Officer Maintenance Support

• Keep our operations moving, your coordination drives smooth and reliable maintenance operations

• Join our global leading business offering outstanding personal development & global career opportunities

• Permanent employment which includes a huge range of additional benefits

• Residential opportunity at our Port Hedland location

About the role

Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.

We are looking for an Officer Maintenance Support to support the technical, compliance and process coordinating activities of the Supervisor and/or Superintendent in Fixed Plant.  

This is a great opportunity for a proactive, detail-oriented, and solutions-focused team player to support maintenance planning and logistics, ensuring smooth operations and timely delivery of critical parts and materials.

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 Maintenance working within the maintenance team you will:

• Participate in planning and scheduling meetings

• Assist maintenance team in general application of efficient maintenance planning methodologies

• Analyse parts requirements for planned work

• Provide timely notification to maintenance Planners and Schedulers of any parts supply issues which may impact planned or scheduled work

• Ensure timely consolidation of parts and materials through the coordination with Planners, Schedulers, Warehouse Officers, freight providers and other external vendors

• Coordinate the return of stock to the warehouse in accordance with the RTIV process for the credit, vendor credit or disposal

• Provide front-line procurement and logistics support to the maintenance planning, scheduling, and coordination functions with excellent and proactive customer service

• Ensure all audit requirements are met and are in line with company policy and procedure requirement

What you'll bring

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team

• A working knowledge of computerised maintenance management systems such as SAP

• Warehousing experience is beneficial

• Good time management and organisational skills

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)

• Possible domestic relocation assistance

Where you'll be working

Dampier Salt Limited (DSL), located in Western Australia and comprising two solar operations – Dampier, Port Hedland – is the world's largest exporter of seaborne salt.

Applications close on Wednesday 26th November 2025 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date)

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.

Respect and Inclusion

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.