Senior Maintenance Engineer, Fixed Plant

Senior Maintenance Engineer, Fixed Plant – Dampier Port

• Join a leading global company
• Permanent employment which includes a huge range of additional benefits
• 5 days on, 2 days off, 4 days on, 3 days off fly in, fly out of Perth or residential in Karratha/Dampier

Rio Tinto’s Maintenance team is looking to recruit a tertiary qualified Senior Maintenance Engineer, Fixed Plant to support our Dampier Port operation in the Pilbara of Western Australia.

Reporting to the Superintendent Maintenance this leadership role will be responsible for a maintenance engineering team who support day-to-day technical maintenance challenges to mitigate risk for critical plant reliability. 

What you’ll bring

To be considered suitable for this position, applicants will have:

• A demonstrated commitment to safety leadership
• Proven leadership capability across multi-disciplinary technical teams
• Sound technical knowledge of Fixed Plant maintenance
• Mechanical Engineering tertiary qualification
• A current and full manual “C” Class drivers’ licence

 Ideally, applicants will bring: 

• Passion for defect elimination and problem solving
• An ability to determine priorities based on multiple inputs and stakeholders
• A self-starter mindset to provide guidance and direction to a technical team
• Capability to “be on the dance floor” and the wisdom to know when to be on the “balcony”

This position will be offered on a fly in, fly out roster from Perth (5 days on, 2 days off, 4 days on, 3 days off) and will suit Perth residents or those willing to relocate to Perth on a permanent basis. Alternatively, for those seeking a truly unique lifestyle of living in the coastal towns of Dampier/Karratha, being residential is an option. 

Where you’ll be working

Located near Karratha in the north-west Pilbara region of Western Australia, Dampier is an attractive, well-established town overlooking the ocean and the islands of the Dampier Archipelago. Our Dampier port facilities consist of two shipping terminals located within minutes of each other. Parker Point terminal with two ship loaders and East Intercourse Island. Each terminal has facilities for train unloading, iron ore stockpiling, product blending and ship loading.

What we offer

• A work environment where safety is always the number one priority
• Flexible working from home arrangements as per operational requirements
• 18 weeks of gender-neutral and equal paid parental leave, with continued superannuation contributions whilst employees are on unpaid or half paid parental leave
• 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 (vacation/annual, paid parental, sick leave)
• Exclusive employee discounts (banking, accommodation, cars, retail and more); and
• Local relocation packages offered for Australian residents only

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 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.

Applications close on 16 June 2023 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date)