Operator Crane

Rio Tinto

Posted on:  13th Mar 2025

Crane Operator

  • The perfect balance, our roster gives you more time for the things that are important in your life and to your family and community

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

  • Residential Opportunity – Dampier

About the role

We are seeking an experienced and skilled Crane Operator to join our dynamic team based Residentially in Dampier. If you are dedicated, safety-conscious, and possess the necessary qualifications, we want to hear from you!

What You’ll Bring

Licenses:

  • High-Risk Work License (HRWL) – Open Crane Operator

  • High-Risk Work License (HRWL) – Rigger Intermediate

  • Must possess a valid HR driver’s license.

Certifications:

  • Valid Working at Heights Certification

  • White Card

What we offer  

  • Be recognised for your contribution, you’re 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  

  • Full relocation provided to Western Australia from elsewhere in Australia  

  • 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)  

  • Work on Country with a residential role which offers company housing and financial support with living expenses including rent and utilities (power and water).

  • 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  

  • Exclusive employee discounts including hotel stays, banking, accommodation, cars, retail and more.

We are committed to elevating Indigenous voices and increasing cultural knowledge in our business. Diversity of skills, life experiences and perspectives within our team enhances our way of working and our ability to achieve success together.  To help you on your journey with us, you’ll also have access to:

  • Specialist Indigenous Support Advisors are always there for our Indigenous employees and available to support through any aspect of your employment

  • Indigenous leadership programmes across some professional and operational roles to ensure that we are developing Indigenous Leaders.

Where you will be working

Our port facilities consist of four shipping terminals located on the Pilbara coast at Dampier and Cape Lambert which form an essential part of our logistics process. Each terminal has facilities for train unloading, iron ore stockpiling, product blending and ship loading.

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.

Every Voice MattersAt 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.

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