- Be part of a group that is safety driven and values inclusion
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Our friendly teams look after each other because your safety and wellbeing are always our priority
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We’re committed to Finding Better Ways™ and that starts with creating a safe, inclusive, and empowering environment for everyone.
We’re Finding Better Ways™ to provide materials the world needs, now and in the future. Our values – care, courage and curiosity – guide how we work and how we treat each other.
About the role
We are looking for a Mining Systems Technician interested in joining our team to service, fault find and maintain our mobile fleet communication devices.
This is a great opportunity for a skilled professional that can take ownership and responsibility for conducting thorough, often routine, examinations, maintenance, fault finding and repairs of drilling communication devices.
Reporting to the Supervisor Asset Health and working in a collaborative community, within the MEM Asset Health team, you will :
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Adhere to all Rio Tinto standards, policies and procedures
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Safely carrying out inspections, scheduled maintenance, operation of assets, and breakdown maintenance to Pilbara Mining Systems Assets.
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Identify potential asset defects and escalate issues accordingly
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Use and troubleshoot Mining System Hardware and Applications including - High Precision GPS on Primary Dig Units and Blast Hole Drills, Modular and other Fleet Management Systems
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Ensuring that maintenance is of a high quality and re-work is not required.
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Use SAP to raise notifications, and complete time confirmations.
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Liaise with Engineers as required.
About you
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A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team
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Experience in automotive electrical is preferred.
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Knowledge and experience in CAT and Sandvik fleet
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Cable technician experience and advantage
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Experience with Aquila, terrain, networks, minestar, tyre sense, and teli remote will be an advantage
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IP data networks, and CAN bus knowledge preferred
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A motivated problem solver who is dedicated to continuously improving their work environment
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An energetic and enthusiastic approach to work and a drive to develop and learn
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Sound time management
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Good communication skills
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Dedicated to quality work quality assurance
What we offer
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Be recognised for your contribution, your thinking and your hard work, and go home knowing you’ve helped the world progress.
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A work environment where safety is always the number one priority
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A permanent position working directly for Rio Tinto
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Full relocation provided to Western Australia from elsewhere in Australia
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A competitive base salary reflective of your skills and experience with annual incentive bonus
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Comprehensive medical benefits including subsidised private health insurance for employees and immediate family
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Attractive share ownership plan
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Company provided insurance cover
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Extensive salary sacrifice & salary packaging options
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Career development & education assistance to further your technical or leadership ambitions
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Ongoing access to family-friendly health and medical wellbeing support
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Leave for all of life’s reasons (vacation/annual, paid parental, sick leave, cultural leave)
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To better suit different family needs, our paid parental leave approach gives all parents the option to take 18 weeks of paid leave after a new child arrives – at a time that suits them
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Exclusive employee discounts including hotel stays, banking, accommodation, cars, retail and more, read more about the huge range of benefits here: https://bit.ly/43AQLue
Where you’ll be working
For over 150 years, we have been producing materials essential to human progress – minerals and metals that are still part of everyday life, including the iron ore that shapes the skylines of cities around the world.
Next comes Gudai-Darri, a place that brings together everything we have learned to create a technically advanced iron ore mine – a new mine for a new way of working.
At Gudai-Darri your voice matters. We are building a new generation mine with a family of talented people at its heart.
Applications close on 30th of July 2026 (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.
