Electrical Maintainer

Residential Role with full relocation provided – live in Weipa, a beautiful coastal community in Far North Queensland and upgrade your lifestyle with incredible outdoor adventures and water-based activities

Working a 4/5/5/4/5/5 continuous day/night lifestyle roster

Permanent employment which includes attractive salary, annual bonuses and a huge range of additional benefits which are designed to make your life better

About the role  

We are looking for experienced  Fixed Plant Electricians  to carry out routine maintenance, attend breakdowns and carry out improvement works on the Northern Operations Fixed Plant Assets, including associated infrastructure while actively working to identify opportunities for improvement.

You’ll live in the idyllic coastal town of Weipa, with full relocation provided, working across our Northern and Southern Operations. We have options to suit your lifestyle and goals, at East Weipa or Andoom (Northern Operations) you’ll be home after each shift and for roles based at Amrun (Southern Operations) you will stay at our newly built camp during shift and commute back to Weipa on days off, with an additional allowance to compensate time away from home. 

This is a fantastic opportunity for people with a strong work ethic, commitment to learning and a ‘can do’ attitude who are looking to live an incredible lifestyle with adventure and world-class water activities on your doorstep. With a supportive leadership team and a development plan in place, we’ll help you achieve success and progress your career. 

Reporting to the Electrical Supervisor 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

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

What you’ll bring  

A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team

A manual C class drivers’ license

A trade qualification – Queensland Electrical Trades Licence (or equivalent with the ability to acquire the Queensland licence)

Basic computer skills and experience with Microsoft word and excel

The ability to communicate effectively within a team environment

A sense of ownership of the equipment and a mindset of continual improvement

Experience with SAP or similar work management system

What we offer  

Be recognised for your contribution, your thinking and your hard work, and go home knowing you’ve helped the world progress

Full relocation provided to Weipa, Queensland from elsewhere in Australia

Weipa accommodation benefit 

Remote area allowance 

Remote area holiday travel assistance 

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, cultural leave)

Where you’ll be working  

Our Weipa Operations includes three bauxite mines, processing facilities, ship loaders, an export wharf, two ports, power stations, a rail network and ferry terminals. Located on the Western Cape York Peninsula in Far North Queensland, each year the operation produces more than 35 million tons of bauxite. 

Our operations are supported by a 1,900-strong workforce—including 26 per cent who are women and 25 per cent Indigenous employees. Activities include mine operations, maintenance, asset management, ports, cultural heritage management, and processing facility management. 

The development of our new mine, Amrun, which was completed in 2018, will extend the life of our Weipa bauxite operations by decades to come and significantly build on our 55-year history on the Western Cape. 

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.

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