Mobile Plant or Fixed Plant Operators - Weipa

Mobile Plant or Fixed Plant Operators – Weipa

• Be part of our safety focused team who are friendly, supportive and look after each other
• Join a team that is committed to your wellbeing, and provide opportunities to learn and grow your career
• Residential Role – live in Weipa, a beautiful coastal community in Far North Queensland – upgrade your lifestyle with incredible outdoor adventures and water-based activities

About the role 

Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs. 

We are looking for Fixed or Mobile Plant Operators to join our team and help us excel by operating, inspecting, and maintaining a variety of fixed plant equipment including Apron Feeders, Conveyors, Pumps, Screens, Classification Tanks, Stackers, and Shiploading, or safely operating mobile plant including dozers (Cat D11R, T bulldozer), front end loaders (992G and 993K) and rear dump trucks (100Tclass).

This is a great opportunity for people with a strong work ethic, commitment to learning and a ‘can do’ attitude who are looking to live an incredible lifestyle with adventure and world-class water activities on your doorstep. With a supportive leadership team and a development plan in place, we’ll help you achieve success and progress your career.

You’ll live in the idyllic coastal town of Weipa, working at our Northern or Southern Operations and working a rotating 4,5,5 day/night shift lifestyle roster, giving you more time for the things that are important to you. We have options to suit your lifestyle and goals, at East Weipa and Andoom (Northern Operations) you’ll be home after each shift and for roles based at Amrun (Southern Operations) you will stay at our newly built camp during shift and commute back to Weipa on days off, with an additional allowance to compensate time away from home.

What you’ll bring 

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team
• A manual ‘C’ class driver’s license (DOZER or other mobile equipment tickets an advantage). 
• Ability to work with a diverse workforce and environment. 

Fixed Plant

• Previous experience in a Processing Plant environment, SCADA exposure/experience is great but training will be provided
• Intermediate computer skills with Word, Outlook. SAP experience, or the ability to learn with full training given.

Mobile Plant

• Previous experience in operating mobile equipment, particularly loaders and dozers
• High degree of ownership and responsibility for the equipment under your control

What we offer 

• Weipa accommodation benefit 
• Remote area allowance 
• Amrun allowance (for roles based at Amrun)
• Remote area holiday travel assistance 
• 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 (annual, paid parental, sick leave) 
• Exclusive employee discounts (banking, accommodation, cars, retail and more

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. 

Where you will be working 

Our Weipa Operations includes three bauxite mines, processing facilities, ship loaders, an export wharf, two ports, power stations, a rail network and ferry terminals. Located on the Western Cape York Peninsula in Far North Queensland, each year the operation produces more than 35 million tonnes of bauxite. 

Our operations are supported by a 1,900-strong workforce—including 26 per cent who are women and 25 per cent Indigenous employees. Activities include mine operations, maintenance, asset management, ports, cultural heritage management, and processing facility management. The development of our new mine, Amrun, which was completed in 2018, will extend the life of our Weipa bauxite operations by decades to come and significantly build on our 55-year history on the Western Cape. 

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.