushers and dust extractors. Also Cylinders, Valves and crushers.
• Work alongside mechanical and electrical tradesmen and apprentices, in a collaborative manner.
• Promote a safe, healthy, cooperative, and productive work environment by observing all company safety and environment policies and procedures and encouraging others to do so.
• Contribute positively to safety meetings & pre-starts.

This position is also a pathway for those with previous leadership skills, or wishing to step up within their career. We are looking to develop the right person to fulfill a 2^nd in Charge Position within the team, to help guide and direct the team and lead by example.

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 Mechanical Fitter and Turner Trade (mandatory)
• A valid driver’s license
• Relevant experience in heavy industrial environment
• Experience working on hydraulics and automated machinery
• A demonstrated commitment to safety
• Demonstrated ability to function effectively as part of a team and to autonomously manage your workload
• Good computer skills including the use of SAP would be desirable.
• High level of mechanical diagnostic/trouble shooting skill

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 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
• Leave for all of life’s reasons (vacation/annual, paid parental, sick leave).

About Rio Tinto

Rio 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 and meet opportunities.

Where you’ll be working

Boyne Smelters Limited is Australia’s second largest aluminium smelter with a 1,000-person strong workforce. Located approximately 20km south east of Gladstone at Boyne Island on the Central Queensland coast, BSL produces around 500,000 tonnes of aluminium per annum.

Activities at BSL include manufacturing carbon anodes in the carbon plant, aluminium production (smelting) in reduction lines, and casting of molten material into aluminium products ready to ship. The smelter is connected via a conveyor belt to the Queensland Alumina Limited refinery for the supply of alumina.

BSL is committed to protecting the environment and ensuring safe work practices where people feel safe at work and care for each other.

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.