Heavy Duty Diesel Fitters – Heavy Mobile Equipment

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Perth, Western Australia Rio Tinto Full time
Heavy Duty Diesel Fitters – Heavy Mobile Equipment

Join to apply for the Heavy Duty Diesel Fitters – Heavy Mobile Equipment role at Rio Tinto

Heavy Duty Diesel Fitters – Heavy Mobile Equipment

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We encourage women and Indigenous Peoples to apply, as we advance our business to more accurately reflect the world around us.

  • The perfect balance, our roster gives you more time for the things that are important in your life and to your family and community
  • Permanent employment which includes attractive salary, annual bonuses and a huge range of additional benefits which are designed to make your life better
  • 8 on, 6 off - 7 on, 7 off shift roster ex Perth, Albany, Busselton & Geraldton

Together we build the future

Join our supportive teams at on our Pilbara Operations and you'll have opportunities to learn and continue to grow your career as we find better ways to provide the materials the world needs.

Reporting to the Mobile Maintenance Supervisor you will be part of a team, working a lifestyle friendly 8 days on; 6 days off, 7 nights on, 7 days off roster, fly in; fly out which may include a combination of day/ night shifts depending on your role and site, from Perth, Albany, Busselton & Geraldton.

About The Role

We are looking for enthusiastic and strong performing Heavy Duty Diesel Mechanics to perform planned, preventative and breakdown maintenance across our extensive fleet of heavy mobile equipment.

This is a great opportunity for a highly motivated trades people who are looking for a long-term career in mining.

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 and our regional hubs such as Albany, Busselton and Geraldton

Reporting to the Mobile Maintenance Supervisors and working in a challenging and exciting environment within the Mobile Maintenance Teams, you will be required to
  • Maintain a high level of safety awareness and comply with all RTIO Company Policies and procedures
  • Conduct routine inspections of the digger fleet and determine repair action when required
  • Actively contribute to continuous improvement projects – increasing safety whilst reducing risk & cost
  • Utilise SAP to ensure that maintenance tasks are recorded, assigned correctly and completed to the relevant standard / specification

What You'll Bring
  • A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team
  • A Heavy Duty Fitter or Plant Mechanic trade qualification
  • Experienced maintaining and servicing all Heavy Mobile Mining Equipment
  • An Australian manual drivers' licence
  • Eligible to work in Australia without requiring visa sponsorship

We are committed to promoting diversity within Rio Tinto and as a special measure we strongly encourage women to apply.

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
  • Full relocation provided to Western Australia from elsewhere in Australia
  • A competitive base salary reflective of your skills and experience with annual incentive bonus
  • 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 tofamily-friendly health and medical wellbeingsupport
  • Leave for all of life's reasons (vacation/annual, paid parental, sick leave, cultural leave)

We are committed to elevating Indigenous voices and increasing cultural knowledge in our business. Diversity of skills, life experiences and perspectives within our team enhances our way of working and our ability to achieve success together. To help you on your journey with us, you'll also have access to
  • Specialist Indigenous Support Advisors are always there for our Indigenous employees and available to support through any aspect of your employment
  • Dedicated Indigenous Talent Programme for our Operators and Tradespersons and entry level operational roles. This programme is designed to create long term sustainable careers for our Indigenous Employees to grow into leadership or technical pathways to ensure you have every opportunity to grow your career.
  • Indigenous leadership programmes across some professional and operational roles to ensure that we are developing Indigenous Leaders.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. And 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.

Where you'll be working

In the Pilbara region of Western Australia, Rio Tinto operates the world's largest integrated portfolio of iron ore assets with industry-leading margins. Our premium product suite, including our flagship Pilbara blend, drives strong customer relationships and is supported by technical and commercial marketing expertise. The iron ore business continues to be the world's largest autonomous truck operator and a proud leader in automated mining technologies.

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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 situations 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.

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.Seniority level
  • Seniority levelNot Applicable
Employment type
  • Employment typeFull-time
Job function
  • Job functionManagement and Manufacturing
  • IndustriesMining and Oil and Gas

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