Serviceperson

Rio Tinto

Posted on:  21st Jan 2025

Serviceperson

About the role

Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.

We are looking for a motivated serviceperson to join the team at Andoom. Your primary responsibility will be to provide support and assistance for minor maintenance tasks. You will collaborate closely with the maintenance team to ensure the efficient execution of maintenance activities, contributing to the overall reliability of our assets.

You will be working 12.5hr 4,5,5,4 Day/Night roster

In addition to paying competitively and providing great benefits packages, we want you to live the lifestyle that is right for you and your family; because of our size and scale, there are many opportunities to learn, grow and do more than you ever thought possible.

Every hour of every shift, your safety and wellbeing is our number one priority. We do the work only if it is safe, and we invest to make sure every member of the team has the quality tools they need to do their job.

Reporting to the Maintenance Supervisor, and working a lifestyle roster 4,5,5,4 , you will:

  • Adhere to site safety standards and statutory regulations at all times.

  • Conduct daily equipment servicing, including refueling, lubrication, and fluid checks.

  • Assist with basic maintenance tasks as required to minimize downtime.

  • Safely operate a service truck.

  • Perform inspections and report equipment defects promptly.

  • Maintain accurate service records and complete reporting requirements during shift handovers.

  • Support the team with continuous improvement initiatives.

What you’ll bring

  • A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team

  • Basic understanding of mechanical systems and capable of addressing basic maintenance issues

  • HR class drivers Licence

  • Prior experience working in a similar role

  • Have experience and can cope working in hot weather environments.

  • Good problem-solving skills and strives for continuous improvements

  • Good time management and has the desire to work in a team environment.

What we offer

  • Weipa accommodation benefit

  • Remote area allowance

  • 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 subsidized 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)

Where you’ll 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 tons 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.

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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