Specialist Track Machines

Track Machine Specialist

• Residential lifestyle at a coastal family friendly community – Dampier / Karratha
• Attractive 5 days on 2 days off / 4 days on 3 days off Residential Roster or FIFO from Perth
• Be part of a group that is safety driven and values inclusion

What we are offering to you

• A safety-focussed and inclusive working environment
• In house leadership training and development
• Discounted Health cover scheme for you and immediate family
• Extensive salary sacrifice and packaging options
• Generous Rio Tinto employee share program
• Employee discounts with our many partners in banking, motoring, hotel accommodation, airlines/travel, and retail

About the role

The track machine specialist is required to provide technical expertise across maintenance, renewals, upgrades, and construction works that fall under their area of expertise. This includes integrating enabling maintenance activities to ensure effective resurfacing can be completed, effective planning to maximise resource usage and facilitate improvement projects to drive output quality.

Working 5 days on 2 days off / 4 days on 3 days off roster and reporting to the Resurfacing Superintendent, you will:

• Seek and implement innovative methods of improving production and safety
• Support the delivery of works by assisting with planning, project management, work methodology and implementation of works on site to ensure work is completed efficiently, safely and complies with designs and standards
• Ensure works are completed in accordance with the Technical Maintenance Plan and/or the Annual Works Plan
• Monitor the quality of works undertaken and ensure corrective actions are undertaken where deficiencies are identified
• Identify and support Engineering in type approvals of all infrastructure geometry assets
• Perform risk assessments of processes, work practices, materials, suppliers and innovations to ensure work is delivered as efficiently and safely as possible

About you

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

• Experience within the rail industry (Track machines)
• Experience in leading and supervising teams
• Certificate 3 in Rail infrastructure.
• Certificate 3 or higher Trade Qualification (electrical or mechanical)
• Full CAT C licence

Where you will be working

This role will be offered on a 5 days on 2 days off / 4 days on 3 days off Residential Roster or FIFO from Perth.

We operate 200 locomotives on more than 1,700 kilometres of track in the Pilbara, transporting ore from 16 mines to four port terminals. The average return distance of these trains is about 800 kilometres with the average journey cycle, including loading and dumping, taking approximately 40 hours. Our network is the largest privately owned and operated heavy haul rail system in Australia, and as we focus on the future, our vision is to become the greatest heavy haul railway in the world. 

What’s on offer

• 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
• A development pathway for leadership – potential to act, and move into a Supervisor position
• 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)

About us 

Every idea, every innovation, every little thing the world calls ‘progress’ begins with a first step, and someone willing to take it: explorers, inventors, entrepreneurs. Pioneers. 

For nearly 150 years, Rio Tinto has been a company of pioneers – generations of people spanning the globe, all with the grit and vision to produce materials essential to human progress. 

Our iron ore has shaped skylines from Shanghai to Sydney. Our aluminium – the world’s first to be certified “responsible” – helps planes fly and makes cars lighter. Our copper helps wind turbines power cities and our boron helps feed the world and explore the universe.Our diamonds help us celebrate the best parts of life. 

Every Voice Matters

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.

Apply today if you want to work with the latest technology and innovation, in an environment where we challenge you to drive positive change.Please note, in order to be successfully considered for this role you must complete all pre-screening questions. This role is for applicants residing in or willing to permanently relocate to Western Australia. Rio Tinto offers Fly in and fly out options from Perth, our regional FIFO hubs and the opportunity to live in our residential towns where applicable.

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