Mechanical Maintenance Technicians
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.
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 & Quoin Crew – (5/5/4 continuous day/night lifestyle roster)
* Digestion Maintenance, Wilson Crew – (5/5/4 day shift lifestyle roster)
* Utilities Maintenance – (9-day fortnight)
The perfect balance, our rosters gives you more time for the things that are important in your life and to your family and community
Key responsibilities
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, understanding the requirement to maintain assets in a safe and reliable condition
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
Requirements
A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team
Respect for others and an all-inclusive mindset
A 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
What we offer
Full relocation provided to Gladstone, Queensland from elsewhere in Australia
Be recognised for your contribution, your thinking and your hard work, and go home knowing you've helped the world progress
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)
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
Exclusive employee discounts including hotel stays, banking, accommodation, cars, retail and more