Trade Assistant - MEM - Residential

• Join a strong collaborative team environment
• Great development opportunity within the mobile maintenance team
• Must currently reside in Tom Price or able to provide own housing

About the role

All progress begins with pioneers. At Rio Tinto, it begins with you.

We are looking for a Trades Assistant to provides support to the Mobile Maintenance Team, in a safe and efficient manner.This role is a great development opportunity to be a part of the Mobile Equipment Maintenance team who are responsible for executing planned maintenance activities. Working 3 days on, 3 nights on, 6 days off roster and reporting to the Mobile Equipment Supervisor, you will be required to:

• Daily upkeep of the Workshop
• Provide back up support to the Service Person
• Processing oil samples
• Stocking and monitoring consumables
• Assist the maintenance team as required.

This role is only for applicants residing in Tom Price, Western Australia.

What you will bring

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team
• C class manual drivers licence (HR preferred)
• High Risk Forklift Licence
• Working at Heights, EWP and Dogging tickets
• Mechanical aptitude.
• A strong safety comprehension and attitude
• Currently reside in Tom Price or willing to relocate and find own housing.

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
• 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)
• Rio Tinto will pay for relocation costs if residing outside of Tom Price but is unable to provide housing for this position.

About Rio Tinto

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 plus explore the universe. Our diamonds help us celebrate the best parts of life. 

Where you’ll be working

Tom Price is located in the central Pilbara, west of Karijini National Park and is our original Pilbara mine, currently employing residential and fly in fly out employees. It is known as one of the most attractive towns in the Pilbara with a high school, two primary schools a hospital and a high standard of recreational facilities.

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.

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 for this role will close on 08/09/2022 , however we do reserve the right to close the role earlier than stated. 

Please note, in order to be successfully considered for this role you must complete all pre-screening questions. You may also be required to complete on-line assessments as part of the selection process.