E&I or HV Technician or Industrial Electricians

We currently have opportunities for Electrical and Instrumentation Technicians wanting to upskill and obtain HVIA certification or HV Electricians/ Industrial Electricians wanting to upskill and obtain Cert III Instrumentation offered on site to join our high performing Maintenance teams across our Yarwun Operations.

Whether you're new to your trade or an experienced professional, and whatever industry you have exposure to, we have opportunities that will provide interesting work and growth opportunities for everyone.

Your experience, career goals and lifestyle preferences will determine whether you join our Material Handling and Shift Maintenance team (day and night lifestyle roster), our Utilities Maintenance or RMA (Residue Management Area) Team (9 day fortnight) or our Whiteside/Redside Maintenance team (day shift lifestyle roster/ 9 day fortnight).

At Yarwun, we are passionate about safety, we look out for each other and work together to find better ways to do things. You'll be supported by leaders who care about your development and will help you achieve your career goals.

Reporting to the Maintenance Team Leader for your team, your role may involve:

• Maintaining and replacing electrical equipment
• Execution of planned and unplanned breakdown maintenance
• Troubleshooting, calibrating, repair and service of fixed plant instrumentation and electrical assets
• Testing and maintaining HV and power generation systems
• Working at heights activities
• Working autonomously, being reliable and positively contributing to the maintenance team, understanding the requirement to maintain assets in a safe and reliable condition
• Being flexible and adaptable to changing business needs
• Identifying and implementing improvement initiatives which may involve working with many different disciplines within the organisation
• Promoting and identifying HSE opportunities to improve equipment, processes and behaviours
• Execution of defined primary and secondary scopes from SAP (CMMS)

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team
• Respect for others and an all-inclusive mindset
• Valid C Class driver's licence
• An Australian A grade Electrical licence
• Proven history of fault finding and repairs on various electrical equipment
• Proven maintenance experience working in heavy/industrial industry
• HV switching or instrumentation experience preferable

• Be recognised for your contribution, your thinking and your hard work
• A permanent position working directly for Rio Tinto
• A competitive base salary reflective of your skills and experience with annual incentive program
• Full relocation provided to Gladstone, Queensland from elsewhere in Australia
• 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, cultural leave)
• Paid parental leave option of up to 18 weeks to suit when a new child arrives
• Exclusive employee discounts including hotel stays, banking, accommodation, cars, retail and more

Located in Central Queensland, approximately 10 km north-west of Gladstone, Yarwun alumina refinery commenced operations in 2004. Processing bauxite from our mines in Weipa and Gove, Yarwun produces more than three million tonnes of smelter grade alumina annually. Yarwun is a large employer in the Gladstone region with a focus on safely improving our process every day and using technology to support our 24 hour operation.

Yarwun is a proud member of the Gladstone community, supporting community investments that improve the liveability of the region through the Here for Gladstone community fund.

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. 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. We are focused on creating partnerships to solve problems 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 and all cultures respected.