Residential Role with full relocation provided and company subsidised housing: live in the beautiful coastal town of Weipa, Far North Queensland
Embrace the adventure of a lifetime in Weipa, where your days off are filled with world-class fishing, boating, and breathtaking sunsets over pristine waters—an outdoor lifestyle like no other
Lifestyle rosters provide the perfect balance, giving you more time for the things that are important in your life and to your family and community
About the role
We have opportunities for Electrical Maintainers to carry out routine maintenance, attend breakdowns and carry out improvement works on the Northern and Southern Operations Fixed Plant Assets, including associated infrastructure while actively working to identify opportunities for improvement.
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 Maintenance Supervisor for your team and working a 4 on, 5 off, 5 on, dayshift lifestyle roster, your role may involve:
Carrying out preventative maintenance on high and low voltage electrical infrastructure and equipment across the Andoom, Weipa and Amrun sites
Carrying out statutory electrical checks on a variety of site and town based low voltage electrical infrastructure, including cathodic protection systems, airfield lighting, switchboards equipment and town distribution networks
Fault finding and maintaining electrical equipment during breakdown situations
Demonstrating a commitment to high standards of safety and eliminating critical risks.
What you’ll bring
A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team
Respect for others and an all-inclusive mindset
A valid 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
Full relocation provided to Far North Queensland from elsewhere in Australia
Weipa accommodation benefit
Remote area allowance
Remote area holiday travel assistance
Be recognised for your contribution, your thinking and your hard work, and go home knowing you’ve helped the world progress
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)
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
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.
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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.
Every Voice Matters
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.
