Tug Maintenance Coordinator/Engineer

Tug Maintenance Coordinator/Engineer

• Permanent Tug Maintenance Coordinator/Engineer role with a market leading organisation
• Residential or FIFO from any Australian capital city, Cairns or Darwin
• We offer industry leading paid parental leave entitlements and flexible work arrangements
• Enjoy a relaxed coastal lifestyle with endless opportunities for camping, fishing and boating!
• Be home with your family each night, (residential role), 28 days on, 28 days off roster

About the role

Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.

We are looking for a Tug maintenance Coordinator/ Engineer to manage and maintain our harbour tugs and support vessels, based in Gove, Northern Territory. The tugs are powered by twin 3516B series Caterpillar (1771kW) Main Engines, driving Rolls Royce US205 Azimuth Stern Drives (ASD) producing a bollard pull of 60T.

This role is a great opportunity for a motivated, experienced, hands-on Maintenance coordinator/ engineer who possesses extensive maritime experience and relevant qualifications.

We are an open, connected global team that includes some of the industry’s best and brightest minds. We offer competitive, performance-focused remuneration and a wide range of benefits to reward your contribution. With a global reach, the opportunities to develop and grow your career are broad and exciting.

Reporting to the Superintendent Port Operations and Infrastructure and working in a diverse team within Processing Ports team, you will:

• Assist the Tug Masters and Tug Engineers by ensuring all statutory certificates are current and maintained (machinery, safety equipment, radio, load line, etc).
• Maintain all Rio Tinto water craft machinery in a safe and effective manner according to the maintenance plan & as directed by Class, AMSA.
• Be responsible for maintenance of Port infrastructure as required.
• Monitor engine, machinery and equipment indicators, record variables and report / action abnormalities.
• Report and/or correct any observed deficiencies promptly.
• Assist with maintenance of port facilities and assets.
• Maintain constant surveillance of tug performance and report any performance impediments.
• Develop maintenance strategies for Port watercraft, navigational aids and mooring facilities.
• Participate in continuous improvement by identifying and implementing activities that will increase efficiency and/or decrease costs.
• Assist / acting in the roles as Chief engineer / deckhand as requested during all towage movements.

What you’ll bring

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team
• A minimum Engineer Class 3 Near Coastal (NC) Certificate of Competency or equivalent.
• A current AMSA medical, a valid MSIC (or the ability to obtain) plus a current first aid Cert
• Ability to work as part of a team with good problem solving skills.
• Solid experience as the Chief Engineer of a vessel with recent sea time experience.
• Management of Maintenance planning on Class, AMSA vessels.
• Undertaken Advanced Fire Fighting training.
• Experience maintaining and operating azimuth stern drive tugs and Caterpillar 3516B diesel engineers.
• Experience with condition monitoring systems and reporting.
• Exposure to SAP business system.

What we offerBe 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)
• Possible domestic relocation assistance

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.

Where you’ll be workingOur Gove site in Australia’s Northern Territory has been supplying the global aluminium industry with world-class bauxite for more than 40 years.

Gove bauxite is shipped internationally as well as domestically to supply Queensland Alumina Limited and Yarwun refineries in Gladstone, Queensland. These refineries produce alumina as feedstock for our Australian aluminium smelting operations and for sale on the international market.

We expect our bauxite mining operations in the Gove Peninsula will cease later this decade and we are doing significant work to support closure of the operation.

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.

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.

Applications close on Thursday, 15^th August 2024 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date).