Operator/Maintainer Mechanical

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

• One of the world’s most unique sites, with the focus now shifting to comprehensive world-class rehabilitation whilst maintaining successful operation of a critical path asset

• Bus-in; Bus Out from Darwin, working a rotating Day/Night – 7:7 roster

About the role

We are looking for an Operator/Maintainer Mechanical, based at our Ranger Rehabilitation Project in Jabiru to execute efficient day-to-day operation and maintenance activities of the Brine Concentrator while pro-actively working to identify opportunities for improvement. 

Reporting to the Brine Concentrator Operations & Maintenance Supervisor, you will be: 

• Carrying out maintenance work as required including scheduled work, break-in work, and maintenance shutdowns

• Monitoring fixed plant infrastructure, equipment status and trends so that plant stability is optimised

• Assisting with the completion of relevant incident investigations

• Working in hot, humid, and wet challenging environmental conditions including working at heights and within confined spaces

• Demonstrating a strong commitment to safety to achieve a workplace target of zero injuries and incidents

• Proactively communicating all unresolved safety and process deficiencies to the leaders involve

• Actively communicating unresolved safety and process deficiencies to relevant leadership

• Keeping work areas safe, clean, and well maintained and taking timely action to correct unsafe work conditions in the work area

• Continuously contributing to improvement efforts by developing and implementing solutions to address issues identified in the work area

• Challenging existing processes and suggesting improvements to enhance operational effectiveness.

What you will bring

To succeed in this role, you will have:

• Certificate III Mechanical Trade

• A current manual ‘C’ class driver's licence

• Excellent interpersonal, communication and team skills

• Knowledge and understanding of computers and Microsoft software packages

• Strong critical thinking capabilities

• The courage to initiate continuous improvement

It will also be beneficial if you have:

• Experience in Processing Fixed Plant

• Experience rebuilding pumps and bearings

• Control room or operations experience

• Work Order management experience using CMMS (SAP)

• Relevant industry qualifications (WAH, CSE/GTA, EWP, LF, DG, RB)

What we offer

• Unique opportunity to contribute to a world-class project to return uranium mining to natural conditions surrounded by a pristine National Park environment

• A safety-focused and inclusive working environment 

• A competitive salary package with annual cash incentive awards (STIP) 

• Access to top tier family-friendly health and medical programs 

• Leave for all of life’s reasons (vacation/annual, paid parental, sick leave, cultural leave)

• Ongoing individual wellbeing support for you and your family for personal and professional matters 

• Generous Rio Tinto employee share program

• Domestic relocation assistance on offer

• Extensive salary sacrifice & salary packaging options

Where you will be working

Energy Resources of Australia Ltd (ERA) is a publicly listed company with Rio Tinto as its major shareholder. ERA, established in 1979, previously mined and produced uranium oxide from its Ranger mine in the beautiful and rugged Alligator Rivers area of the Northern Territory. The Ranger mine is located on Aboriginal land, surrounded by, but currently separate from, Kakadu National Park.

ERA’s mining and processing operations on the Ranger Project Area ceased in January 2021, with the major focus now shifting to the comprehensive world-class rehabilitation of the Ranger mine that will eventually allow it to be incorporated back into the Kakadu National Park should the Traditional Owners and the Commonwealth Government wish. The Ranger Rehabilitation Project is the largest project of its kind in Australia and possibly the world. It is unique in that it is rehabilitating land in one of the world’s most culturally and environmentally sensitive locations, surrounded by the World Heritage-listed Kakadu National Park on the land of the Mirarr Traditional Owners, located 3 hours southeast of Darwin.  In February 2022, ERA announced that the revised total cost of completing the Ranger mine rehabilitation was estimated to be approximately between $1.6bn and $2.2bn and will continue until 2028.  ERA incurred an expenditure of $194m on rehabilitation activities in 2022.

ERA is an independently managed and agile organisation. ERA has its own Board and has formed several strategic partnerships with industry experts, including Bechtel, a leading global engineering and construction firm, to assist in delivering a successful project outcome. A team of 220 employees and contractors is undertaking rehabilitation activities and supporting a feasibility study update.  The project feasibility study, originally completed in 2018, is now being refreshed, supported by Bechtel as a delivery partner, to work out a revised methodology and associated cost and schedule to rehabilitate this site.

Applications close Tuesday, 28 January 2025

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.