Mechanical Maintainer – Plant Maintenance - RSM

Mechanical Maintainer – Plant Maintenance - RSM

• Be a part of the RSM Plant & Automation Maintenance Team
• Even time roster offering great work life balance
• Residential lifestyle with subsidised housing and relocation to the coast – Karratha Region

About the role

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

Working as a MechanicalMaintaineryou 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 subsidised housing, and other residential lifestyle allowances/benefits to the successful candidate.

Working an attractive 6 day on, 6 days 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
• Have a measurable track record with fluid power equipment and technical hydraulic knowledge
• Possess a sound understanding of fluid power application and schematic design interpretation
• Proactively supporting continuous improvement processes to improvemachine uptime and reduce machine breakdowns
• Performing assigned preventative and reactive mechanical maintenance tasks to ensure reliability of Plant Assets, including –
  • Portal lathes, Underfloor Wheel Mill, Axle lathe & Wheel borer
  • Automated wheelset assembly systems, including – Roller doors, Gantry Cranes, Automated Guided Vehicles, bulk wheel storage farm, gantry cranes and floor automation
  • Screw Lift Wagon Maintenance Jacking Systems, pneumatically automated rolling stock isolation stop systems, remotely operated rolling stock shunt equipment, hydraulic and mechanical advantage maintenance support trolleys and pneumatic knuckle handling systems.
  • General Mechanical maintenance on 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
• Ability to read and understand engineering drawings and hydraulic schematics
• Hands on experience in the overhaul and test of hydraulic cylinders, pumps, motors & valves
• Strong Computer skills (SAP / MS Office)
• Coaching and mentoring experience to influence team success by achieving results.
• A manual C Class driver’s licence (HR an advantage).
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment to achieve results.

It will also be beneficial if you have:

• Post trade Fluid Power qualifications desirable but not essential
• An understanding of hydraulic and electronic control and safety systems an advantage
• 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
• 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 (vacation/annual, paid parental, sick leave)
• Exclusive employee discounts (banking, accommodation, cars, retail and more)

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.

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. 

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.