Process Operator/Metal Sampler Technician - Metal Products

Process Operator/Metal Sampler Technician – Metal Products Bell Bay Aluminium

• Balanced Work-Life Rhythm: Our lifestyle-friendly roster provides a harmonious balance between career and home life ensuring you spend more time with your loved ones and doing the things outside of work, that matter most to you. 
• Day roster role – 9 day fortnight
• Process Operator & Metal Sampler Technician positions available

Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.

The role of a Process Operator/Metal Sampler Technician is vital to the success of our business. Working in a strong team environment you will be responsible for supporting Metal Product Services department to ensure the safe and sustainable production of aluminum through the operation of mobile and fixed plant equipment in conjunction with manual duties.

Some of the key responsibilities of a Process Operator/Metal Sampler Technician include:

• Process operations including Mould Servicing workflow, launder maintenance, water system maintenance and monitoring, receiving goods, ABF servicing & preparation etc.
• Ensuring adherence to various metal sampling methods in accordance with the planned casting schedule, aligned with business requirements.
• Driving mobile equipment as required (including forklifts & excavator)
• Process operations – examples include using control panels, interacting with hot metal, operating fixed plant equipment, using hand tools, equipment isolation and de-isolation, process sampling, and housekeeping
• Operating gantry & jib cranes
• Utilizing specialized equipment, product inspection, trouble shooting and quality control
• Effective Utilizing downtime optimize Metal Product Services operations
• Meticulous in every task by thoroughly reviewing all aspects, ensuring accuracy, consistency and high standards of quality
• Adherence to Site Safety expectations and standards

What you will bring

To be successfully considered for this role, you will have:

• Proven experience working in an industrial environment trade or process
• Current valid drivers licence
• Demonstrating flexibility of work hours to meet business needs
• A safety focused mindset
• Demonstrated ability to function effectively as part of a team and to autonomously manage your workload
• A willingness and ability to work in a labour-intensive role in hot environments; involving confined space and working at heights.
• Operating mobile equipment which could include forklift, Excavator, overhead gantry crane – preferrable

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

Where you’ll be working

Rio Tinto is a global leader in aluminium, one of the world’s most widely used metals.

Our Bell Bay Aluminium smelter began operating in 1955 and holds a unique place in Tasmanian and Australian history as the first aluminium smelter in the Southern Hemisphere. Based approximately 50 kilometres from Launceston in Northern Tasmania, the smelter produces primary aluminium products. We have a long and proud history in Tasmania of supporting our community and are committed to building enduring relationships built on mutual respect, collaboration, and genuine partnership. You can learn more here: https://bellbayaluminium.com.au/

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.