Serviceperson

Serviceperson – Gove Operations

Location: Gove, Northern Territory
Roster: Residential/ FIFO (Cairns or Darwin) | 4 nights on, 5 off, 4 days on, 3 off (average 42 hours/week)
Employment Type: Full-time, Permanent

• FIFO (Cairns or Darwin) OR Residential Role with full relocation provided and company subsidised housing: live in the beautiful coastal town of Gove, NT
• Embrace the adventure of a lifetime in Gove, where your days off are filled with world-class fishing, boating, and breathtaking sunsets over pristine waters—an outdoor lifestyle like no other
• Lifestyle roster provides the perfect balance, giving you more time for the things that matter most to you, your family, and your community

About the role

We are looking for a motivated Serviceperson to join our safety-focused and high-performing Maintenance team at our Gove operation. You’ll support minor maintenance tasks and work closely with the team to ensure equipment reliability across site operations.

This role offers variety and the opportunity to build your skills in a supportive environment, with a competitive salary and a wide range of benefits designed to suit your lifestyle preferences.

What you’ll be doing

• Conduct daily equipment servicing including refuelling, lubrication, and fluid checks
• Assist with basic maintenance tasks to minimise downtime
• Safely operate a service truck
• Perform inspections and report equipment defects promptly
• Maintain accurate service records and complete shift handovers
• Support continuous improvement initiatives
• Adhere to site safety standards and statutory regulations at all times

What you’ll bring

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team
• Respect for others and an inclusive mindset
• HR class driver’s licence
• Prior experience in a similar role
• Ability to work in hot weather environments
• Basic understanding of mechanical systems
• Good time management and teamwork skills

What we offer

• Full relocation provided to Northern Territory from elsewhere in Australia (if required)
• Remote area allowance
• Remote area holiday travel assistance (residential only)
• Be recognised for your contribution, your thinking and your hard work
• A work environment where safety is always the number one priority
• A permanent position working directly for Rio Tinto
• Competitive base salary 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 support your technical or leadership ambitions
• Ongoing access to family-friendly health and wellbeing support
• Leave for all of life’s reasons (vacation/annual, paid parental, sick leave, cultural leave)
• Paid parental leave: 18 weeks for all parents, taken when it suits your family
• Exclusive employee discounts including hotel stays, banking, accommodation, cars, retail and more

Where you’ll be working

Our Gove Operations have been supplying the global aluminium industry with world-class bauxite for more than 40 years. Located in Australia’s Northern Territory, the operation produces approximately 12 million tonnes of bauxite annually.

With a workforce of 460 people, daily activities include mine operations, maintenance, asset management, shutdown planning and execution, export operations, cultural heritage management, and closure activities following the 2017 decision to close the site’s alumina refinery.

We expect our bauxite mining operations on the Gove Peninsula will cease in 2030. We are committed to working together with Traditional Owners to achieve a positive future for Nhulunbuy and the Gove Peninsula post-mining.

Ready to make an impact?

If you’re a skilled technician with a passion for maintenance and a drive to deliver results, we’d love to hear from you. Apply now and help us shape the future of asset management at Rio Tinto.

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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.

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