Mechanical Technical Officer

Mechanical Technical Officer

• Excellent career development opportunity within a global company
• Family friendly roster
• Enjoy a relaxed coastal lifestyle in an ideal residential environment - Weipa

About the role

Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.

We are looking for a Mechanical Technical Officer to provide support to the Amrun Plant Maintenance team, with a focus of Mechanical Plant improvements around safety, reliability, and maintenance. The role will also include working alongside Tradesmen and Engineers to complete the team’s diversity across all departments.

 Rio Tinto Weipa is located 900km north-west of Cairns on the Gulf of Carpentaria and has been operating for over 50 years. Over the years, it has developed into a vibrant and diverse cultural hub of the Western Cape. Weipa offers a coastal community rich in geographical beauty and cultural heritage that provides families with opportunities to participate in leisure activities, sports and community events. With a strong sense of community, the region has plenty of natural beauty to offer including the opportunities for boating, fishing, camping and exploring.

This role is a great opportunity for someone who has a strong work ethic and can-do attitude. Working a lifestyle (4, 5, 5, 4) roster and reporting to the Superintendent of Plant Maintenance, you will be:

• Providing Mechanical technical support for: Fitter and Boilermaker Maintainers, Operations, as well as the Plant Maintenance Supervisors.
• Review and improve the effectiveness of Mechanical asset maintenance strategies and associated support systems.
• Participating in breakdown investigations including Root Cause Analysis, Reviewing Reports, and following up actions and recommendations post investigation.
• Identifying and delivering safe and effective modifications and upgrades of Mechanical Assets around the Plant.
• Working with maintenance and shutdown Planners/Schedulers to ensure correct timeline schedules, scope of work, and appropriate personnel assigned to the task.
• Task Managing Contractors and RioTinto Employees during shutdowns and project work.
• Stepping up to Maintenance Supervisor when required.
• Training and assessing for Tradesmen competencies around VOC’s and Plant Isolations
• Consulting with OEM and technical experts during breakdown events and communicate relevant information to the team.
• Effectively developing and maintaining relationships with internal and external customers and stakeholders

What you will bring

 To succeed in this role, you will have:

• Current Mechanical trade qualification, Mechanical Engineering trade qualification, or equivalent.
• ‘C’ class driver’s license.
• Demonstrated experience working with Engineers and Tradesmen of all abilities and experience.
• Excellent communication skills both in person and written/procedural. 
• Previous experience working in fixed plant within the mining or heavy industrial plant/equipment.

It will also be beneficial if you have

• Extra qualifications around Plant Mechanical components.
• Knowledge and/or experience of structural plant components.
• Supervisory qualifications – S2/S3 or G8/G9
• High Risk licenses such as EWP, Forklift, Rigging and Dogging, etc.
• Training and Assessment qualifications.
• A proficient level of computer literacy, including programs like CAD/SolidWorks, Excel, etc.
• Experience with SAP CMMS.

What we offer

• Domestic relocation assistance on offer
• Weipa accommodation benefit
• Remote area allowance
• Remote area holiday travel assistance
• Paid parental leave up to 9 months (no distinction between primary and secondary carer)
• Health cover scheme for employees and their immediate family
• Salary sacrifice & packaging options – rental, mortgage, super, vehicle
• Rio Tinto employee share programme
• Employee discounts – banking, accommodation, motoring, retail and more.

Where you will be working

Rio Tinto Weipa is located 900km north-west of Cairns on the Gulf of Carpentaria and has been operating for over 50 years. Over the years, it has developed into a vibrant and diverse cultural hub of the Western Cape. Weipa offers a coastal community rich in geographical beauty and cultural heritage that provides families with opportunities to participate in leisure activities, sports and community events. With a strong sense of community, the region has plenty of natural beauty to offer including the opportunities for boating, fishing, camping and exploring. Construction of the Amrun mining operation, located 40 kilometres southwest of Weipa, was completed in late 2018 expanding our bauxite operations to continue production from one of the world’s premier bauxite deposits.

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 almost 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.

Every Voice Matters

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.

Closing date 3^rd August 2023

“Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove job postings prior to the stated closing date, therefore, if you are interested in applying for this vacancy please submit your application as soon as possible.”