Electrical Maintainer - Fixed Plant – Residential Opportunities
Our lifestyle rosters give you more time for what matters, family, community, and the freedom to explore our incredible outback.
Living closer to our operations, means embracing an adventurous lifestyle, with the support from us to relocate and accommodate you and your family.
Permanent employment which includes a huge range of additional benefits.
About the role:
Finding better ways™ to provide the materials the world needs.
We are looking for Electrical Maintainers to Maintain Fixed Plant equipment by performing scheduled and unscheduled electrical inspections and maintenance tasks. This is a great opportunity for a candidate who lives residentially to Paraburdoo or those who are willing to relocate and live residentially.
In addition to paying competitively and providing great benefits packages, we want you to live the lifestyle that is right for you and your family. And because of our size and scale, there are many opportunities to learn, grow and do more than you ever thought possible. Every hour of every shift, your safety and wellbeing is our number one priority. We do the work only if it is safe, and we invest to make sure every member of the team has the quality tools they need to do their job.
Electrical Maintainers reporting to Supervisor Electrical and working in a collaborative community within Fixed Plant you will:
Adhere to all Rio Tinto standards, policies and procedures
Appointment as High Voltage Operator, under the WHS (Mines) Regulations 2022 with the functions as per Schedule 26
Actively foster and communicate a positive safety culture to promote safety awareness and compliance, encouraging prioritisation of safety in all activities and operations
Foster a culture of continuous improvement by identifying, evaluating and implementing improvement opportunities utilising a range of Rio Tinto best practices
Collaborate closely with other functions and stakeholders in the performance of duties
Ensure compliance to relative legislation, including conducting low and high voltage electrical inspections and maintain statutory electrical inspections and records as required by WHS
Assist in the execution of shut down maintenance
Maintain electrical infrastructure for the plant as per the weekly schedule and complete fault finding and repairs of electrical systems and equipment as required
Complete isolations and inspections to identify faults and raise quality notifications in SAP
What you’ll bring:
A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team
Recent experience HV switching operations, transformer repairs and testing
Computer skills and previous experience with SAP or similar Qualifications
Current 'A' Grade Electrical Licence and electrical trade qualification
A Current Western Australian ‘C’ Class Driver's Licence (Manual) HR (preferrable)
Current HVIA certificate, HLTCPR201A Perform CPR
Current Confined Space and Working at Heights certificates
High Risk Work Licences preferred – LF, WP
What we offer:
A permanent position working directly for Rio Tinto
Full domestic relocation assistance provided, including company housing provided in all residential towns, with subsidised living expenses including rent and utilities
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
Extensive salary sacrifice and salary packaging options
Attractive share ownership plan
Assistance with boarding costs for students in primary, secondary or post-secondary education
Company provided insurance cover
Exclusive employee discounts (banking, accommodation, cars, retail and more)
A work environment where safety is always the number one priority
Leave for all of life’s reasons (vacation/annual, paid parental, sick leave, cultural leave)
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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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.
