Mechanical Maintainers – Residential opportunities – Wickham

• Be part of a group that is safety driven and values inclusion

• Residential lifestyle with subsidised housing and relocation to the coast

• Permanent employment which includes attractive salary, annual bonuses and a huge range of additional benefits which are designed to make life better for you and your loved ones.

About the role 

Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs

We are looking for Mechanical Maintainers to perform preventative and breakdown maintenance assigned tasks within the Rolling Stock Maintenance team. 

This is a great opportunity for driven and motivated individuals who are looking to showcase their technical knowledge while being able to further their career working in an environment that encourages continuous improvement and teamwork

Available on a residential basis in the coastal town of Wickham, we are offering comprehensive relocation assistance, heavily subsidised housing and other residential lifestyle allowances/benefits to the successful candidates.

Reporting to the Mechanical Supervisor and working an attractive 3 days, 3 nights, 6 off roster you will be responsible for

• Carrying out scheduled and planned maintenance to enhance the reliability and quality of locomotive and wagon assets

• Upskilling to undertake repairs to our autonomous fleet systems

• Carry out component change outs in both planned and breakdown situations.

• Undertaking fault finding / troubleshooting of mechanical based faults.

• Utilising SAP to record maintenance activities.

• Identifying opportunities for improvement in the equipment or work procedures.

• Ensuring all maintenance activities are carried out in accordance with Mine Safety Inspection Regulations Act.

What you’ll bring

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team

• Current manual ‘C’ Class Driver’s License

• Heavy Duty Diesel Trade certificate – Mechanical or Fitting

• Excellent communication skills, and proven ability to interact with all levels of personnel.

• Strong background in mobile mining or rail equipment repairs and maintenance

• Able to troubleshoot and resolve mechanical issues efficiently

• Sound understanding of pneumatic principles

Highly desirable if you have the following:

• RTIO inductions

• High risk licences (Elevated Work Platform (EWP), Forklift, dogging or riggers ticket)

• Knowledge of computer programs including 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 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

Where you’ll be working

Our privately owned and operated rail network is an essential part of our integrated production process and services our 16 mines across the Pilbara via 1,800km of track. With depots located at Tom Price, Dampier (7 Mile), West Angelas, Cape Lambert and Gudai-Darri each train is operated by our state of the art AutoHaul system and comprises of three locomotives and 240 ore cars stretching to approximately 2.7 kilometres in length with over 40 trains operating per day. We are also applying and adapting technology to improve safety and productivity across our rail network and value input from our employees to improve our asset and the way we operate.

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.

Where you will be Living – Wickham

Our Cape Lambert workshop is on the door step of the The Dampier Archipelago – 42 islands, all within a short drive or boat trip – has exceptional natural beauty, some of the best fishing in Australia, high conservation values and outstanding heritage values. Added to the close proximity of our inland national parks such as Karijini. There is some for everyone to enjoy and explore.

With a population of approximately 2,300 people Wickham provides lots of opportunities for families, and with the city of Karratha 45km away there is multiple shopping precincts and schooling options for the family. The city also provided many sporting options for all ages. To name a few, Netball, Cricket, Soccer, AFL, BMX, Go Karting, Motocross, Swimming, Surf lifesaving, Bowls, Sport shooters association.

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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.

Respect and InclusionAt 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.