Mechanical Maintenance Technicians - Yarwun
The perfect balance, our rosters give 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 designed to make your life better.
Our friendly teams look after each other because your safety and wellbeing are always our priority.
About the role
We currently have various opportunities for Mechanical Maintenance Technicians on site to join our high performing Maintenance teams across our Yarwun Refinery Operations. Whether you're new to your trade or an experienced professional, 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, RMA, Utilities, Digestion, Clarification, Whiteside, or Shift Maintenance Teams.
We are currently actively seeking passionate, safety-focused Mechanical Technicians in the below teams:
Shift Maintenance, Keppel & Curtis Crew – (day/night lifestyle roster)
Breakdowns across all areas of the refinery.
RMA (Residue Management Area) – (9-day fortnight)
Working on a variety of fixed plant, civil mobile plant, and diesel engines.
Clarification Maintenance – (9-day fortnight)
Maintaining a variety of processing equipment including pumps, seals, valves, flanges.
Your role may involve:
Maintaining mechanical assets across the refinery, focused on unplanned breakdown or plant limiting work, troubleshooting and problem-solving equipment failures and improving reliability.
Identifying defects and providing feedback on asset performance and health.
Confined space and working at heights activities.
Working autonomously, being reliable and positively contributing to the maintenance team.
Identifying and implementing improvement initiatives which will involve working with many different disciplines within the organisation.
Promoting and identifying HSE opportunities to improve equipment, processes, and behaviours.
Being flexible and adaptable to changing business needs.
What you'll bring
A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team.
Respect for others and an all-inclusive mindset.
Current valid C Class drivers licence.
A Mechanical or Fitter & Turner trade qualification.
Proven history of fault finding, troubleshooting and repairs on various fixed plant equipment.
Proven maintenance experience working in heavy/industrial industry.
If you are excited about the role and think you have what it takes, but your experience doesn't align 100%, we still want to hear from you.
We are committed to promoting diversity within Rio Tinto and as a special measure, we strongly encourage women to apply.
What we offer
Full relocation provided to Gladstone, Queensland from elsewhere in Australia.
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).
Exclusive employee discounts including hotel stays, banking, accommodation, cars, retail and more.
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.
Located in Central Queensland, approximately 10km 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 proud member of the Gladstone community, and along with Boyne Smelters Limited and Queensland Alumina Limited, support community investments that improve the liveability of the Gladstone region.
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