Technician Mechanical – Materials Handling | Yarwun, Gladstone
- Be part of a group that is safety-driven and values inclusion.
- Ongoing training and development
- Enjoy a coastal lifestyle in Gladstone, QLD
About the role
Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.
We are looking for a Technician Mechanical – Materials Handling to assist with improvement in reliability of assets within the bulk materials handling area of Yarwun refinery.
This role is a great opportunity for a motivated mechanically minded individual, who can provide mechanical technical advice and communicate effectively with multiple stakeholders.
Reporting to the Superintendent Maintenance Materials Handling, you will:
- Provide tech support for assets
- Deliver projects for asset and safety improvement
- BOM and strategy updates
- Review asset performance and recommend improvements
- Optimise maintenance strategies
- Improve work quality through documentation review
- Scope complex tasks
- Overview repairable spare part process for area
- Coach and share technical advice with area tradespersons
About you
To be successfully considered for this role, you will have:
- Strong technical background with a focus on bulk material unloading and loading assets on a wharf facility.
- Strong problem-solving skills.
- A drive for continuous improvement of all aspects of operation work management.
- Safety orientated, analytical and able to work effectively within a team and on your own.
- Certificate III Mechanical Engineering qualification or similar with experience working in SAP would be advantageous
What we offer
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)
- Exclusive employee discounts (banking, accommodation, cars, retail and more)
- Possible domestic relocation assistance
Where you’ll be working
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.
As one of the largest industries in the Gladstone region, Yarwun employs over 700 people and has a large contractor workforce.
With a focus on safely improving our process every day, the team at Yarwun challenge themselves to use existing and emerging technology to support our 24 hour operation.
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 through the Here for Gladstone community fund.
Applications close on 06th August 2025
(Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date)
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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.
